- Before the break, we were talking about the Carter's
Show Her Love Baby Shower I recently hosted.
There were 100 new mamas and mamas-to-be
in the virtual celebration.
It was so awesome,
and we actually have a few of them joining us right now.
Morgan, Amanda, Mary, are you there?
Hello, everybody!
How are y'all doing?
Congratulations to all of you.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- So exciting!
Okay, so Morgan, you just had baby Beckham, right?
So was it a difficult path to bring him into this world?
I heard it was.
- It was.
So I was told at 13 years old that I had endometriosis
and that I would never have children.
So by the time I met my husband,
it was like a deal-breaker for most people that I had dated,
so I told him pretty early on like,
"Hey, just so you know, I can't have kids."
Just as casual as that, too,
and he's like, "No problem.
We'll cross that bridge when we get to it."
And literally a week later it was Mother's Day.
I went into urgent care because I had this migraine
I couldn't get rid of, and I found out I was pregnant.
So (laughs) yeah, it was kind of a funny story.
But we were not expecting that news at all,
and then between that and six and a half years later,
we have had many pregnancies that have resulted in loss
through miscarriage and ectopic,
so we tried for a really long time
to bring another baby into this world,
and like nothing went right.
So I was like, I'm gonna go ahead and get my mom makeover
and find some other things to focus on.
And two months later,
I found out I was pregnant with Beckham.
So yeah, things happen when they're supposed to,
but (laughs) it's been a...
- That's crazy!
One of my friends was actually,
the same thing happened to her when she was young,
and they said because of the endometriosis,
she wouldn't be able to have children.
And she tried for years, and finally,
they were able to make it happen.
She ended up having twins and it was...
That's a hard thing to hear if your dream is to have kids,
you know?
And that happens to a lot of women,
so thank you, first of all, for being so open
and vulnerable about that story,
'cause a lot of people connect to that story.
Amanda, your pregnancy also came
as a bit of shock, right?
- Yeah.
Actually I'm 37,
so I wasn't even sure if it was still possible
to get pregnant or if it was gonna be difficult,
but I went off birth control in early 2019
and we kinda just figured whatever happens, happens.
Fast forward a year and a little bit,
and we found out at the end of March that I'm pregnant.
So that was, you know, a great news
and very exciting, especially during the times of COVID.
But it's made it a little difficult, too, COVID,
you know, again, it's my first pregnancy,
so I'm not really sure what to expect with the doctors,
and my husband hasn't been able
to come to any of my appointments.
So that's been kind of difficult.
He's been wanting to hear the heartbeat
and see the ultrasounds, and all that fun stuff,
so I've been trying to FaceTime with him
as much as possible,
but we went for our 12 week appointment,
well, I went for my 12 week appointment,
and I was FaceTiming him and my parents,
and just so they could hear the heartbeat,
when the surprise, you know, big surprise from the tech
was, "Oh my God, it's twins."
We didn't know that it was twins,
we weren't planning for twins,
it was really exciting to watch, you know,
both my parents and my husband just kinda overcome
with emotion in that moment.
- Congratulations, by the way.
Like what a gift.
And like to not know if it was gonna happen or not,
and then you get two little gifts,
which is awesome. - I know.
- It was great.
You know, you pray for a miracle and then you get two, so.
- You get two for one!
That's amazing!
I've had two pregnancies, so I slightly hate you. (laughs)
But no, congratulations, Amanda.
That's a really, really cool story.
Mary, you've had an interesting experience as well.
You're a nurse in an ICU.
So what's it like to be an essential worker
who's pregnant, during a pregnancy?
Did you have concerns, obviously?
- Definitely kind of unnerving time to be pregnant.
Definitely unnerving time for everyone,
but you know, my husband and I both...
He works, he's a corrections officer in a jail
and I'm in a hospital,
so we're both kind of in a high-risk area.
So you know, just kind of day in and day out,
things changing.
My husband and I, this is our third pregnancy,
first child, so you know, we were kind of very scared
going into things.
Thinking, well, we've had two unsuccessful pregnancies
and now we have one and now we're kind of dealing with
this virus that nobody knows anything about,
and you know, I'm working in the ICU directly with patients
who have been exposed and have the virus,
so it's been kind of, kinda scary.
