I have a feeling this is just the beginning

One of my bosses at the editing service decided to take vacation for most of July, and she asked me if I’d fill in during her absence. Um, trying my hand as a managing editor? Absolutely! I’m about 3 weeks in and have really enjoyed it—while I’ve been doing a lot more editing than normal, the projects have been interesting and I’ve been able to take some time away from my day job so that I can better focus on my editing.

I follow a pretty consistent process every time I need to get in the editing zone. Basically, the name of the game is eliminating distractions. Nearly every time I edit, without fail, I send Ryan into another room, use about 500 pillows to ensure adequate back support, get a glass of water and a few munchies, close Facebook, gather all my stylesheets and books within arms reach, and turn Pandora to a piano music station to eliminate background noise. With all of these preparations in place, it only takes a few minutes until I’m a well-oiled editing machine.

At least, that’s how things happened until this baby came along. He’s not even born yet, and he’s messing with my groove.

It turns out that this little boy loves him some classical music. As soon as Pandora comes on, he starts wiggling and rolling all over the place. It’s heartwarmingly adorable. It’s also incredibly distracting. How can I focus on editing when my baby boy is being so much fun?

See for yourself:
(I put the video after the break so that those of you who are weirded out by big, bare pregnant bellies don’t have to watch if you don’t want to. In a way, I can kind of understand—Mrs. Weasley always says, “Never trust something that can think for itself if you can’t see where it keeps its brain.” Still, watching this baby dance really is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever personally witnessed. But, then again, I’m extremely biased.)

See? This baby is TOTALLY AWESOME.