sixteen today

this time 16 years ago i was in a hospital room in encinitas, a new mom. she was born at 11:18 am. my first born. the one that changed my life in so many ways. the one that i had to grow up over night for. the one that took my breath away and made me rethink everything i thought about. we have grown up together. she's growing into this amazing young woman, capable of so much, taking on more than i ever did at her age. in just a few years, she will be done with high school. ready to take on the world. watch out world, you don't know what's coming. 🙂 we love you soleil. xoxo