1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: This is the Ben and Ashley I almost Famous podcast 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: with iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 2: It's time for the almost famous podcast. We are here, 4 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 2: Well it's not we. I mean it is we, but 5 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 2: it isn't your typical we. Ashley isn't with us today 6 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 2: because today is our very special episode talking about a 7 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 2: new baby into the Higgins family. My wife Jessica's here 8 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 2: with me today as my co host. 9 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, and we both were pink today on accident. 10 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 2: It was on accident. I did not think about that. 11 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 2: That actually feels like something I would stay away from doing. 12 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, you're not a fan of it, but I love it. 13 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, Today we're here just to give you some of 14 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 2: the insights, the details. We haven't talked to anybody yet 15 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 2: except for you know, on social media about kind of 16 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,279 Speaker 2: our big announcement and the path to getting there and 17 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 2: what we're excited about, and so I think we just 18 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: wanted to sit down with the almost famous listeners and 19 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 2: kind of explain everything. I think the big first question 20 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 2: that people are asking and that we should be answering 21 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 2: is was this expected? 22 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 3: Yes, it was very expected, and I had been trying 23 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 3: for a decent amount of time and we were referred 24 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 3: to a fertility clinic by my doctor because I wasn't 25 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 3: ovulating regularly, so we did this through a fertility clinic. 26 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 3: We did IUI, which is the step before IVF. So 27 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 3: I don't know should I get into what IUI is? 28 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think people would be interested. 29 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 3: Okay, So IUI is where I took some medicine or 30 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 3: hormone stimulating medicine for about two weeks. 31 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 2: I call it. So when somebody asked me to explain it, 32 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 2: I say, it just makes you like a baby making machine. 33 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: Yeah. 34 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 3: It took me like a month to make myself a 35 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 3: baby making machine. So I took some medicine and then 36 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 3: when the timing was right, I gave myself a shot 37 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 3: to make myself ovulate and then it's basically direct sperm insertion. 38 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 3: And it's like the medical way to explain it. 39 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: Is that explain that? 40 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 3: Yeah? 41 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 2: I feel so aggressive. 42 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 3: What happened? 43 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 2: That was my one and only job? 44 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 3: He crushed it. We Yeah, it actually it took us 45 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 3: one try of IUI. So when it comes to fertility journeys, 46 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 3: we got really really lucky. We had a great doctor, 47 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 3: we had a great experience, and I kind of had 48 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 3: a feeling it worked on the first try. They were 49 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 3: going to give us six tries for EUI before IVF, 50 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 3: and so Ben was like, we have about six months, 51 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 3: so he was shocked when it worked on the first try. 52 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 2: I was shocked. I mean, I'm surprised just because I know, 53 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 2: you know, it's not easy. Uh, And I think you're 54 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 2: always going to be a little shocked, like when somebody 55 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 2: tells you, hey, you have a little baby coming into 56 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 2: this world and it's inside of me, Like, I think 57 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 2: that's a little shocking idea. 58 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 3: Right, Yeah, that's true. It's still kind of weird. 59 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 2: Well, so how many weeks long are you as of 60 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:00,799 Speaker 2: this show? 61 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 3: As of this very second, I'm sixteen weeks exactly, baby 62 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 3: size of a avocado, four to five inches long. 63 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 2: But we have known for a while, so we found 64 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 2: out when the baby was what three weeks? 