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Created on 2004-06-06 16:22:22 (#3392177), last updated 2009-11-25

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Name:	Lauren Alexis
Birthdate:	1985-10-06
Location:	Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
Website:	www.myspace.com/twinklieetoes

Bio

Lauren Alexis, 22
Childcare worker, self-employeed crafter, wife, and mother
enjoys scrapbooking, babies, her business, and livejournal

Lauren never grew up in just one place. Her father was in the military and was constantly moving all over the world. She lived in tons of places like Georgia, Colorado, and Germany to name a few. When her parents got divorced, she moved with her mother and siblings (Sarah: now 17, and Chad: 7) to Tucson, AZ. She attended Palo Verde Magnet High where she still keeps in touch with many of her friends. After having a hard time in Tucson, she finally got the nerve to leave everything behind, move to Chicago where her grandparents just moved to, and got her GED and attended College of Dupage as an Art major.

Going on 4 wonderful years...

Our First Wedding Anniversary! (Married 31 March 07)

Lauren and David
Established 7 August 2004
Married 31 March 2007

How We Met!
The story of our meeting is that of modern times. We met on a dating site called Matchdoctor.com and started talking there. Lauren was in a relationship with a guy that treated her very badly and David would talk to her for hours giving her support, advice, and just someone to talk to. After months of talking, David gave her the courage to break it off, and they decided they should meet. Even though they lived an hour away from each other and in different states, David drove to Lauren's local mall to see her. The second they saw each other, it was love at first sight! They instantly clicked... and the rest was history!

The Engagement
After a year of dating and talking about a potental future together, David popped the question while they were goofing off and tickling each other on his bed. Dave got very serious in the silly moment and told Lauren that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her and would she marry him. Even though they both knew the moment would soon come, Lauren was very surprised, said yes and both started crying from happiness! The following week they went and picked out the perfect ring: an 18 kt white gold ring with the diamond weight of 1 & 5/8 carots!! They privately anounced the news to their families and the closest of their friends. They later had an engagment bonfire at a friend's house and announced the engagement to all of their friends who were all shocked and very happy for them! They were soon planning for a wedding that they planned to take place August 8th of 2008.

The Change in Plans
In November, life decided to take matters into it's own hands, and Lauren and David found out that they were expecting an new addition! They were shocked and scared, but were soon consumed in the happiness that every loving couple experiences when they realize they are lucky enough to be blessed with a child of their own. They were excited that they were going to become parents!
As for the wedding, they soon realized that the date they picked was too far away and that they couldnt wait that long to exchange vows. They decided it was better to get married before the baby was born, so that they could all share the same Petersen name.
The date of the wedding was moved up to 31 March 2007!

The wedding was one of the best days of their lives.
As fast as the day went, it will forever be remembered by everyone close to them.

David grew up in Griffith, Indiana. He attended and graduated Griffith High School, and has many close friends from his class. He has one sibling, Melissa (26) and he is very close to his family and parents, Peggy and Eugene. Dave is 24 years old and and lives in Valparaiso, Indiana, in a house with Lauren and his child. He has currently recieved his Associates Degree from Purdue University majoring in Computer Networking. He is planning to continue to recieve his Bachlor's in the near future. He works at a great job doing what he hopes to be his career!

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Elliott Kenneth, 6 months
born 4 July 2007

Elliott was a surprise to Lauren and David since they were not planning on children for a few years. They were in scared and shocked to see that little plus sign on the home pregnancy test they took on November 7th, 2007. But soon that shock turned into excitement and joy as they watched Lauren's belly grow the next 9 months. When they found out they were expecting a boy, David was especially pleased.
When Lauren went past her due date of June 30th, her doctor got worried and decided it was time to put matters into her own hands. Lauren was sent to the hospital on July 3rd, and after a long and difficult labor that resulted in an emergency c-section, Elliott Kenneth made his entrance into the world at 6:04am on the 4th of July, weighing only 7lbs 6oz, and 19.5 inches long.
Elliott was nothing Dave and Lauren were expecting. They had no idea that they would fall so deeply in love with this new little person that had just came into their lives. Nor did they expect to be in such awe at how smart and amazing their little child would become.

Elliott was born with bilateral club foot, and has had multiple castings since he was 6 days old. He recently had a tendonotomy done to lenghten the tendon in his foot that causes his feet to curl inwards. The surgery was an amazing sucess and he is now wearing braces on his little feet to keep them in place until he starts walking.

Elliott enjoys spending his time chasing the cat around the house, eating table food and thinking he's a big boy, and 'talking' to the other children at the daycare his mom works at!