>>> WE ARE BACK THIS MORNING
CELEBRATING MOMS OF COURSE.
WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL MOTHER TO
BE WE ARE HONORING THIS MORNING.
KRISTEN, THE "TODAY" SHOW FAMILY
ARE SO THRILLED FOR YOU AND JOHN
AND EXCITEMENT AND YOUR LIFE AS
NEXT MONTH THEY PREPARE TO
WELCOME THEIR LITTLE GIRL.
WHILE WE WAIT WE THOUGHT WE
WOULD HELP YOU AS BEST WE COULD.
OUR MOTHERS DAY PRESENT TO YOU,
BEST ADVICE FOR A NEW MOM.
>> HAPPY MOTHERS DAY FOR A NEW
MOTHER TO BE.
>> MY ADVICE FOR KRISTEN ON
MOTHERS DAY IS ENJOY IT.
>> WHEN YOU CAN, REALLY TRY TO
PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE.
THOSE MOMENTS, THE MEMORIES WILL
FAR EXCEED ANYTHING THAT YOU SEE
THROUGH A SCREEN.
>> THE BEST ADVICE I COULD GIVE
IS TO JUST ENJOY THE MOMENT
YOURE IN.
ITS NOT GOING TO LAST FOR THAT
LONG.
ITS SPECIAL.
>> THIS YEAR, YOU GET THE JOYFUL
ANTICIPATION OF A LITTLE GIRL ON
THE WAY.
THE BONUS, NO SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
OR DIRTY DIAPERS JUST YET.
>> BEING A MOM I KNOW IS IN YOUR
DNA AND IN YOUR BLOOD.
YOUVE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT IT,
WISHING FOR IT, PRAYING FOR IT,
NOW ITS HERE.
>> IT DOESNT MATTER HOW THAT
CHILD COMES, IT JUST MATTERS
THAT THEYRE THERE AND YOU ARE
THERE FOR THEM.
>> YOU ARE GOING TO BE A PARENT.
LET ME TELL YOU, IT GETS NO
BETTER.
>> YOU TALK TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE
KIDS WHO ARE OLDER AND THEY SAY
HOW QUICKLY IT GOES BY.
YOU LOOK BACK AND SAY, GOSH, WAS
I THERE?
FIGHT TO BE PRESENT.
>> LET HER GUIDE YOU.
YOU WILL BE THE PARENT AND HAVE
PLENTY OF DECISIONS TO MAKE.
SEE WHERE THEY TAKE YOU.
THEY ARE THEIR OWN PERSON.
>> WE HAVE ADVENTURES AND TICKED
THROUGH THE COOL THINGS WEVE
DONE AND REMIND HER HOW MUCH FUN
WE HAD AND HOW MUCH WE LOVE HER.
>> THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING IS
HOW RIGHT OUR PARENTS WERE.
>> THATS THE NUMBER ONE THING
YOU LEARN AS A PARENT WAS HOW
COMPLICATED THE CAR SEAT IS.
YOU NEEDED AN ADVANCED DEGREE
FROM MIT JUST TO FIGURE THE
THING OUT.
>> THE BEST PART OF PARENTHOOD
IS EXPERIENCE THE WORLD A SECOND
TIME THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUR
KIDS.
>> THE WORST PART IS THE
WAKE-UPS.
I THINK YOU ALREADY HAVE THAT
DOWN.
>> I THINK THATS WHAT MAKES
BEING A PARENT SO AWESOME.
YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH
THAT CHILD THAT NO ONE ELSE
COULD EVER HAVE.
>> THE BEST PART OF PARENTHOOD
TO ME IS REALIZING THAT YOU CAN
SEE A CHILD THAT YOU HAVE NEVER
MET BEFORE AND FALL MADLEY AND
DEEPLY IN LOVE.
>> I THINK OF MY KIDS AS A
LITTLE GIFT THAT I GET TO UNWRAP
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THEYRE DIFFERENT EVERYDAY.
>> THE BEST PART IS YOU GET TO
WATCH THEM GROW AS YOU GROW.
>> FOR ME, THE BEST PART OF
BEING A PARENT IS THE DISCOVERY
HOW FUNNY THESE LITTLE PEOPLE
ARE.
THEIR COMEDY USUALLY
UNINTENTIONAL.
>> SEVERAL BEST THINGS ABOUT
BEING A PARENT, ONE IS YOU GET
TO PLAY WITH TOYS AGAIN.
>> WATCHING THESE LITTLE TINY
PEOPLE BECOME ADULTS, MINE ARE
17 AND 14.
THESE ARE MY BEST FRIENDS.
>> EVERY SINGLE DAY JUST GETS
BETTER AND BETTER.
YOURE JUST FILLED WITH MORE AND
MORE LOVE.
THEY LOOK AT YOU WITH BIG OLD
EYES.
ITS SUCH LOVE AND TRUST I THINK
THE WAY GOD INTENDED IT TO BE.
THERE ARE NO STRINGS.
YOU LOVE BECAUSE YOU ARE WHO YOU
ARE.
>> KRISTEN, I WISH FOR YOU AND
JOHN HAPPINESS, SOME MODICUM OF
SLEEP AND JUST KNOW THAT ITS
ALL GOOD.
>> YOU ARE GOING TO BE A GREAT
MOM.
>> YOU WILL IN STILL YOUR BABY
GIRL WITH THE STRENGTH AND
CHARACTER THAT YOU HAVE TO
TACKLE THE WORLD, JUST LIKE HER
MOM.
>> YOU WAITED AND WAITED.
GOD WAS LISTENING. IT ALL CAME TRUE.
>> OH, MY GOSH, IM JUST
SPEECHLESS.
THAT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
I WANT TO WRITE DOWN EVERY
SINGLE BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ADVICE
AND EVERYONE I THINK HAD THE
SAME THEME, WHICH IS TO ENJOY
EVERY MINUTE.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU.
THAT WAS AMAZING.
>> THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT MOMENT
IS ON TAPE AN YOU CAN WATCH IT
BACK.
THIS IS VERY LITTLE BUT A BEACH
BAG FOR US WITH A COUPLE GIFTS
INSIDE.
>> OH, MY!
OH!
A LITTLE BIB.
FEED ME "TODAY"!
AND A ONESY.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS SO WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE "TODAY"
FAMILY.
THIS UNBELIEVABLE.
>> WERE SO PSYCHED FOR YOU.
ONLY MORE EXCITEMENT TO COME.
>> THIS IS AMAZING.
YOURE AN AMAZING DAD.