65 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 3: Well, counting pregnancy weeks is so weird because like I was, 66 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 3: technically we knew exactly I was two weeks, but they 67 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 3: counted like two weeks before that, So we've known since 68 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 3: I was in pregnancy terms four weeks, four. 69 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 2: Weeks, Okay, since we've found out, how did you tell me? 70 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 2: I tie, I guess how did you find out? And 71 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 2: then how did you tell me? 72 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 3: So after IUI, they say you can take a pregnancy 73 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 3: test at home two weeks later, and it was literally 74 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 3: exactly two weeks and I woke up at four am 75 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 3: like so excited because I just had this gut feeling 76 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 3: that it was going to be positive, and I'd taken 77 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 3: so many negative pregnancy tests that I just wanted to 78 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 3: see a positive so bad, even if something happened in 79 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 3: the pregnancy, I was just I was so excited. So 80 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 3: I woke up at four am. I took the test 81 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 3: and just kind of like stared at it for about 82 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 3: two hours, and then Ben was I heard Ben moving 83 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 3: upstairs and Whalan, our dog, was downstairs with me. So 84 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 3: I tied a bandana around Whale that said big brother, 85 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 3: and I said him up to. 86 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 2: Wake you up, and he did wake me up. I 87 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 2: just thought he was looking cute with the bandana. I 88 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 2: didn't know what the bandana sex, it was so early 89 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 2: in the morning, but then I finally looked at it 90 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 2: and it said I'm going to be a big brother, 91 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 2: which was the cutest thing, like double cutest thing to see. 92 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 2: Little Wayne in wanted to be a big brother and 93 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 2: he was so happy. He was so proud, so proud 94 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 2: of his bandana, so proud to wake me up. Now. 95 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 2: From that point forward, I think for us, we kind 96 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 2: of sat in it just with each other. We were excited, 97 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 2: and you know, we talked about it a lot, but 98 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 2: it was something that we kind of wanted to hold 99 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 2: on to for for not only like the appropriate reasons 100 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 2: where it's like, hey, we just don't need to tell 101 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 2: everybody right away, but also just you know, for our 102 00:04:53,160 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 2: own privacy. However, at about two weeks later, my parents 103 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 2: came to visit, and it was Father's Day, and so 104 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 2: we were going to obviously do a FaceTime with your parents, 105 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 2: and so we decided at that point to tell them first. 106 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 2: Walk us through how we told both, because I think 107 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 2: they're both really special. 108 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 3: Yes, so for my dad, me and my siblings pitched 109 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,919 Speaker 3: in will meet my siblings, and our spouses pitched in 110 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 3: to get him one of those picture frames. I think 111 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 3: we did the Aura frame where you can upload a 112 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 3: photo and it'll show it in real time. Because my 113 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 3: brother has a baby, and we obviously live far away. 114 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 3: My little brother lives far away, so it's fun to 115 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 3: be able to share photos back and forth. So we 116 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 3: got in this picture frame, and since I bought it, 117 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 3: I had like the activation code, so I said, you 118 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 3: have to FaceTime me so I can teach him how 119 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 3: to set it up whatever. So everyone was together for 120 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 3: Father's Day brunch and they facetimed me and I gave 121 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 3: him the activation code and then I was explaining how 122 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 3: it worked. Now you can upload a photo in real time, 123 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 3: and I was like, here, I'll upload a photo and 124 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 3: show you how it works. And I uploaded my positive 125 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 3: pregnancy test. So my whole family was there, minus my 126 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 3: little brother who he facetimed earlier that day and just 127 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 3: told But they were so excited and so surprised. 128 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 2: We do have that, like on video, right, Yeah, I'm 129 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 2: share that at some point. 130 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, we can share that video. And then for Ben's dad, 131 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 3: they came the day after Father's Day and we got 132 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 3: him a Father's Day card that said the best dads 133 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 3: get promoted to Grandpa. And he gave it to him 134 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 3: in person and he said, are you trying to tell 135 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 3: me something? 136 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 2: And you said, yes, I'm pregnant. You know I'm an 137 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 2: only child, So I think my parents I'm not kidding 138 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 2: when I say I feel like I remember them talking 139 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 2: about having grandkids when I was still in high school. Yeah, 140 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 2: like I think this is their super Bowl. 141 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, they're so excited. 142 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 2: But the cool part is your parents and my parents. 