Despite the fact that Brandi and Lawrence have been best friends for years, they admit that making the transition from besties to getting pregnant together was far more intense than they ever thought possible.
"I don't think that either of us saw the challenge coming," Lawrence said. "We're kind of like a married couple. We had these really, really great areas of intimacy, but I've never really had to care for her in that way and she never really had to emotionally be there for me."
While Brandi's pregnancy was far from a walk in the park, her labor went relatively smoothly. They immediately went to the hospital once Brandi realized the contractions she was experiencing weren't of the Braxton-Hicks variety.
"I knew this was a different type of pain because we had had a bunch of Braxton-Hicks scares previously," Brandi said. "We were kind of used to it, but then it started getting really intense. Lawrence looked at me and I looked at him and he said, 'Are we going to do this?' And I responded, "Yeah. I think it's time.'"
One epidural and 12 hours of labor later, the new parents welcomed their son Hartley into the world. Four months later, and they've certainly had their fair share of ups and downs.