But you know, we have a healthy little girl,
and that's three, or three weeks away from her due date,
so it's very exciting, and you know, things have been good
and she's been healthy this whole process, so it's exciting.
I'm glad to be near the finish line. (laughs)
- Oh, oh, my gosh.
I remember the finish line.
The finish line is so beautiful.
(Mary laughs)
It's like, oh, finally.
I love you, get out, get out, get out. (laughs)
That's really great.
Hey, and thank you so much, first of all, from all of us
for what you do, especially during this time,
putting your life on the line.
Not only yours, but your little baby's.
Like that's... - Tough.
That's, it's above and beyond to ask someone to do that,
so thank you so much from all of us
to just you and all the essential workers out there.
That's really, really...
- [Mary] Thank you, yeah.
- Courageous of you.
They already got to have an enormous
virtual baby shower before,
Huggies gifted you a year of diapers at the Carter's Shower,
and they hope you'll fall in love with the Huggies
special delivery diapers and wipes,
which are the perfect pair for your perfect care.
But they wanna do more.
So they're starting a $5,000 college fund
for the baby of whomever wins the game we're about to play.
Are you ready?
- Yeah.
- Yes.
- I mean, everybody could use money towards college.
It is so expensive.
All right, let's play Baby Boom or Bust.
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Okay, so this is simple.
I'm gonna ask you questions all about babies.
You each have cards and pens
right there in front of you, right?
You ready?
Okay, and when I ask the question,
you write your answer down.
Then we'll see who gets it right.
You get it right, you get a point.
Let's do this, all right?
All right, first question.
What's the first sense a baby develops?
(timer ticking)
Okay, are we all ready?
Okay, show me.
Okay, no one wins this one!
'Cause you're all wrong! (laughs)
The answer is actually touch.
I didn't know that as well, so we're all failures together.
Okay, so let's, (laughs)
it's only a failure if you don't keep trying.
Let's keep trying.
Okay, here we go.
Which celebrity named their baby Stormi?
(timer ticking)
All right, ladies, so let's see the answers
you came up with.
Let's see what you wrote.
Oh my God!
Okay, I didn't know that at all,
and all of you got that right.
Kylie Jenner is the answer.
Way to go, you all get points, okay.
I'm the loser there.
Okay, so here's the next one.
What percentage of women actually give birth
on their due date?
So here's the thing, this is hard.
That's like a one out of 100,
so I'm just gonna say whoever gets the closest to, you know,
the percentage of women actually give birth
on their due date, whoever gets the closest gets the point.
Are y'all cool with that?
Okay, okay. - Sure.
Here we go, show me your answer.
Oh my gosh!
One of you got the answer!
I had no idea, no one...
Okay, I cannot even believe you right now, Mary.
You got that right.
5%! All right, so we have another one.
Babies are born without which body part?
Write down your answers.
(timer ticking)
I think I actually did know this one,
'cause I thought it was weird.
- [Amanda] Yes.
- Okay, y'all ready?
Okay, everybody show.
Certain types of bones, kneecap,
kneecaps for the win!
Amanda and Morgan get it.
Oh my gosh, it's a three way tie!
Well, it seems like all we can do here folks
is just give you all $5,000 for your babies for college.
That's what we're gonna do! (laughs)
- That's so awesome!
- That is so awesome! - Thank you!
I can't believe it was - Thank you.
a three way!
I love that, everyone wins!
That was so cool!
But literally, I'm so glad that all of you
ended up getting that.
That's courtesy of Huggies.
Thank you so much, Huggies.
That money is gonna go to good use.
And again, congratulations not only on the five grand y'all,
but just on your little ones.
These are, they're miracle stories too,
you know, happening.
So it's a beautiful thing to hear that hope.
And I know a lot of mamas out there who struggle
getting pregnant and everything coming to fruition.
That's a hard, hard thing to deal with emotionally
and physically, mentally.
So thank you for being open, thank you for being vulnerable
with your stories and congratulations,
and I just can't wait for y'all to all...
I know Beckham's born, but the others aren't,
so I can't wait for y'all to snuggle and smell 'em,
they're so cute.
All right, y'all have a good one.
Stay safe and healthy, all right?
- [Guests] Thank you!
- All right, bye ladies!
All right, it's time for a break.
We'll be right back with What I'm Liking.
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