Hoda Kotb’s Tearful Reunion With Kathie Lee Gifford: ‘Where’s My Other Girl?’

>> I'M LONELY ON FUN DAY MONDAY. HODA WAS HERE THE FIRST THREE
HOURS AND THEN MISSED THE BABY AND LEFT.
NOT TRUE. COME ON OUT, HODA WOMAN!
HODA MOMMA! >> WHERE'S MY OTHER GIRL?
>> HERE'S YOUR OTHER GIRL. COME HERE, YOU MOMMA, YOU.
>> HODA. WHO LEFT TWO AND A HALF MONTH
AGO TO GO TO PALM BEACH WITH YOUR MOTHER FOR THE WE COULD.
>> AND THEN. >> YOU CAME HOME.
>> -- I HAD A BABY. >> AND ALL THE WORLD'S THRILLED
FOR YOU. OH MY GOSH, SO YOU'RE BACK.
YOUR FIRST DAY. >> LET ME JUST LOOK AT YOU.
>> I REMEMBER YOU. >> HI, HOW ARE YOU?
>> IT'S SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME.
SHE'S BEEN -- WE HAVE SOME WELCOME BACK GIFTS FOR YOU.
THAT MIGHT BE AMONGST THEM. ARE WE GOING TO DO IT NOW?
YEAH, THEY WANT TO DO IT NOW. SO --
>> WOW, WE HAVE GIFTS ALREADY? >> YES.
>> WHAT DO WE HAVE? >> I DON'T KNOW.
LET'S SEE. THIS IS FOR YOU TO WEAR.
IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING. HODA MOMMA.
>> OKAY. >> THERE YOU GO, YOU'RE HODA
MOMMA. HERE IS THE LULLABY ALBUM.
AND THIS IS EVERY BOOK I'VE EVER WRITTEN, EVER, EVER, EVER.
SO YOU'RE ALL SET. >> YOU'RE SO CRAZY.
>> LET'S GET THESE OUT OF THE WAY.
WE'VE GOT SOME SURPRISES. >> THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT.
>> WAIT. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
NOTHING HAS CHANGED. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT? I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU AND OF
COURSE BEEN PRAYING FOR YOU AND LITTLE HALEY JOY AND JOEL
BECAUSE IT'S QUITE THE -- JOEL'S DAUGHTER IS FINALLY GRADUATING
COLLEGE AND NOW HE'S GOT A BRAND NEW BABY.
>> HERE WE GO AGAIN. >> IT'S AWESOME.
>> IT'S SO FUNNY, YOU GO THROUGH YOUR LIFE AND I'VE DONE SO MANY
THINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME. I PUT MY TOES IN THE OCEAN.
YOU SEE A SUN RISE. YOU GO TO COLLEGE.
DO ALL THESE THINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND YOU THINK THAT
YOU FELT EVERY EMOTION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE COMES IN, LIKE,
WALKS IN THE DOOR. >> AND SHE CAN'T EVEN WALK YET.
>> EXACTLY. >> LOOK AT HER.
>> AND YOU LOOK AT HER AND YOU THINK TO YOURSELF I'VE LOVED HER
I THINK MY WHOLE LIFE. >> THANK YOU, HONEY.
>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S FOREVER. >> AND SHE LOOKS LIKE.
>> IT'S WEIRD. >> SHE'S GOT A BIG HEAD AND BIG
FEET. >> PLEASE LET THEM BE 9 1/2, NOT
10. BUT SHE DOES HAVE A HUGE HEAD
AND I LOVE IT. I LOVE HER HEAD.
>> HER HAT DOESN'T FIT HER EITHER.
>> SOME OF MY FAVORITE TIMES OF THE DAY I SLEEP IN THE ROOM WITH
HER SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER SHE STARTS CRYING I'M READY.
BUT WHEN IT'S, LIKE, 6:00, SHE NEEDS A DIAPER CHANGE, SHE'S
SITTING THERE AND I LOOK AND SHE'S HUNGRY AND SHE NEEDS
CHANGING AND I SAY GOOD MORNING, NUGGET.
SHE GETS A SMILE, LIKE, HI. JUST LIKE THAT.
AND I SWEAR TO YOU, IF I COULD LIVE IN THAT MOMENT, YOU KNOW
HOW YOU WISH MOMENTS WOULD LAST FOREVER, AND I KEEP THINKING
