...But Who Won the Pool?

And the winner of the Baby Pool is... Meredith! She nailed the birthday, and was the only one with July 8 as an entry. She wins!

Chillin' In June

Brother-in-law Mike was in town for a conference, and came over for a visit. Kearsley is halfway through her 37th week.


Later that weekend, we hung out with Jake and Sophie in Noe Valley.


Here we are on June 24, at the end of Kearsley's 37th week, hanging with Debbie in Cole Valley.

Stephen Colbert and Our Family

Todd here. As the birth of our child approaches, I thought I'd share with you my thoughts about our evolving and increasingly perplexing relationship with Mr. Stephen Colbert, and "The Colbert Report."

We've been fans of Stephen's work and the show for many years. But things really heated up last year, when I helped out "my friend," George L., on his second place entry in the Stephen Colbert Green Screen Challenge. (Read more about it at starwars.com.)

George L.'s entry to Stephen Colbert's Green Screen Challenge
Visual Effects by ILM, Visual Effects Supervisors: Tom Martinek and Todd Vaziri

We were thrilled to visit the show in New York, and watch the taping in person, and meet Mr. Colbert, Mr. Truthiness, himself.

Todd and Kearsley / Tom, Michael, Todd, Joy, Alan and Lorelei

Michael, Kearsley, Todd, Stephen, Lorelei and Tom

But ever since that meeting, when Kearsley shook Mr. Colbert's hand, I've been noticing some odd events unfold.

For one, Kearsley and I shook Mr. Colbert's hand almost exactly nine months from Kearsley's due date.

As we all know, Mr. Colbert has a strong penchant for giving the thumbs up.

And in our 19 week ultrasound, our little one gave us a familiar gesture:


Plus, Mr. Colbert frequently points to his 'friends' when photographed. Lately, when posing for photographs with Kearsley and the little one, we have an uncontrollable urge to decidedly point towards the little peanut, inside the womb.

Fans of the show know how virile and potent is Mr. Colbert. He even sells his own man-root-essence surplus on the internet as "Stephen Colbert's Formula 401" (now only available in Russia).


So, what does all of this mean? I don't really know. But if our little one ends up looking like this child in Colbert's arms (for the cover of GQ), I suppose we'll have to consider the name 'Stephanie.'

Baby Pool Scorecard

updated: now includes guesses from Todd's parents

Back in May, at the Baby Shower, we had a little Guess The Birthday pool going.

(You remember the shower, don't you? Click here for pictures.)

So, for all of you entered, and want to see how your $1 wager will blossom into your winnings, here's the rundown of all of the guesses.

The cash prize will be awarded to the person who gets closest to the actual birthdate. In the event of a tie, the person who is closest to the actual birthweight will win. Good luck!

Just Us, 36 Weeks

No events, no parties, just a sunny weekend in San Francisco and the two of us horsin' around with a camera.

Kearsley is 36 weeks pregnant in these photos.

The "Ratatouille" Premiere

Last Saturday, Pixar held its "Ratatouille" Premiere party at the Masonic Center in San Francisco. The film is a lot of fun, and the event was a great excuse for Pixar folks to get dressed up and look snazzy.

Kearsley didn't actually work on "Ratatouille," (she went straight from "Cars" to "Wall•E") but you should still see the movie anyway.

In these photos, Kearsley is 35 weeks pregnant.

Steve, Kate, Kearsley and Todd

Todd and Kearsley (photo by Jake)

Linguini and Remy

Just Us

Just before the shower, Jess took some pictures of us inside the soon-to-be nursery. Kearsley is 31 weeks pregnant in these photos.

The Baby Shower, Sam's Photos

Sunday, May 6, in our backyard.

We had our little baby shower last weekend at our home. Layla and Courtney hosted the shower on the sunniest, hottest day San Francisco has seen all year. We had tea, scones and tea sandwiches from the famous Lovejoy's Tea House, and everybody brought fantastic gifts for our little one. And as a nice twist, the guests took turns opening up the presents.

These photos are courtesy of Sam Page, who came up from Los Angeles with Jess. We all had a lot of fun, and were thrilled to see everybody.

Kearsley is 31 weeks pregnant.

The spread, set up in our dining room, featuring sandwiches and scones from Lovejoy's Tea Room.

Layla holding Brighton, who is apparently trying to pull out the baby.

Rena, Wandee, Sara, Pat, Tanis, Jess, Leo and Willi.

Todd, looking for a good shot.

Todd and Anna.

Wandee, Sara and Pat

Leo and Spider-Man.

Kearsley opens cards, while other guests open presents.

Tyrone opens up a present.

Layla who, along with Courtney Higgins, helped organize the shower.

in back, Megan and Jason. midground, Russell and Jacklyn. foreground, Colin and Allen.

Debbie and Shirley in the background, Anna and Leo opening a present.

Kearsley, with Courtney in the background.

Blake shows us that the baby will, indeed, rock.

Blake.

Chris, Kate and Courtney.

Brighton and Jason.

Brighton.

Megan and Malia.

Todd, proudly showing off his new electrical outlet safety covers. Karen, Layla and Colin in the background.

Todd and Colin.

Allen.

Todd and Kearsley.