The leader of the kid pack--Lauren

So, now is Lauren's introduction!  She is hard to introduce..... although for those who know me, she is just like me. *Sigh*.... (something I KNOW my mom is happy about---paybacks are hell or something like that).  But anyway, Lauren is 7.  She was suppose to be my Christmas gift of 2003 (due Christmas day), however, she showed her true colors even then........ and with much determination, weeks on bedrest and meds, and we managed to trap her until Dec 2nd.  :-)  She was a very difficult baby---crying (no exaggeration) 20 hours a day, then at 4 months we found the right reflux meds,  and a gem baby emerged!  She has been super cool since then.  Here are some of her facts:

*Walking at 9 months
*She is really tall
*Has her paternal great-grandma's eyes
*Loves to read and started at the age of 3

*She is a leader in every sense of the word
*She will sit for hours and write very detailed stories and illustrations
*She is VERY emotional (aka moody).  Wears her emotions on her "sleeve" (and face, and posture, and walk, and and and)
*Is wicked smart---we even had to have her IQ tested to get an academic curriculum catered to her... lets just say she did VERY well on her IQ test and proved what we always knew.
*Her favorite color is pink
*She is very OCD for a 7 year old
*Tries very hard to be funny, but generally does not succeed
*Is an electronic junky and guru.... on xmas this year, she got a laptop, and within hours figured out that santa couldn't have given it to her (that we did) because there was stuff installed after he would have dropped it off.....  I wouldn't even know how to figure that out.
*Is madly in love with her little sister and very proud to be the big sister of both of her siblings
*Hates mushrooms!  :-)
*Is very autonomous and determined

And probably the coolest thing about her:  She is truly the most empathetic little girl you will ever meet.  She covers people up when they are napping, draws pictures of them when they are sad, and the one time she caught me crying, she cuddled next to me---didn't utter a word-- and was just "there".  What an awesome young lady she will be---if we get her past teen years.