143 00:06:56,320 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 2: I never realized this, I guess growing up. Grandparents get 144 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 2: really excited about having grandkids. Like both of our sets 145 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 2: of parents aren't just like this is gonna be awesome. 146 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 2: They're like over the moon, referring to it as their baby, 147 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 2: Like they are so excited. 148 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 3: I mean, you get all of the fun of having 149 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 3: a kid with none of the responsibility, Like they've already 150 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 3: had the responsibility part. This is just fun for them, 151 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 3: you know. 152 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 2: So it must be fun to have a kid. Though 153 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 2: at least it's it's like enjoyable enough where you're like, 154 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 2: I want to do this again. 155 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 3: I think it's gonna be so fun. 156 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's I mean, that's I think where we need 157 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 2: to transition into next is you know, somebody wrote in 158 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 2: and asked, how do you think I'll be as a 159 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 2: girl dad, because obviously we did find out the gender. 160 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 2: We're both wanting to find out the gender. I think 161 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 2: for me and my reasoning is, I'm more of a 162 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 2: like planner. I don't like inefficiencies, and so I was 163 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 2: thinking if people are gonna get stuff for us and 164 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 2: we're gonna buy stuff for ourselves, we should know the gender. 165 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 2: So everything like matches, you know, ready go, We're off 166 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 2: and running and I just don't want to wait. Yeah, 167 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 2: and I'm glad we did find out. Yeah, but we 168 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 2: did find out it was a baby girl. So how 169 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 2: do you think I'll be as a girl dad. 170 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 3: I think you're gonna be the best girl dad in 171 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 3: the whole world. I think you're just going to love 172 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 3: her and encourage her and tell her she's beautiful. And 173 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 3: I know the way that you make me feel, and 174 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 3: I just can't imagine the way you're going to make 175 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 3: our daughter feel, just like so wrapped in love. You're 176 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 3: also more emotional than me, not at this very second, 177 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 3: but in normal life, and so I just think she's 178 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 3: gonna wreck you in like the best way. Yeah. I 179 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 3: sent them a video on Instagram yesterday of a little 180 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 3: girl in a princess dress showing her dad. He replied 181 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 3: and said, why would you send this? 182 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 2: Very sweet? 183 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 3: It was very sweet. I just can't wait for a 184 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 3: little girl to run up to in a princess dress 185 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 3: and hug you and just getting emotional talking about. 186 00:08:54,720 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 2: It, just stop talking about it. I feel like I 187 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 2: am more set up to be a father of a 188 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 2: girl at this point, now that we found this out. 189 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 2: Like at first, I was like, oh, man, like it'd 190 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 2: be fun to just like let them, you know, get dirty, 191 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 2: And we're gonna still do that. But boys are different. 192 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 2: We have a lot of boys that live around us, 193 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 2: and all of our friends have had boys. Boys just 194 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 2: kind of cause chaos. I'm sure girls do that in 195 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 2: their own beautiful way. But I do feel like when 196 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 2: it comes to especially especially the motions, like the emotions, 197 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 2: I'm better set up for it. I'm just worried that 198 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 2: I'm gonna become like a mess, like I'm going to 199 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 2: lose all toughness, and I don't have a lot left, 200 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 2: Like I don't think I've ever any of the left. 201 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 3: I think you have a lot of toughness left. And 202 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 3: I think that when she's a teenager, you'll like get 203 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 3: that grip back. But I think when she's really little, 204 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 3: I do think she's gonna have you wrapped around her 205 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 3: finger in the best way. 206 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 2: Well, you know. I think the question then ride back 207 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 2: to you is how do you feel like you're gonna 208 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 2: be raising a girl? And are you excited for it? 209 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 3: I I'm so excited. I need to start by saying 210 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 3: that I just always thought I was going to be 211 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 3: a boy mom, Like I grew up doing sports, I 212 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,599 Speaker 3: grew up with brothers. I like just feel like I 213 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:21,319 Speaker 3: would have a lot of fun with a little boy. 214 