A Star is Almost Born

Ok, who was wondering why I was in a trailer mentioned in the previous post? Maybe no one picked up on it. I will spare you the suspense. Our smart and gorgeous Wyatt landed himself a commercial. Before you get all excited he was booked as the understudy baby so you won't be seeing him on the TV anytime soon. I got the call on Monday that the agency already had a baby booked for the commercial but it is customary to hire another one in case of fussiness. It is not the big time quite yet but I thought it was pretty cool. My secret hope is that Wyatt will be able to make enough money so that I can quit my job, Terry can quit the Army, Rebecca will go to Grad School on her nephew, and our addition will be paid in full. Yeah, I'll keep dreaming.

I took off from work and Rebecca, Wyatt, and I sprang into action. The residential set was only 15 minutes away from home so the 8:30 call time was no problem. Our entire roll for the day was to sit in a trailer, keep Wyatt entertained, and get paid doing it. Easy enough. It was exhilarating being around all the hustle and bustle, reminiscent of my days in theatre and Rebeccas days as a production assistant. We both felt fairly at home. I am not going to lie I was disappointed that baby 1 was able to shoot the commercial. It would have been a blast to see Wy on TV. But I am not loosing hope. He has got 3 agents/managers looking out for him now. He is bound to be in a Gap ad soon enough. Kids got talent! I swear!

It was on set that I took my whopping nose dive. Honestly, it would have been hysterical if I fell. Not so funny with Wyatt in my arms. Rebecca and I did have a chuckle once we got back in the trailer and realized that I was covered in grass. I didn't even know. I was so caught up in Wyatt. I had been talking to other mothers and production staff with twigs sticking out of my braided pigtails. Probably looked like a scene out of the "Magic School Bus" with me playing Ms. Frizzle. Fitting, no?