Every little second counts

This week has been pretty uneventful so far. I've had to spend my days couped up in a court room because of jury duty. It's pretty bad because I do not pay attention to what goes on whatsoever in that room. I make it pretty obvious that I just do not want to be there. I know it's my civic duty and all, but I don't particularly care for this case. I'm not allowed to talk about it, and believe me, I feel no need to. It's just an incredible hassle to get downtown to the court when you are 8 months pregnant. Also, please do not think that I'm an awful citizen, but at this stage in my life, I do not want to focus on the subject that this case is about. Although some good has come out of it.

Sitting there in the courtroom and my mind is like a thousand miles away, I have time to contemplate on a variety of things. I immediately go back into planning mode while I'm sitting there but also, I can just sit back and go off in dream land. I kept picturing holding my baby and being able to kiss and cuddle with him. Then I noticed something else strange today. I was staring at my belly and I could see different body parts poking out as he was stretching. It was amazing to see my belly rumbling or jumping when he decided to kick or roll over. I just sat there and watched in fascination. I rarely get a chance to do that because I'm either always working or doing some chore at home. So to be able to sit there for a few hours today and just stare at my tummy every time my baby did some kind of movement was really precious for me.

I know that soon he will be here and no longer in my tummy so I really do cherish every little second he is wiggling around in there. Also honestly, you can't help but to stare because it is the strangest thing seeing your belly do these waves because of a little life inside of there. When you've spent your whole life without your tummy moving, seeing little shakes here and there because the baby is doing a dance or something can really startle you. The movements were so strong, I thought for sure everyone sitting next to me could see it too. And that is how I spent my day. Productive huh? Lol!