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 3: But now that I know it's a girl, I'm so 215 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 3: I feel like I'm just carrying my best friend and 216 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 3: my belly. Like I know the relationship I have with 217 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 3: my mom, and I just feel like we're gonna be 218 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 3: like the very best of friends. And she's gonna be 219 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 3: my little twin. And she might not be, but my prayers, 220 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 3: that were really good friends. And I'm so excited to 221 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,680 Speaker 3: get all the girly things, Like we got a box 222 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 3: of bows from my mom, and I like that made 223 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 3: me so excited because I'm I'm just excited to be 224 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 3: a girl. Mom. I don't know every bit of it. 225 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 3: I'm excited to watch princess movies with her, dress up 226 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 3: with her. It's gonna be so fun. 227 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 2: I only know how to put a bow on a girl. 228 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:01,200 Speaker 3: And no, he didn't know how to open the bu No. 229 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 2: I didn't actually hurt my finger. I actually cut my 230 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 2: finger trying to do it. There's been some really fun 231 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 2: things that have happened that I think people would enjoy 232 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 2: hearing about, and I always enjoy joy hearing about it. Obviously, 233 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 2: this is something that we wanted, we planned for, we're 234 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 2: excited about. This wasn't like an unexpected shock to us, 235 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 2: but it's been an unexpected level of joy that I 236 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 2: think you and I both experienced. You've been a trooper. 237 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,719 Speaker 2: You felt pretty terrible for a long time, like you've 238 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 2: been really sick through this journey, and now you're starting 239 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 2: to feel like, come, you know, to the other side. 240 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 2: Food isn't so much of a weird turn off, it's 241 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:40,599 Speaker 2: now like you're more into it. Do you want to 242 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:41,559 Speaker 2: elaborate on that at all? 243 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 3: Yeah. I was really sick my first trimester, just in 244 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 3: every way you can possibly imagine. And I wouldn't take 245 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 3: nausee and medicine for a long time because that first trimester, 246 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 3: you like don't look pregnant, and the only way you 247 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 3: really feel pregnant is with your nausea. And I was like, 248 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 3: I just want the reminder that like, she's there and 249 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 3: she's good, because I always heard nauseum in a healthy baby, 250 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 3: but then it got to the point where I was like, 251 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 3: give me, give me the meds. 252 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 2: Like she's there, she's good, give me the meds. 253 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:13,319 Speaker 3: But yeah, it was the first trimester. Everyone said, it's 254 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 3: really hard. It's really hard. But looking back, like it's 255 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 3: a blur now. 256 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 2: You know, Yeah, I guess for you, probably for me, 257 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 2: it feels like it was last week, which kind of was. 258 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 3: You know. 259 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 2: It's it's interesting to see just like evolve into this 260 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 2: mom like to be sick and kind of want to 261 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 2: be sick, like in this weird way, like I don't 262 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 2: understand it, and I'm so thankful that she's the one 263 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 2: carrying this child, because I think for me, i'd be like, 264 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 2: just give me the medicine right away. I don't want 265 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 2: to feel this at all. But you have just really 266 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 2: like enjoyed already kind of becoming a mom and being 267 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 2: a mom. It's been really fun to watch. Uh. But 268 00:12:56,200 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 2: obviously there have been, you know, stages to this process, 269 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 2: us of wanting to have a baby, waiting for that 270 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 2: positive test, waiting a few more weeks to tell anybody. 271 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 2: So you and I were just kind of living in 272 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:13,359 Speaker 2: our own world. There's a spot out here in Colorado 273 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 2: that you've kind of been visiting and just praying. You've 274 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 2: shared about it on your social media, but prayer has 275 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 2: been a big kind of foundation for you during this time, 276 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 2: Like it's really been something you've leaned on. What have 277 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 2: you kind of learned through those moments of silence? 