WAS
WAS TALKING ABOUT HIS DAY-TO- DAY LIFE.
DAY LIFE.
DAY LIFE. >>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET OVER
TO MICHELLE.
TO MICHELLE. >> I CAN HARDLY CONTAIN MYSELF,
WE ARE CELEBRATING DAD'S ALL
WEEK LONG, TODAY WE HAVE A
DOUBLE WHAMMY, WE HAVE TWO DADS
RAISING TWO TWIN BOYS, SO WE
HAVE FOR MATT, RICHARD, IAN AND
ELI. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND YOU
ARE CELEBRATING YOUR VERY FIRST
FATHER'S DAY.
FATHER'S DAY. HOW DOES THAT FEEL TO HEAR
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> UNBELIEVABLE.
>> UNBELIEVABLE. >> I LOVE IT BECAUSE WE MET
THROUGH TEXT ON THIS SHOW,
WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD TEXT
US, AND IT WAS DURING THE
INFERTILITY WEEK THAT WE DID,
AND WE ANNOUNCED THAT I AM
PREGNANT, I AM COMING ALONG,
AND YOU SAID THANK YOU.
AND IT IS AMAZING, OBVIOUSLY TO
SEE THESE TWO LITTLE GUYS.
SO, TELL US HOW YOU STARTED
THAT PROCESS, BECAUSE IT WAS A
CHALLENGE FOR ANY WASHINGTON
PARENT.
PARENT.
PARENT. >> YES, UP UNTIL IT TOOK EFFECT
IN JANUARY, IT WAS NOT LEGAL TO
PAY A SURROGATE IN WASHINGTON,
SO WE FOUND OUT THROUGH SOME
RESEARCH THAT OREGON, COLORADO,
AND CALIFORNIA WERE THE BEST
STATES THAT HAD THE LAWS IN
PLACE. SO WE WENT TO AN AGENCY
IN PORTLAND THAT HAD A
REPUTATION AND WE WORKED WITH
THEM, AND THEY FOUND US AN
AWESOME SWEET SURROGATE IN
CALIFORNIA TO CARRY THESE TWO.
>> SO EACH OF YOU CREATED AN
EMBRYO WITH THE SAME DONOR EGG,
SO THAT MEANS EACH CHILD IS
BIOLOGICALLY CONNECTED TO YOU.
THAT IS AMAZING.
SO, I'M GUESSING THAT IAN IS
BIOLOGICALLY CONNECTED TO
RICHARD, AND ELI IS
BIOLOGICALLY CONNECTED TO YOU,
BUT YOU ARE ONE BIG HAPPY
MODERN FAMILY, AND YOU HAVE SO
MANY INTERESTING STORIES, YOU
CAN TALK ABOUT IMMIGRATION, YOU
CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING AND
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?
>> SURE, SURE.
>> ARE YOU GETTING SLEEP?
>> MORE NOW.
>> WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE
TO SOMEBODY WHO IS CHALLENGED
RIGHT NOW AND THEY WANT TO
BECOME FATHERS.
BECOME FATHERS. >> I WOULD WORK WITH SOME
GROUPS, THERE IS A GROUP CALLED
MEN HAVING BABIES, THEY ARE
BASED IN NEW YORK I BELIEVE,
BUT THEY DO GRANT PROGRAMS, FOR
EXAMPLE, BECAUSE SERVICE IS
VERY EXPENSIVE, AND I WOULD
DEFINITELY RESEARCH ANY COMPANY
THAT YOU ARE GOING TO WORK WITH
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE
REPUTABLE.
REPUTABLE. YOU KNOW, THIS TYPE OF PROCESS,
YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU HAVE A GOOD
RELATIONSHIP WITH A GOOD
FERTILITY CLINIC AND THEY ARE
REPUTABLE AS WELL.
>> OKAY, COME BACK OVER HERE
BECAUSE JORDAN HAS TWINS AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> I HAVE TRICKS, WHENEVER MY
KIDS WOULD START FUSSING, YOU
NEVER KNOW WHY, I WOULD TAKE
THEM OUTSIDE AND JUST BEING IN
NATURE, THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE
TREES AND THAT WOULD CALM THEM
DOWN, SO I JUST DO THAT.
SO, FOR MY THING, IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS, I HAVE TWINS
THAT ARE FOUR NOW, MY BIG TEETH
-- TIP HIS PATIENTS, TRY TO GET
THEM ON THE SAME SCHEDULE, AND
WHAT IS SO DIFFICULT IS YOUR
LIFESTYLE COMPLETELY CHANGES
ONCE YOU HAVE KIDS.
YOU ARE USED TO GOING OUT, AND
DOING STUFF ON THE WEEKENDS,
AND YOU REALLY JUST HAVE TO MOLD
TO THEIR NEEDS, AND ONCE I
REALIZED THAT, WHICH TOOK EIGHT
MONTHS, THEN MY LIFE STOPPED
GETTING STRESSFUL. BECAUSE IT
IS NOT ABOUT ME ANYMORE.
THAT WAS MY THING.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU REALLY LIKED
ABOUT RAISING TWINS?
BOTH OF YOU.
>> THEY ARE BEST FRIENDS, THEY
ARE THE FIRST PEOPLE THEY SEE
IN THE MORNING, LAST PEOPLE AT
NIGHT, FRIENDS FOREVER, YOU GET
A LITTLE BREAK WHEN YOU GET
OLDER, AND YOU THINK, I CAN
ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING AGAIN.
SO IT REALLY HELPS OUT.
THEY LEARN TO SHARE RIGHT OFF
THE BAT, AND IT IS TRUE WHAT
THEY SAY, IT IS DOUBLE THE
PLEASURE, DOUBLE THE FUN.
YES.
YES.
YES. >>
YES. >> HAS A BEEN A HARD
ADJUSTMENT, DO YOU GET A LOT OF
HELP?
HELP?
HELP? >>
HELP? >> WE DID HAVE HELP, BUT NOT
TOO MUCH HELP, MY FAMILY LIVES
ON THE EAST COAST, AND WHENEVER
OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WOULD
COME OVER, AND DONNA CAME UP
MULTIPLE WEEKENDS.
MULTIPLE WEEKENDS. WE NEEDED THAT SUPPORT SYSTEM.
>> I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXCITED
I AM THAT WE MET, WHEN YOU
TEXTED THAT DAY, THIS HAS BECOME
SUCH A BIG STORY FOR YOU, I AM
JUST SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
I WILL NEED A BABYSITTER AT
SOME POINT, MAYBE WE CAN ALL
GET TOGETHER AND HANG OUT.
I LOVE THESE GUYS.
THEY HAVE BEEN SO QUIET, SO