So, it is June 20, 2009 ~ one day past our expected due date with little Lauren Elizabeth Berry. Evidently, she is very comfortable with her current surroundings, or she did not get the memo that she was supposed to meet us yesterday! :-) Eric and I are okay with her plans and are just taking it easy and trying to be patient. We are content with how things are going and will use this weekend as our last weekend of a family of two to rest and relax. We know that we will get to hold our little girl in less than 4 days as labor will be induced on the morning of June 23. Induction was never really our grand plan, but I really like and trust our OB, Dr. Ramie. We are just so excited about the next week of our lives! I can't even imagine how things are going to be. Our bag is packed for the hospital, cord blood packet beside the suitcase, the house is clean, Lauren's room in organized, guest bedroom is ready for excited grandmothers and aunts, Eric's office is officially closed all of next week and frozen meals are in the freezer. What else can I do? I feel like I've gotten ready for this moment for the past 4+ years and can't believe that it will all start to unfold sometime during the next 4 days.
I've never done a blog before but am extremely motivated by our friends, Susie and Tony, in El Paso, TX. They update the blog of their two little girls once a week for family and friends all over the world to view. I'll use Susie as my inspiration for getting started so that we can share Lauren with all of our family and friends not living in Panama City! I also plan to use this blog as a way to make a photo book on blurb.com so that Lauren can have a well-documented story of her life. I'm really excited about it. Thank you, Susie!