278 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, I with my job, I talked to women all 279 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 3: day and I've heard great stories about pregnancy and horrible 280 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 3: stories about pregnancy and the highs and the lows, and 281 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 3: it's like terrified me a little bit. So I've had 282 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 3: a lot of days where I've just felt really uneasy 283 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 3: and like why should we have a healthy baby? Like 284 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 3: why do we get to have one? And so in 285 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,559 Speaker 3: those moments, I've just gone and like sat and just 286 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 3: prayed a lot of prayers of like thankfulness and just 287 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 3: I can't believe I'm this lucky to have a healthy baby, 288 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:07,199 Speaker 3: but also just like take away these anxieties, Like I 289 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 3: don't want to project those anxieties onto my baby, and 290 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 3: I also just don't want to feel that way when 291 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 3: this is a really exciting time. I know most first 292 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 3: time moms get those. You know, you're scared, you're like 293 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 3: responsible for this little life, and you want to do 294 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 3: everything to make sure it's okay, but a lot of 295 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 3: it's out of your control. So that the prayer garden 296 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 3: I go to, just it's brought me so much peace. 297 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 3: Like I just leave there and I'm like, ah, everything's okay. 298 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 3: Even if I can't control that, it's going to be okay. 299 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 3: So I think just like giving up a lot of 300 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 3: those control pieces has been huge for me. 301 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 2: And that's been the most common prayer that you've been praying, 302 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 2: is the control piece. 303 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, And like I don't want to feel anxious this 304 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 3: whole time, Like I don't want to feel anxious for 305 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 3: the next twenty four weeks. I want to continue to 306 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 3: be excited. 307 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 2: You can feel anxious for the next twenty four weeks 308 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 2: because then I'll take over and. 309 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 3: Feel anxious to eighteen years. 310 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 2: Probably longer than that. Yeah, this, you know, I think 311 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 2: it's been really fun to just fun and you know, 312 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 2: it reminds you. I think it's a good reminder of 313 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 2: why we got married too. It was like what about 314 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 2: each other that we love, respected, appreciated. You know, you're 315 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 2: married for a few years, you're living life side by side. 316 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 2: We've had a really fun couple of years just the 317 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 2: two of us. And then you know, we we enter 318 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 2: into this new stage of life and you see how 319 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 2: your partner is reacting to it, and it's like, no, 320 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 2: this is why, you know, this is what I thought 321 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 2: I was getting at the beginning, you know, and why 322 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 2: we we wanted to commit to each other for the 323 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 2: rest of our lives. It is a really exciting time. 324 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 2: I would say personally, I have had many different emotions, 325 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 2: like I can't and I've we've talked about it. I 326 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 2: can't honestly say that the idea of having a chot 327 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 2: like a baby ever like euphorically brought joy to me. 328 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 2: When we were talking about it, I was like, I 329 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 2: know it's something I want to do. I know it's 330 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 2: something that I will enjoy doing. I have no clue 331 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 2: what that looks like. I don't even know what I'm 332 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 2: excited about. Yeah, but I'm not like I was. I 333 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 2: tried to be as honest with you as possible. It 334 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 2: was like I don't want to tell you, like, yes, 335 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 2: I am so overly excited about this. There was actually 336 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 2: like kind of like a numbness and emotion towards it. 337 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 2: There was an anxiety when we were talking through it 338 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 2: was more of just a I don't even know what 339 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 2: this means, Like I don't even know what this is 340 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 2: that I should be expecting. And I like to prepare 341 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 2: myself for big moments, and I couldn't prepare myself for this. 342 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 2: So then we find out we're pregnant. You're pregnant. We're 343 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 2: not pregnant. No, I'm very much not a part of 344 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 2: this team right now. I have zero role other than 345 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 2: just like kind of stay out of the way. But 346 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 2: and then when we find out we found out, I 347 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 2: was immediately so anxious, like so nervous, Like my mind 348 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 2: went to, what in the world am I about to do? 349 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 2: I'm not ready for this. I'm a child myself. I 350 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 2: don't have that anything prepared. What am I doing? Like, 351 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 