The Mack Family: September 2011

I know I've been terrible about keeping up with this!! I didn't realize the craziness that would come with pregnancy and a toddler. I don't know how women have kids closer in age than this. Hats off!!!

We've been quite the busy family over the past couple months. Natalee turned 2, started back to school and Trey and I have been working to get ready for number 4 in the Mack family :) Natalee had a great Birthday! She got spoiled as usual but I think the part she loved the most was being surrounded by such wonderful family and friends. Her personality really comes out in a crowd. She loved having a house full of people. It was truly a Happy Birthday! I can't believe how much she has grown since July. I feel like I am going to blink and she will be starting Kindergarten. She has started to turn into a little girl and not a baby:( She is able to tell you what she wants (and she does all the time). Trey and I are constantly laughing at what comes out of her mouth. The kid is hilarious. She definitely realizes she is going to have a little sister. She'll pull my shirt up, kiss my tummy and say "baby." We put up the crib and now her favorite room to play in is the nursery. All of a sudden she wants to play with the baby toys and get in the crib. I hope she is as excited when we actually bring the baby into the house!!!

As far as little sister goes things are going great. I have somehow managed to avoid bedrest. Although, some days I wish they could put me on bedrest for about 3 days. I'm starting to feel all the aches and pains associated with being 8 months pregnant. I didn't have that with Natalee since I was on house arrest. Carrying around 25lbs of baby weight and a 30lb toddler makes for some achy evenings. At my last doctor's appointment they said everything looks to be right on track. I was a bit nervous since I had noticed more frequent and intense contractions over the past couple weeks. When they checked my cervix everything was holding steady. I am 100% convinced that the progesterone injections I'm getting every week have worked a miracle! I am so thankful to have been a candidate for the drug and able to get the weekly shot. As much as I hate shots I never though I would be thankful for getting one. With only 5 more to go (down from 22) I find myself getting excited for Trey to poke me. It just means I am one more closer to being done and meeting this sweet little girl! I get my last shot October 27th. It is anyone's guess when this little one will make her debut after that. Some women go into labor within the following week and some make it to term. I'll go on the record and say my prediction is that she will come between Nov. 5th and 10th. Trey's prediction is the 11th-15th. I believe they will induce no later than the 20th if I havent gone on my own.

Thank you for all the prayers and sweet messages! We feel so blessed to have had a somewhat normal pregnancy experience.