UP UNTIL NOW THEIR TOUGHEST JOBS
ARE BEING THE STARTING
QUARTERBACK AND THE WIFE OF A
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE.
>> THAT CHANGED.
THEY WELCOMED ED TWIN GIRLS INTO
THEIR LIVES.
BIG CHANGE.
NOW THE LIVES OF THE NEW PARENTS
AND THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT MEANS.
>> AS YOU KNOW, THE LIONS AND
MATTHEW STAFFORD ARE BACK ON
THEIR OFF SEASON WORK OUTS BUT
RECENT DAYS.
HIS WIFE KELLY GAVE BIRTH TO
TWIN GIRLS.
LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
JUST LIKE A SWITCH IN DEFENSIVE
COVERAGE THEY'RE ABLE TO MAKE
SEEMLESSLY.
>> HE IS A GREAT JOB AND IT'S A
LOT WITH TWINS.
LIKE A DAD COMES HOME
AND -- MAYBE DOES ONE FEEDING
NO BREAK.
I'M FEEDING ONE, HE ISFIDING
ONE.
IT'S -- FEEDING ONE.
IT'S NON-STOP WITH TWO.
>> YOU SIT HERE AND LOOK AT HOW
BLESSED -- TWO -- AND THE WALLS
AND -- THE LEVEL OF
BLESSED.
>> IT'S VERY -- VERY BLESSED.
AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, I HAVE
FRIENDS WHO HAVE STRUGGLED
GETTING PREGNANT AND YOU JUST
REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE TWO
OF YOU.
ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES YOU WANT TO,
MOST OF THE TIME --
[LAUGHS]
>> LET ME TELL YOU.
[LAUGHS]
>> THESE ARE HARD.
>> NO QUESTION.
ESPECIAL AN EWITH TWO.
-- ESPECIALLY WITH TWO.
>> REPORTER: KELLY SHARED SOME
OF THE TWINS EARLY MOMENTS ON
HER SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS WHERE
SHE HAS QUITE FOLLOWING.
HER LOVE AND CARE HAVE PICTURES
AND SHE KNOWS WHEN BABIESSLEEP,
YOU LET THEM SLEEP.
>> DO YOU EVER COME IN WHEN
>> OH, NO.
>> NEVER?
[LAUGHS]
>> REPORTER: THE STAPEREDS WERE
TRYING TO GET PREGNANT AND
COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE EXCITED
WAS.
>> OKAY.
SO THIS IS -- KIND OF NEW
INFORMATION BUT WE DID IVF SO
THERE WAS NO CONCEPTION.
SO YEAH.
WE ACTUALLY -- AND -- AGAIN WE
STRUGGLED.
SO WE PUT TWO EGGS IN AND -- SO
WE WERE NOT SURPRISED THAT THERE
WERE TWINS BUT WE WERE SURPRISED
THEY WERE IDENTICAL.
FIRST?
TIME.
>> REPORTER: BEING A MOTHER IS
A TOUGH JOB.
AS IS BEING THE WIFE OF A
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE.
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ATHLETE IS
LIONS.
HER LOYALTY IS UNWAVERING AND
BEEN ON DISPLAY DEFENDING HER
TIME TO TIME.
THOSE PUBLIC BATTLES HAVE DIED
DOWN A BIT.
>> HAS THAT BEEN A CONSCIOUS
EFFORT?
[LAUGHS]
I LEARNED TO CHOOSE THE BATTLES
SO.
I JUST -- I JUST FEEL LIKE YOU
CAN'T REALLY WIN.
YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW WHAT IS
KNOW.
IT'S -- I JUST CHOSE NOT TO
FIGHT THE BATTLES ANYMORE.
>> YOU HAVE TWO GIRLS NOW.
>> NOW I DON'T HAVE TIME.
>> SOCIAL MEDIA?
WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?
>> NOW I SEE AN ARTICLE AND I'M
LIKE I
[LAUGHS]
>> REPORTER: JOB ONE FOR THESE
TWO IS ALWAYS FOOTBALL AND
THAT'S HOW FANS IDENTIFY WITH
THEM AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR
A DECADE NOW.
THESE DAYS JOB ONE IS LOW KEY,
SOMETIMES LOUD, BUT MORE THAN
ANYTHING IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING TO THE STAFFORDS.
>> WE'RE HOPING TO RAISE THEM
HALF AS GOOD AS OUR PARENTS
RAISED US.
>> REPORTER: VERY COOL THEY LET
YOU IN TO SHARE THAT.
AND GOT IN.
[LAUGHS]
BUT HER HONESTY IS GOING TO HELP
A LOT OF PEOPLE.
IT WAS SO REFRESHING AND WHAT A
TERRIFIC COUPLE.
>> BEAUTIFUL FAMILY.