2: how do we think this makes work? And then I 352 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,400 Speaker 2: just kept remind myself when you're thirty five years old, 353 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 2: if you're not gonna do it now, you're never gonna 354 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:33,159 Speaker 2: do it. Okay. Then the next stage was emotion. I 355 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 2: could watch the stupidest videos on Instagram or a commercial 356 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 2: with a child running up to their dad and just 357 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:44,159 Speaker 2: start crying. And now I'm in this like really comfortable 358 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 2: place of peace, excitement. I think I understand better what 359 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 2: we're getting, Like, I don't think I'll ever fully understand 360 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 2: what it's like to raise a little baby, but you 361 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 2: just kind of jump in. But now I'm kind of 362 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 2: in this season of I think I know better enough 363 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 2: to be like we can do this together. But you 364 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 2: have felt like you've just been excited the whole time. 365 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't get it. 366 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 2: Explain yourself, like how is this something like you're bringing 367 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 2: life into this world and yet like your peace of 368 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 2: mind and your joy and excitement has been consistent since 369 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:21,719 Speaker 2: really the moment we started trying. 370 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm I'm gonna get tierry talking about it. But 371 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 3: like when I was little, when people asked what do 372 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 3: you want to be when you grew up? I always 373 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 3: said I wanted to be a mom. It was a 374 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 3: princess mom to be specific. Yeah, I want to be 375 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:40,360 Speaker 3: a princess mommy up until like seventh grade, like when 376 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 3: it was like way inappropriate for that to be what 377 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,919 Speaker 3: you want to be when you grew up. But like 378 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 3: I grew up nannying, i grew up babysitting. I've had cousins, 379 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 3: and I've just always had this like I want to 380 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 3: be a mom. And then when you and I got married, 381 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 3: I was like, Okay, I'm not ready to be a 382 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 3: mom yet, Like I want to really enjoy this time 383 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:02,159 Speaker 3: just me and you. I like felt almost selfish with 384 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:05,159 Speaker 3: my time with you because we dated long distance and 385 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 3: you and I have so much fun together just the 386 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 3: two of us. That then I went through a season 387 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:10,719 Speaker 3: where I was like and we kind of talked about it, 388 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,199 Speaker 3: like maybe we're not like kid people, like maybe we 389 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:13,880 Speaker 3: don't do it. 390 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 2: But then that did not wast long. 391 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 3: No, it lasted for about a month, but we did 392 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 3: talk about it. 393 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 2: We did. 394 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:25,199 Speaker 3: But then I don't know, something like in the last 395 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 3: year or whenever, we were like, this could be a 396 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 3: good time for us to start to think about a baby, 397 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 3: it was like go time, like so exciting. And then 398 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 3: because I've I've not taken the best care of my 399 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,880 Speaker 3: body in the past. I've been really open about having 400 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,479 Speaker 3: eating disorders, and I was a long distance runner, and 401 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,679 Speaker 3: I've I thought I would never be able to carry 402 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 3: my own baby. And we talked about that too, even 403 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 3: before we got married, like I was getting testing done 404 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 3: to make sure like it was even a possibility, and 405 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 3: every doctor told me it was a possibility. But then 406 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 3: we were having a hard time. I was just kind 407 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 3: of like, what if this doesn't happen for me? And 408 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 3: it's it really is like my heart's desire. Since I 409 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 3: was an itty bitty girl, I used to carry my 410 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 3: baby dolls around. My mom would carry my little brother, 411 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 3: like I've had that instinct. So then when I found 412 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 3: out that we were like when I saw the positive 413 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 3: pregnancy test, it was like I just never thought that 414 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 3: was gonna happen for me, and the fact that it 415 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 3: has is just like I'm sorry, you can It's I've 416 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 3: never been this happy, Like I've never been so like 417 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 3: proud of my body and just even though it's changing 418 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 3: and it's sometimes uncomfortable, like I'm so excited for all 419 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:44,639 Speaker 3: the changes and I'm so excited that I