37 week belly

37 week belly

Of course, I had to have the nurse take our picture, the big day was finally here! It was so weird because I had planned on laboring at home for as long as I could and I thought they would let me go home for at least a few hours, but they didn't. Luckily my doctor had told me at my last appointment that he could come early and I should have my bags packed. I had just done it the week prior. There were still lots of things that needed to be gathered up, but I had a list going so Mike was able to have some help. He had to leave to go home to get it all.

Did we mention that our house was a WRECK, we were painting the nursery (so we had furniture everywhere and painting stuff all over the kitchen and dining room, you couldn't even walk through the living room either), plus we were behind on dishes and cleaning? It was probably the messiest our house had ever been! I couldn't believe how tore up it was and that we wouldn't get to clean it up before we had the baby.

Original Date: September 7

36 week belly

Little did we know that this would be the last belly shot to be taken! At 36 weeks, I was still feeling pretty good, but I could tell that my body was ready for Peanut!

The Last Supper
A friend at work had given us a gift card to Olive Garden for my shower and we decided to go that weekend because they had their 'endless pasta' special. I out-ate Mike and got 3 rounds of pasta, my favorite meal! And I only took a little bit of it home :) I had this strange feeling that it was our last night out, just the two of us. We sat next to a family with a little boy who was less than a year old. He was so cute and it made us think of what was to come!

Crazy for Craig's List
I was hoping to nest by cleaning and organizing our home. I didn't get the chance, but looking back on it, I nested in a different way that Sunday (but not the way I would have thought). There were a few things I didn't get from baby showers. I wanted particular models and wanted to save money and the environment by buying used. I was lucky enough to find all of them on Craig's List! That day I went and picked up my Craig's List deals all over Indianapolis. I literally drove all around I-465, making a complete loop!

I was also crazy about going to the grocery store that day, even though it made us really late going to my sister's for dinner. Now I know why I was so determined to get all those things taken care of! Baby Peanut was on his way....

34 week belly

34 weeks already! This evening we had our maternity photos taken. They were a lot of fun! We headed to Arbuckle Acres with the dogs to meet the photographer. Our normally well-behaved dogs were super excited to be at the park and couldn't understand why we wanted them to sit and not move, they wanted to drag us around and smell! At one point, we went to an area with some large rocks and were trying to sit on it, but they spotted a squirrel or something in there and Bella drug me into the rock and scuffed up my finger. It started to bleed and this was only the beginning! They were obsessed with what was in the rocks and that's all they wanted to do. They also got mud on their paws and stepped all over my feet and legs and got me a little dirty too! We also would tie them up so we could take a few with just the 2 (or I guess 3) of us and then they would bark! They were being pretty rotten and luckily the photographer suggested taking them home. It was so much easier once they were gone to get some good shots! Maternity photos are something I have always wanted to do and I was so pleased with how they turned out!

32 week belly

I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted a belly shot! My has it grown!

Peanut's had the hiccups the last month which we think is pretty funny. And Mike has had fun visiting with Peanut (he squishes my belly to tell him 'hi' and he tries to guess which body part he can feel).

27 week belly

With every new picture and each new week, I can't believe how much my belly is growing! This week is about the time that Peanut started doing more than just a cute little kick. He's swimming or something! It feels really weird and he always does it right as I'm going to sleep. It feels so strange it kind of scares me and I jump and jerk back! It's hard to go to sleep if you are moving all around :)

Sometimes I can see my stomach move when he does that. It's really crazy! I always email Mike when he does it, but so far Mike hasn't been able to see it. I'm sure there will be more opportunities!

24 week belly

I can't believe how much bigger the baby bump is after only 3 weeks! I really feel pregnant now. I have felt Peanut moving some, but it's hit or miss to feel it on the outside. Apparently, my placenta is in the front, which my doctor said not to worry, it just means that we won't be able to feel him very much.

Where are you Peanut?
I was getting worried the other day b/c I thought it had been a while since I felt him and I told Mike I was concerned. Mike put his hand on my belly and BAM! Mike felt him right where his hand was and I felt him on the other side too! It must have been a hand and foot jab to tell us "Hey mom and dad, I'm doing great in here!" It was nice to feel him and it put my mind at ease.

Peanut's party hours
I seem to feel him moving when I'm trying to finish up my zzzz's before my alarm goes off (5 - 6:30 am) and it makes it hard to keep sleeping! I demonstrated to Mike how it feels by poking his belly repeatedly and asking him if he could sleep :)

Twice in the last week while working (around 10 or 11 am), I have seen my belly move under my shirt! It's really cool, and this last time, it was so clear and easy to see (before I thought maybe I was imagining things). Peanut is a puncher! I wish Mike could have seen it though. Peanut also wakes up from 10 - 11 pm when I'm tyring to go to sleep. It ends up being good timing though because sometimes Mike can feel him.

Mike tries to wake Peanut up by shaking my belly around, but it never seems to work. It's funny though and cute!

I feel like we are really lucky anytime we feel Peanut move since we were told we might not feel him a lot. I can feel him inside more often, just not as much on the outside. But if this is not feeling him a lot, I can't imagine how much you would feel him under regular circumstances!

21 week belly

Belly is starting to grow with Baby Peanut inside! I can feel him move sometimes (I have for the last month or so), but it's a little harder to feel from the outside. Mike got to feel him a little last week, he thought that was cool!

17 week belly

Now, it's really starting to look like a real preggers belly. Mike keeps asking me if I'm sticking my stomach out! It's real now!

11 week belly

I thought I was huge at 11 weeks! I hadn't told anyone at work yet and I felt like everyone was starring at my stomach and already knew! Now looking back, it just looks like I had a big lunch!

The Shu's Start

We found out we were going to have a baby (that didn't have fur) on January 23, 2009. It was exactly 4 months to the day after Mike's dad died, and the baby's due September 28, which is within a week of his passing. It was such a neat sign to get from his dad!