Jessie James Decker Reflects on ‘Strong Foundation’ to Get Through 'Real Life Moments' with Husband Eric Decker

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PLUS: The mom-of-three admits she's feeling "tired" amid pregnancy with baby #4

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00:00 Now it's the sit down.

00:01 Five questions with the multi-talented,

00:03 Jessie James Decker.

00:05 Hi Jessie.

00:05 You made a huge announcement a few weeks ago.

00:08 You're pregnant with baby number four.

00:10 Congratulations.

00:11 How are you feeling?

00:12 - I'm good.

00:13 Just feeling really tired, really sleepy.

00:16 And the kids have a lot of activities that they're doing.

00:18 Some running around after them.

00:20 When I was pregnant before, they were little

00:22 and it was like a different level of exhaustion

00:24 'cause there were little babies running around.

00:25 But now they've got like gymnastics and football

00:28 and baseball and guitar lessons.

00:30 So I'm like, you know, running around after them.

00:32 They've got a lot of activities.

00:33 It's just a different level of exhaustion.

00:34 And I'm working still.

00:36 - You're a pregnancy pro at this point.

00:38 But what surprised you about this pregnancy?

00:40 - I just kind of thought

00:41 because I haven't been pregnant in five years

00:43 that it would almost be like the first time again

00:47 where your body's like, whoa, what are we doing here?

00:49 This is like brand new.

00:52 And it wasn't.

00:52 My body was like, we know what's up.

00:55 I'm like, we're doing this.

00:57 We've done this before.

00:59 - Let's talk about your new cookbook.

01:00 Congratulations.

01:01 What recipes can we expect to find inside?

01:03 What inspired you to write it?

01:05 - You know, I love cooking.

01:06 It's like one of my favorite things to do.

01:08 Not only do I just love making an amazing meal

01:11 or something delicious for my family to eat, for me to eat,

01:14 but it's also like therapeutic for me.

01:16 I love being in the kitchen

01:17 and just creating these delicious things.

01:20 And so I started sharing recipes back in the day

01:24 and I could tell that there was a demand

01:25 from people wondering how did you make that?

01:28 Or what's that recipe?

01:30 So that's kind of how the cookbook journey began for me.

01:33 Listen, I was born in Italy, raised in the South.

01:36 My whole family's from Louisiana.

01:37 So I just have roots from all over the place.

01:40 And I do feel like it has made for good flavor.

01:43 - What's the number one request that the kids have for you?

01:46 - Pasta.

01:47 All they want is pasta.

01:48 So I have a full chapter on pasta in here.

01:50 And then they also love the hearty, like in a pot stuff.

01:53 So I have a whole chapter called "Hot in a Pot."

01:56 There's this chicken thigh bake

01:57 that is very popular in my house.

02:00 It's chicken thighs over rice and vegetables.

02:02 And it's just so good.

02:05 - You celebrated your 10 year anniversary in June

02:08 with your hubby, Eric.

02:09 You guys are so cute.

02:10 How do you keep the spice going in your relationship?

02:13 - You know, we like each other.

02:15 I think that when we met,

02:17 we just saw the world the same way.

02:19 And we always have, we just have the same beliefs

02:22 and we view life and love and family

02:25 so similar that it works.

02:27 Once you've been together for so long,

02:29 you know, real life will happen.

02:31 And in those real life moments,

02:33 you've got to have such a great, strong foundation

02:35 and love and like for each other

02:37 that you're never faced by some of those heavy moments

02:39 that can happen along the way.

02:41 So I think for us, we just had a strong foundation

02:43 and I don't know, I just like the guy.

02:45 - And what do date nights look like

02:47 in the Decker household?

02:48 - I cook so much.

02:49 So sometimes it's nice to get a little break

02:51 and have him take me out.

02:52 We went on a date last night, which was so much fun.

02:55 It was just like a little sexy night out for us.

02:58 You know, we went and we ordered every dessert on the menu

03:01 and it was just nice to have some quiet time

03:03 to listen to music on the car ride over

03:06 and just held hands.

03:07 It was just like nice to be alone.

03:09 - I can't believe that I'm saying this,

03:11 that the holidays are fast approaching.

03:13 What are your non-negotiable traditions

03:15 when it comes to you guys celebrating as a family?

03:18 - I've always been that girl that's like,

03:19 we're not gonna do Christmas until Thanksgiving is over,

03:22 but I feel like I may be changing.

03:24 I don't know.

03:25 I may want like a hybrid of still some fall festive things

03:29 mixed with a little bit of Christmas,

03:31 but I won't go like winter wonderland

03:33 until Thanksgiving's over.

03:35 - Have you tried any traditions with the family

03:37 that maybe just didn't pan out?

03:39 - Yeah, so the last few years,

03:40 we were trying to do like Thanksgiving, like on a trip.

03:45 So we've been going to Mexico

03:46 and doing the whole travel thing.

03:49 And it's fun, but by the time the Thanksgiving meal is served

03:52 the kids are not happy.

03:53 They're like, this doesn't taste like the real thing, mom.

03:56 This isn't the gravy you make.

03:58 So I'm thinking I'm either gonna have to make

04:01 a Thanksgiving meal before we leave or when we return,

04:04 or maybe we just won't travel on Thanksgiving.

04:07 - And finally, pick a project

04:09 and play it for the next 10 seconds.

04:10 You ready?

04:11 Let's go.

04:12 - You guys, my new cookbook, "Just Eat" is out.

04:15 So make sure you go grab it.

04:17 Make sure you grab my brand new single,

04:18 "I'm Gonna Love You."

04:19 It's out everywhere.

04:20 And check out my new Christmas EP out in November.

04:23 - Jessie, thank you so much for being here.

04:25 - Thank you.

04:26 Good talking to you.

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