You might remember that my hub was a Semi-finalist in the 2011 Slamdance Film Festival Screenwriting & Teleplay Competition…
Well, today we found out he is now one of just 3 FINALISTS!
To see his name listed, click right here and scroll down to “Teleplay”. I’m so proud and excited for him. We’ll find out who wins next week at a ceremony at the Writers Guild.
Congratulations, R! So cool.
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BOY!
We were right – we have our little Jack Lawrence growing wildly and squirming like a little worm. In our ultrasound we saw him being very active (a movement junkie, like Mom), open and close his mouth (a talker, like Dad) and placing his hand dramatically over his brow several times (a taste for the dramatic, like his parents). Yes, this baby is definitely our child! (We also think he has my nose).
Check out his little hand over his brow…
If you’d like to watch the ultrasound video, click to download right here.
(the video is a bit long, but you’ll see us discover his boy parts and all sorts of squirming)
Our ultrasound tech, Jennifer, was so sweet – we loved her.
We are so thrilled!
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My dear friend Amanda had her baby girl this past Saturday morning. Look at this priceless photo…
Stella Kathryn was born Saturday, September 17, weighing 6lbs, 4 ozs and measuring 18 inches long!
Welcome to this world, Stella for star!
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So here I am at 19 weeks…
While I still don’t have what I would call a real “bump” I decided I am ready to begin taking belly photos.
Side note: sorry if you find it weird that I’m lifting my shirt, but otherwise it really doesn’t look like anything. I will put my shirt down once it becomes obvious under clothes.
I’ve gained 9 pounds.
I’m now wearing maternity jeans, but I’m still in all other normal clothes.
My sweet little passenger is now the size of a mango or a large heirloom tomato, depending on which website I look at. At the doctor this week Baby K’s heartbeat sounded strong and we learned that our prenatal screening tests were low-risk for the major genetic disorders and do not need to do an amnio. Hooray!
Baby K craves Beef, Milk and Watermelon the most.
Baby K is moving around and I’m pretty sure I can now differentiate between baby movement and gas or uterine growth. Sometimes it feels like soft little internal punches, sometimes it feels like s/he is balling up and sticking her/his little tush out and sometimes it feels like a rolling motion. I love this so much!
R and I have gone looking at baby items such as strollers, car seats and rocking chairs.
Baby K has already received a couple of presents and I purchased her/his first clothing…
First clothing purchase (I just couldn’t resist):
First present from “Grandma B” (she couldn’t resist either):
Second present from our friends Dan & Reagan (the diapers were addressed to “Dad”):
Things I’m thinking about are…
–Breastfeeding: to take a class or read a book instead?
–Infant Care: I’ve never lived with an infant, but R has lived with several, so he’s way ahead of me in terms of comfort and ease around small babies. We will probably take a class.
–Labor/Delivery: Get a doula? Take a class? I will definitely not make any kind of real birth plan but instead go with the flow and do what feels right in my body as labor progresses.
Our Anatomy/Gender ultrasound got moved up one week, so we’ll hopefully learn if Baby K is a boy (like we and most everyone else thinks) or a girl (which 2 people think) this coming Friday morning! Just 4.5 days 3 days until we get another glimpse of the passenger. I’m so excited I can hardly stand it!
My mantra leading up to this ultrasound is: Healthy Happy Baby, Healthy Happy Baby.
And that’s the word on the pregnancy street.
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My husband is a semi-finalist in the 2011 Slamdance Screenwriting & Teleplay Competition for his Spec episode of Mad Men!!!
Click right here to check out the website with his name & script listed under the “Teleplay” list.
I would like to point out that he is one of only 8 Semi-Finalists in this category (out of hundreds of submissions, I’m pretty sure). I would also like to mention that this was the first tv script he’s written – Ever. That’s hot!
He rocks and I couldn’t be prouder.
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