have this 420 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 3: baby growing because I never thought that i'd be able 421 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 3: to so even when it's hard, and even when I 422 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 3: was so sick, I was just so like excited. And 423 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 3: I've just been so grateful this whole time. But yeah, 424 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 3: I've like I've genuinely I don't think i've been this 425 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:07,399 Speaker 3: happy since like you and I got engaged and married, 426 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:12,679 Speaker 3: Like I have just had so much, I know, but 427 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,359 Speaker 3: I mean those are like these are Those are like 428 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:19,439 Speaker 3: the two biggest moments of joy I've had. So I 429 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 3: can't even imagine meeting her. I'm just like, I'm so 430 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,120 Speaker 3: thankful that I'm able to have a baby. I never 431 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 3: thought i'd be able to, So I just feel really 432 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 3: excited and like so grateful. 433 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, you should be proud of yourself too, Like I 434 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 2: don't know how to I don't even know how to 435 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 2: say it. I don't know if I ever have. But 436 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 2: it is interesting with your your past and just having 437 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 2: you know, this long distance running career and having to 438 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 2: keep your body in what you imagine and what people 439 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:52,119 Speaker 2: were kind of telling you in this like really like 440 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:57,439 Speaker 2: lean overly like athletic state, and then the repercussions from 441 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 2: that for you emotionally, mentally, physically, and now for like 442 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 2: your biggest fear out of that like kind of the 443 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,439 Speaker 2: unknown of Yeah, but what else has this done to 444 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:11,199 Speaker 2: my body? And for you now to be pregnant is 445 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 2: like a really big thing to celebrate and just hopefully 446 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 2: like some like peace. 447 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's it has given me so much peace, and 448 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 3: like just I just feel like this baby is such 449 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 3: a sign of like redemption. Like there's there's nothing that 450 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 3: like I can do that can't be undone almost even 451 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 3: that's probably an over generalization and not true, but I. 452 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,119 Speaker 2: Really do feel that way right now in this season, 453 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 2: in this I think it's very fair for you to 454 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 2: feel that way. Yeah. 455 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I don't know. I'm just I'm so excited 456 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:45,400 Speaker 3: and thankful. 457 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 2: It is a big deal. Jessica's pregnant and Ben. 458 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 3: Has been so sweet in this pregnancy. He's like dropped 459 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 3: everything to go get frozen yogurt with me. He's made 460 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 3: me what I want for dinner, which. 461 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 2: Is which is wild. Like the dinner stuff doesn't make 462 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 2: any sense. I mean sometimes it's mac and cheese with 463 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 2: ice cream, yeah. 464 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 3: Or like all I want is like plain buttered pasta, 465 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 3: Like that's like sounds so good to me all the time. 466 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:13,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been weird. 467 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:15,439 Speaker 3: Land no vegetables. 468 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 2: We've had fun with it though, and we're having a 469 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 2: great time. We're very excited to be parents. We're ready prepared. 470 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 2: Final kind of like rapid fire, honey questions for you 471 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 2: just to kind of answer anything that was written in 472 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 2: so we can kind of go through it. Do we 473 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:30,640 Speaker 2: have any names picked out? You don't have to share 474 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 2: them because I was told by wells Adams to not 475 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,439 Speaker 2: share the baby names because it opens you up for 476 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 2: more feedback than what you really want. 477 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:41,479 Speaker 3: I've heard that too, so we're not going to share them. 478 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 3: But we do have a top three list that is 479 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 3: open to change. But we feel pretty good about our 480 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:47,359 Speaker 3: top three. 481 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 2: How did we come up with the baby announcement idea? 482 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 3: I asked you how you wanted to announce the baby, 483 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 3: and you said you wanted a video of our love story, 484 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 3: so we made one. 485 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 2: That video wrecked me too. I just I feel like 486 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 2: I'm holding on by a thread any moment I am libel, 487 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 2: Like right now, I'm liable to break down the nursery. 