Ugly Betty Star Ana Ortiz Gears Up For Her Baby’s Arrival

June 18, 2009 by tiffanyb
Filed under: Celebrity Baby News

Actress Ana Ortiz is in the home stretch of her pregnancy and is due to give birth to her first child any day now.

Ana Ortiz was seen at the Products-N-Press event in New York City checking out the latest baby gear. She is due to give birth to her first child next week and talked about the upcoming arrival.

When asked about going back to work so soon after having her baby, she replied,

“Honestly I’m nervous about it. But I’m also really excited. I’ve gotten so much support on that set. Everybody’s so excited about the baby — I don’t even think I’ll be able to see the kid when I’m on set because everyone will be holding her!” She went on to add, “I’m just nervous about the logistics. I have a friend who’s an actress who said she’d be on set, and everything would be fine, then suddenly her boobs would just fill up with milk halfway through her scene, and she would just have to go! So there’s the logistics of that. But my mom’s going to be on set, and like I said, I have so much support and love from the cast and crew. It’ll be fun.”

On being a New York mom, the actress had this to say, “I was a New York kid! I was born and raised in the city. My mom handled it, and she’s genius. I think New York is a really wonderful place to raise a child. There’s so much available, and so much diversity and culture, lots of things to see and do. My whole family is here.”

The actress also said that she wants her daughter to be really “hip.” She said, “My goal is to be as eco-conscious as possible: There’s so much out there for parents who want to do that. I plan to keep her eco-friendly as she gets older. I think we all sort of have to do it. I’m lucky enough to be able to do it, so we just have to drive the market toward it so it becomes more possible to make and more accessible to consumers. People will realize how much easier and better it is to be local and organic. But it’s just not available to everyone right now.”

Ana has received advice from both friends and family members. She says that between her real mom and her on set mom, Vanessa Williams, she is “all set.” She went on to add “My mother’s a mom; she’s a regular working mom. And here’s Vanessa, who’s in the same boat, but in the business, and has these four amazing kids. I’m constantly asking her how she keeps the balance, how she raises these kids and how they aren’t jerks! They’re fabulous. I’ve really been picking her brain about that: Maintaining that balance with your kids and making sure they don’t become spoiled terrors. So I think between Vanessa and my mother I’ve got it covered.”

Source: Celebrity Baby Blog