Picture Of Preemie Baby With Huge Smile Goes Viral

MINNEAPOLIS (KDKA) -- A picture that a Minnesota mother posted on Facebook of her preemie baby's huge smile has gone viral.

Lauren Vinje said her first daughter, who was five days old, 3-pound-14-ounces at the time, was "happy to be alive."

She said she often looked at this picture while in the NICU to get her through the ups and downs.

Vinje finished the post by saying that life is "so precious."

The picture has been shared more than 45, 000 times.

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