I finished my manuscript finally today.  We submitted it to the journal.  A co-author had a change of heart about the journal to which it was submitted.  We withdrew the manuscript.  We are re-submitting it elsewhere.  I hope I don’t have to do much formatting to get it to where it needs to be.  I really want to check it off my list and move on.  

After I submitted the manuscript this morning, we attended a Baby Yoga class.  H absolutely loved it!  One of the neighborhood gals had signed up for the class but had to miss it because of a conflicting trip out of town, so she generously offered her spot in the class to us.  H giggled and loved being around the other moms and babies.  It was much better than the postnatal yoga class I took him to when he was 8 weeks old.  At 8 weeks, he was still in that stage where he needed to be held all the time, so it was tough to actually do any yoga.  But now that he is older, more independent, and more interactive, he is in a great place to actually participate in a yoga class geared for his enjoyment.

After yoga, I picked up Uncle Steve to come babysit while I drove to central VT for a dentist appointment.  H was a good baby while I was gone, and as payment, we are taking Uncle Steve out for sushi tomorrow night!  Yum!  Here’s a question—please chime in if you know the answer:  Is it safe to eat sushi while breastfeeding?  I know that I obviously have to avoid the high-mercury fish, but I wasn’t sure whether food-borne bacteria in raw fish like salmon is still a concern.  I might call the pediatrician to find out the answer, and I’ll post here if no one else knows the answer to this.

As an aside, there were two instances today where Holden said “mamamamamamama.”  I know that he is just babbling and doesn’t know what he is saying, but it’s exciting nonetheless.  I suspect that he will be not unlike a certain cousin of his, whose mother once remarked that “sometimes I just want to pay him $20 to be quiet for half an hour.”  That cracks me up every time I think about it.

OK, I’m off to do some house chores and eat veggie lasagna with my awesome hubby.  Hmmm….maybe a date to watch an X-Files episode is in order….