This pregnancy has gone by so quickly but so much has happened! I am very close to the end with only two more weeks left! (Prego pics at the bottom) 2013 has been very eventful not only for my little family but also our extended family.
During this summer, Olivia had her pre-school and gymnastic programs and she had a Sponge bob birthday.
Olivia also went to Gymnastics and Bean Sprout camps, she learned a lot at VBS, we visited with 'Big Granny', I went through a bible study with a friend, my girls played and bonded together, Alle learned to say 'cheeeeeeese' for pictures (even though I didn't teach her that!) along with a lot of other words, my sister-in-law Sara spent the summer in California, I turned 30 years old (where does the time go!), my parents did a major remodel to their home, my best friend had her baby in Japan (sweet baby Jet), Olivia started 4 yr old Pre-K at First Baptist Church, and recently she had a field trip to the pumpkin patch.
In September we spent an entire week and another weekend at Cape San Blas. Olivia has been asking to go to the beach for over a year and this was Alle's first time seeing the ocean. They each had a great time with their Nana, Grandad, and cousins.
One of the biggest things that happened is that we moved! We are still in Moultrie but we now live in the same house where Clint grew up. His parents found a cute little treasure in the city with about three acres and a pond. The house is small but laid out really well and super cute. It looks a lot like a little mountain home. There was an old horse stable in the back that they converted and added onto to make a great outdoor porch/eating/cooking area for the family to visit in.
While we were at the beach for a full week, Clint left early to finish up some things at the "homestead" (his parents old house/our new house) so we could move in the following week. When I got home from the beach though, he had all of our things moved in already! It was a wonderful surprise because I was not looking forward to the stress of finishing packing our old house and directing everything where it needed to go in the new house.
Clint built Olivia and Alle a princess castle bed and it is gorgeous! He did a great job building it and his sister did the painting of the stones on the castle. Here is the video of Olivia seeing her bed for the first time and pictures of the new house when I got home from the beach.
Through all of that, my belly has been getting bigger and bigger and I've been ticking the weeks away. I have tried to get weekly pictures but ended up skipped a lot. And from glancing below I have a favorite side to pose and didn't know it!
I am now 38 weeks pregnant but this isn't the only big thing going on in the extended Fleetwood family!
Carrie Viohl has been working all year on a project for CRMC (the hospital) and she had a 'Art on the Wall' showing at the Arts Center last night. So many people went to show their support and sponsor photographs that will permanently be placed on the walls of the hospital. It reminded me how blessed I am to be married into this family and have Carrie as my sister in law (and personal photographer!)
My brother-in-laws Drew and Philip have been working for months on an old building in downtown Moultrie getting it ready to open as a restaurant called The Square. They have put so much of their love, care, and time into this project and I am so excited that the end is near! They are going to be opening the beginning of next month, just in time for their new nephew :)
Oh and let's not forget, Drew is getting married in one week! We are so happy for him and the soon to be Megan Fleetwood. Megan is a great fit with our family and we are so happy that she chose Drew to marry. Clint is going to officiate the wedding (his first) and both Olivia and Alle get to be cute little flower girls! Their wedding will be only six days before my due date so I am hoping that baby Mark will wait until closer to his expected arrival time to make his debut.
