Noah <3's Yertle!

Noah is very slowly but surely learning that his mommy is a bit of a nerd! I just explained that to him a moment ago while he was kicking around in my belly. (He still is!) It's better that he finds that out now :)

Last night, I was SO bored and tired of thinking about mediation finals and motions for summary judgment that I decided to take the advice I'd read on baby center now that I know my little one can hear me... and so I read to Noah.  

I sat in Noah's empty nursery on the glider and ottoman I got dirt cheap at a yard sale and pulled out the copy of "All the Places You'll Go" that Michael got me when I started law school and I read to my baby for the first time. (A nerd... and a corn dog, what can I say?) I'm sentimental...

Noah must have been sleeping because I didn't get much of a response from him, and I doubt that ANYONE with a pulse can avoid responding with joy to anything written by Dr. Seuss! So

 later last night I read to him again but once again there was little response. Maybe he is just not a fan, I thought. Maybe the words were too big for him. haha :)

Well just now as I was sitting drafting my motion, I felt Noah hiccuping and starting to stir and I decided I wasn't giving up so easily! And I thought of a Dr. Seuss character who had that same philosophy (much to his own detriment!) I looked up Yertle the Turtle, my ultimate favorite Dr. Seuss classic and I found the text online and read it to him. (Did I mention I once had a turtle name Myrtle because she liked to be up high like Yertle and kept falling? Yes... definitely a corndog...)

As I was reading, Noah kicked around and moved the whole time! (He still is!) When I was done reading it to him I told him it was not the last of Seuss he'd hear. I couldn't see for sure but I bet he was smiling, granted he has the necessary facial muscles at this point, which I doubt. I'm sure he was on the inside (no pun intended lol).  I have big plans to try and collect them all for him. And then I explained that mommy is a little bit of a nerd which he would find out soon and that I would be reading to him a lot in person someday when I could see him face to face. He kicked me when I said that and I just looked down at my belly and wished I could see him in there. It's such a strange thing to see all this movement and try to envision what is going on beneath the surface.

For now, this will have to be enough :) 

I can't wait to meet him!