488 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 2: Do you want to share kind of the theme of 489 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:17,400 Speaker 2: the nursery? I kind of think I did last week, 490 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,880 Speaker 2: maybe more than I expected to. So do you want 491 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:21,879 Speaker 2: to share the theme and why it's the theme. 492 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 3: We're doing a very subtle, not like over the top, 493 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,160 Speaker 3: Winnie the Pooh theme, So we're gonna have some little 494 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 3: Winnie the Pooh elements because Ben and I love Winnie 495 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 3: the Pooh. It was both of our favorites growing up, 496 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 3: and we had some of our best friends read one 497 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,359 Speaker 3: of the Pooh quotes at our wedding, like it's just 498 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 3: been a big part of our love story randomly. So 499 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:44,879 Speaker 3: it's gonna have some little Winnie the Pooh elements. And 500 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,199 Speaker 3: then Ben wants to paint the walls pink, which just 501 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 3: melted me. 502 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 2: Goodness, I do want to paint them pink? 503 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 3: Is so sweet. 504 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're gonna paint them pink. It's gonna be really 505 00:24:55,800 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 2: pretty goodness. All right, final question for you, Han, what 506 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 2: is the thing you're most excited to teach your new 507 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 2: baby girl? 508 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, like deeper surface level, whatever you want, Like, 509 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,920 Speaker 3: what's the first thing that comes to mind? I really 510 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:18,679 Speaker 3: can't wait to watch Disney movies with you. 511 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought that would be. 512 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:22,479 Speaker 3: I can't wait to like show her all the princess stuff. 513 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 2: You've been waiting for an excuse to watch Disney movies 514 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 2: for a long time. 515 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,119 Speaker 3: You might have to rewatch before to make sure, like 516 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:28,919 Speaker 3: they're appropriate. 517 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 2: I think anything's appropriate. 518 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 1: For me. 519 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,920 Speaker 2: I think I think what Like when it's the question 520 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 2: of what I want to tea what I'm my most 521 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:42,680 Speaker 2: excited teacher? I think I'm really excited just show her 522 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 2: what family she's entering into, Like we have great parents, 523 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:54,119 Speaker 2: incredible siblings, really great like aunts and uncles and grandparents 524 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 2: and just like we got a really good thing going 525 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 2: and I feel very grateful for that. Like every night 526 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:03,919 Speaker 2: when I go to bed, I pray that I'm thankful 527 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 2: for you and our dog and a baby girl and 528 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:11,919 Speaker 2: then this amazing family and now everybody gets that, and 529 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:13,360 Speaker 2: so I'm excited for her to meet them. 530 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 3: Yeah. I've said this to so many, like all the 531 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,640 Speaker 3: people that are shared in our joy, our friends, our family, 532 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 3: everybody like this baby. I just I can't imagine someone 533 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 3: coming to the world more love than our daughter. 534 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 2: Goodness are we have a full closet already. 535 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 3: We've got a hand me down. 536 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 2: I've asked people not to give us stuff. 537 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:36,120 Speaker 3: Oh goodness, She's got a lot of hand me downs, but. 538 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 2: Not all hand me down. 539 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 3: And a lot of people out lover her. 540 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 2: Goodness. We'll keep you updated as we go. We want 541 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 2: to do this with almost famous listeners because we haven't 542 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 2: done an interview yet. You've kind of kept it close 543 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 2: to our chest, you know. But we're very excited. We're 544 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 2: very ready, though, as ready as you can be. Wailing 545 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 2: gonna be great. He's already sleeping on top of Jess 546 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:04,360 Speaker 2: at night literally like head on the belly. I think 547 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 2: he's gonna rock and roll this thing in the best 548 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 2: of ways. He's going to be such a stud. So 549 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:13,679 Speaker 2: everybody's really ready, everybody's really prepared. We're excited. Uh, but 550 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:16,880 Speaker 2: we'll keep you updated as big things happen. A way 551 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 2: to go, you have a long ways to go. My 552 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 2: life hasn't changed that much, so until next time, I've 553 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:27,879 Speaker 2: been Ben Jess. We'll share the name of the baby 554 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 2: girl who's with us as well when she's born. 555 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:35,439 Speaker 1: Follow the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcasts on 556 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,719 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.