'Prep with my man': Ellen Pompeo brings newborn son Eli to work as she gets ready for directorial debut on Grey's Anatomy

It seems she could not wait for the annual bring your child to work day.

For Ellen Pompeo shared a snap of herself toiling away with her newborn son Eli at her side as she prepared for her directorial debut in a forthcoming new episode of Grey's Anatomy on Thursday.

The little fellow, who was born on December 29, was sitting on her lap as she pored over documents for her directorial turn on the show. 

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Directorial debut: Ellen Pompeo was ably assisted by baby son Eli as she prepared to shoot a new Grey's Anatomy episode on Thursday

Boasting that she was '#multitaskinglikeamofo,' the 47-year-old captioned the Instagram image: 'Directing prep with my mentor and my man.'

The show's lead star is finally following in the footsteps of costars Chandra Wilson and Kevin McKidd who direct several episodes a season.

The actress has been making her boy quite the social media star in recent weeks.

At New Year’s the mother-of-three shared a video of herself blissfully dancing with Eli.

She captioned the clip: 'Boy Crazy....Here's to a year filled with happiness and love! Happy New Year.' 

First dance of the New Year: She previosuly shared a clip of herself dancing with her newborn

Cuddle buddies: She seems to be loving being a mother for a third time

And she joked at her music producer husband's expense when the young fellow was born at the end of December when she shared a clip of them cuddled up together. 

She said: 'Eli Christopher... Chris Ivery just fell a notch.. I've got a new guy.'

The couple started dating after meeting in a Los Angeles grocery store back in 2003, and were married  four years later. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg served as a witness.

She gave birth to her first child Stella in 2009, and she had another daughter Sienna via surrogate in 2014.

On borrowed time: She joked  she has 'got a new guy' and that her husband Chris Ivery 'fell a notch' following his birth in December

Playing happy family: Ellen and Chris  having a play date with daughter Stella in Los Angeles

She told Jimmy Kimmel: I was there with her when they inseminated her, and we held hands. I looked into the microscope and I saw the embryo."

I saw the baby, and they put it in a thingy and they inseminated her," 

'And then we held hands and we prayed, we talked to God, and if she was meant to be. 

'He said he was going to try to help us out and now we have a gorgeous baby girl.'

She picked up more than a pint of milk: She met her husband at a grocery store in 2007

That didn't take long: She is directing an episode after just 12 years as the star of Grey's Anatomy

 

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