All right.
So I just got to Virginia.
It is gorgeous, but oh, so cold here.
Fun fact-- my husband is from here.
And I got this letter from this girl named Katelin.
She's writing about her best friend since birth, Erica.
And they have no idea that they're
getting the surprise of their life for the first time ever.
Surprise!
[APPLAUSE]
10 years ago, Ellen made my dreams
come true by giving me my first ever job right here
on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
We want to offer you a job here.
Oh, my god!
And now, I'm paying it forward by helping
some very special Ellen fans do incredible things
for the first time ever in "Life's First-Evers."
This is always my favorite part--
the anticipation.
[SCREAMING]
Oh, I can hear them!
Hi, you guys!
[SCREAMING]
My name is Erica.
And I'm Katelin.
And we've been best friends since birth.
Birth.
My husband and I have been trying
to start a family of our own for over four years
now and have gone through multiple medical procedures--
five miscarriages, to be exact.
Seeing that second line on that stick,
seeing heartbeats multiple times,
and then learning that, oh, no, wait,
this baby isn't going to sing with you.
I was convinced that I maybe just wasn't
supposed to be a mom after all.
Watching your friend go through something so hard
and be completely helpless, it's so difficult to do.
I just knew in my heart and I said it
out loud that you are going to be a mother.
I know this for a fact.
And if I have to carry the baby for you, I will.
I called Erica and said, is this something that you're still
willing to do?
And I don't think she let me finish my sentence.
I said, you know, let's do this thing.
Funny enough, it takes a lot to carry someone else's child--
lots of tests, lots of medicine, injections.
She went to all the appointments immediately
and there was just no looking back.
And I am pregnant with--
Twins!
Boy and girl.
I have thought about the day that I
get to hold these babies almost every second of every day.
That moment when they get to be in my arms and my husband's
arms, it's just constantly on my mind.
He knows he's on camera!
He's waving to the camera!
I can just imagine that it's going to be the best
feeling in the entire world.
I'll tell you, that sound never gets old.
There have been times when I've had to come back--
I've been on the couch for days due to these medical issues.
And always, the first thing my husband does--
no joke-- he'll go in, he'll turn on the DVR,
and put on the Ellen show.
Because truly, that is something that I know
I can count on to lift me up.
The Ellen show has been such a big part of our life forever.
And it's just been really central to our friendship
and our journey.
I think that the best way that I could possibly
thank Erica for the incredible gift that she's giving us
is to take her to the Ellen show for the first time.
To have a small piece of that amazing experience
would just be incredible.
OK.
So we are 30 minutes away from the big surprise.
The girls have no idea what is about to happen.
I'm so nervous.
It's going be fine.
Let's go.
Right now, Jeannie is in Arlington, Virginia,
with Katelin and Erica.
Jeannie, if you can hear me, scratch your ear.
OK.
Jeannie, calmly tell her that I want to say hi.
I do have someone that wants to meet you.
I want you to take a look at that monitor right there.
[APPLAUSE]
[SCREAMING]
Are you serious?
Surprise!
Yes, [INAUDIBLE].
I'm serious.
[INAUDIBLE]
OK, breathe.
Breathe.
You are a liar.
Let me tell you-- say hello to that lady right there.
Hello, Ellen.
Hi.
Yes, Erica, Jeannie is a liar.
That's why we hired her.
Here's what I want to do.
Erica, I know your dream has been to come to the show.
So after you have the babies, we're going to fly both of you,
give you VIP tickets.
Thank you so much!
You're welcome.
And then Katelin, you're going to be a first-time mom,
so I'm going to give you everything
that we're going to give away for our Mother's Day show
this year.
[INAUDIBLE]
Oh, my god, I have chills right now.
Surprise!
Oh, my god.
I have one more surprise for you in the back of my EcoSport.
Oh, how fancy.
All right.
So here's the thing.
Ellen wanted to send some stuff ahead of time.
So you guys are getting your first ever [INAUDIBLE] baby
presents!
Oh, my god!
Look at all this!
Look at the shoes!
I cannot believe what's just happened.
Are you kidding me?
This is literally the best day of my life.
I don't think that I'll ever be able to properly thank Erica.
But the way that I'm going to show
my gratitude for the rest of my life
is just by being a good mom.
Because I know that's all she wants to see.
I love you!
[MUSIC - SALT-N-PEPA, "PUSH IT"]
Ooh, baby, baby.
Baby, baby.
Ooh, baby, baby.
Oh, baby, baby.
Ooh, baby, baby.
Baby, baby.
Ooh, baby, baby.
Baby, baby.
Get up on this.
Push it.