JUST STAY RIGHT HERE. AND THE THING I'VE LEARNED, WHEN
YOU'RE 52 AND YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE IT'S SORT OF LIKE YOU'VE
WAITED SO LONG. EVERY SINGLE MOMENT IS
SOMETHING. EVEN THE WORST MOMENTS, AND I'VE
HAD A COUPLE OF THOSE, EVEN THE WORST MOMENTS, I REMEMBERED I
HAD A REALLY TERRIBLE DAY. WAS SO TIRED AND SO MANY THINGS
HAPPENED. A GLASS BROKE AND SHE WAS CRYING
AND BLAKE POOPED IN THE HOUSE AND NOBODY WAS AROUND.
AND I LITERALLY WAS HOLDING HER AND I WAS KIND OF UPSET BECAUSE
I WAS JUST HAVING A MOMENT. I SAID YOU KNOW WHAT?
I SAID I'M GOING TO SAY THANK YOU RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I WOULD
HAVE BEGGED, BEGGED FOR A DAY LIKE THAT, AND SO I'LL TAKE THE
BAD ONES BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEGGED FOR THAT KIND OF A DAY IF
I COULD JUST HAVE A CHILD. I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M CRYING.
I CRY OVER EVERYTHING. I'M USUALLY NOT LIKE THIS, BUT
I'VE BECOME CRAZY. I'M SERIOUSLY CRAZY, I THINK.
>> WHEN PEOPLE HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED IT PEOPLE THINK THAT
PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN AND EXPLAINING ARE
CRAZY. AND THEN YOU -- NOW YOU JOIN THE
CRAZY GROUP. >> YES.
>> WE ARE CRAZY. WE ARE CRAZY IN LOVE WITH THESE
BLESSINGS FROM GOD WE'VE BEEN GIVEN.
>> AND YOU CAN'T BELIEVE HOW YOUR HEART CAN FEEL.
LIKE, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT FEEL THIS IS WAY.
AND I HAD THIS WEEKEND MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS OVER AND WATCHING MY
MOM FEED HALEY WAS -- IS ONE OF THE GREAT JOYS OF MY LIFE,
WATCHING HER DO THAT. THERE'S ALL OF US AND THERE'S
HALEY. >> THAT'S IN ONE APARTMENT AND
JOEL IS TAKING THE PICTURE. HE WAS THERE TOO 6789.
>> SHE L LOOKS LIKE SHE FLEW IN AND SPATTERED ON ME.
>> HALA FLEW IN FROM DUBAI. I CAN NEVER REMEMBER WHERE SHE.
>> HANNAH SAID AUNT HODA, I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK THIS IS CREEPY,
BUT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE ASLEEP IN THE ROOM I JUST STAND OUTSIDE
AND HOPE YOU GUYS WAKE. THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.
>> IT'S A BLESSING TO EVERYBODY. >> AND ELLA IS SUCH A GOOD BABY
FEEDER. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS MY LIFE.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE DEMARCATION LINES IN YOUR LIFE.
I AM TAKE MY TIME. I AM ENJOYING MOMENTS THAT I
KNOW I WOULD HAVE RACED THROUGH. I WAS TRYING TO WORRY, LIKE,
SHE'S CRYING AND I'M, LIKE, DOES SHE NEED TO BE BURDEN OF PROOF,

OH BURPED, BUT I'M -- AS I'M DOING IT, I'M TRYING TO LINGER
AND SAVOR. JUST ENJOY EVERY SECOND.
>> THE TIMES THAT I'VE BEEN WITH YOU SHE LOOKS -- SHE KNOWS
YOU'RE HER MOMMA. SHE JUST LOOKS AT YOU AND JUST
FIXATES. SHE LOVES THE SOUND OF YOUR
VOICE. THAT'S THE LAST TIME WE WERE
OVER. SHE'S JUST PRECIOUS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I CAN'T BELIEVE. THAT YOU HAVE ALL WHITE
FURNITURE. >> CAN I MAKE

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