"The first couple months were rough," Lawrence said. "When people tell you you're going to be losing a lot of sleep and that you'll never sleep again — all of that was true, and it was a lot. Parenthood is literally a day-to-day adjustment. But now, being a dad is exciting because Hartley is grabbing things, talking a lot, and he's not a potato anymore. He's an active baby. So, it's really, really cool to see him learning stuff and progressing."
Brandi agrees that watching her son develop has been the most invigorating thing she's experienced yet. "The best part of motherhood so far is seeing him understand everything that I've been teaching him. I spend time with him in the mornings teaching him to grab his seat or having him make eye contact. It's just the little things, honestly."
As for advice for others who want to start a family with their best friends? Be ready for anything! "I would tell prospective coparents to communicate and to be open to being vulnerable in a different way that you never imagined," Brandi said. Lawrence added that both parties should make sure they're serious about the decision because, after all, there's no going back. "You need to want to have children," he said. "[Parenthood] isn't cute. I would tell anybody to really make sure it's what you want, because when you sign up to be a parent, you're doing it for life."
!["The first couple months were rough," Lawrence said. "When people tell you you're going to be losing a lot of sleep and that you'll never sleep again — all of that was true, and it was a lot. Parenthood is literally a day-to-day adjustment. But now, being a dad is exciting because Hartley is grabbing things, talking a lot, and he's not a potato anymore. He's an active baby. So, it's really, really cool to see him learning stuff and progressing."
Brandi agrees that watching her son develop has been the most invigorating thing she's experienced yet. "The best part of motherhood so far is seeing him understand everything that I've been teaching him. I spend time with him in the mornings teaching him to grab his seat or having him make eye contact. It's just the little things, honestly."
As for advice for others who want to start a family with their best friends? Be ready for anything! "I would tell prospective coparents to communicate and to be open to being vulnerable in a different way that you never imagined," Brandi said. Lawrence added that both parties should make sure they're serious about the decision because, after all, there's no going back. "You need to want to have children," he said. "[Parenthood] isn't cute. I would tell anybody to really make sure it's what you want, because when you sign up to be a parent, you're doing it for life."](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/Lroq0grqLylFi29kfyDgfp7kWoE/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2019/03/05/877/n/24155406/ea51e1c8dcf9fe54_IMG-1726-Facetune-16-12-2018-23-02-06/i/first-couple-months-were-rough-Lawrence-said.jpg "\"The first couple months were rough,\" Lawrence said. \"When people tell you you're going to be losing a lot of sleep and that you'll never sleep again — all of that was true, and it was a lot. Parenthood is literally a day-to-day adjustment. But now, being a dad is exciting because Hartley is grabbing things, talking a lot, and he's not a potato anymore. He's an active baby. So, it's really, really cool to see him learning stuff and progressing.\"
Brandi agrees that watching her son develop has been the most invigorating thing she's experienced yet. \"The best part of motherhood so far is seeing him understand everything that I've been teaching him. I spend time with him in the mornings teaching him to grab his seat or having him make eye contact. It's just the little things, honestly.\"
As for advice for others who want to start a family with their best friends? Be ready for anything! \"I would tell prospective coparents to communicate and to be open to being vulnerable in a different way that you never imagined,\" Brandi said. Lawrence added that both parties should make sure they're serious about the decision because, after all, there's no going back. \"You need to want to have children,\" he said. \"[Parenthood] isn't cute. I would tell anybody to really make sure it's what you want, because when you sign up to be a parent, you're doing it for life.\"")
