7 Little Johnstons Liz Gives BIRTH To Baby Girl

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00:00We have a baby. We have a baby. Bryce and Elizabeth have a baby. We are finally aunts and uncles.

00:07Woo! Woo!

00:09On the season 14 finale of Seven Little Johnstons, Liz and Bryce's baby finally arrived.

00:14But a lot happened leading up to it.

00:16The episode began with Anna inviting Emma, Bryce and Liz over for Halloween.

00:20And she surprised Liz by dressing up as her.

00:23You actually look like that though when you're pregnant. I'm gonna laugh.

00:26Don't I look cute?

00:29You might break your back. Yeah.

00:31For some reason, Anna thought the belly weight should be all the way up here.

00:35But I think the belly was just a little big on her for her waist.

00:38But I think I've been a pretty good source of birth control for Anna and Emma both throughout this whole process.

00:43After handing out candy, Liz challenged her sisters to watch a video of a C-section.

00:47And they were a little squeamish.

00:49Oh yeah. Oh no. You're not freaking looking. Look at that s***.

00:52I'm looking. That's not that s*** that your niece is going to be coming out of.

00:57Emma, put that down. I don't need to see that. Oh, that's blood.

01:00Watching that video, it was just nasty.

01:03I peaked my eyes just to give support to Elizabeth to watch the C-section.

01:08But it was nasty.

01:10It just makes my stomach hurt too when they're just doing it.

01:13Later on, Trent and Bryce installed baby Layton's car seat.

01:16Afterward, Trent brought up Liz and Bryce potentially getting married one day.

01:19And how it might play out the same as it did for Amber's parents.

01:22I've told Amber, I said, this is going to go down a lot like you and your mama.

01:27Because Amber was the flower girl. Amber was a three-year-old flower girl in her mom and dad's wedding.

01:32It would be flower girl 2.0.

01:38The flower girl will almost be as tall as the bride.

01:42They then talked about raising Layton, who will be average size, in a family of little people.

01:46I wonder if she's going to grow up and ask her mom why she's taller than her mom.

01:55Of course, those questions will come around. Absolutely.

01:58But if she grows up in a good family with parents that are explaining things, she grows into it and grows up with it.

02:06There won't be a lot of wondering.

02:08She's going to be a well-rounded individual because she knows she'll automatically be grown and taught into acceptance

02:15and how to accept people being different.

02:17Meanwhile, Liz was getting her nails done with Amber and Heidi.

02:20And Heidi, who raised her own average-sized child as an LP mom, gave Liz insight into what to expect.

02:25So being a mother of an average-sized child and a little child,

02:30tried to give Elizabeth some advice with the difference between them.

02:35And the biggest thing is that she's going to be doing things, Miss Layton, a lot quicker and sooner than the little person child would.

02:43She's going to be walking. She's going to be sitting up. She's going to be rolling over.

02:49All of these things quicker. Going to have to childproof the house a lot sooner.

02:54On the night before the birth, Liz and Bryce had a date night, and they talked about their nerves setting into the big day.

02:59My nervousness is more like when I get put to sleep, what am I going to wake up to?

03:03Like, yes, I know I'm going to wake up to my daughter, but hoping that I'm waking up to everything.

03:08Like, you know, she's great. She's doing good. You're okay.

03:11Not like anything else different that I wake up to.

03:14Yeah, because I'm going to be worried about you to death.

03:16I'm also worried about Elizabeth. You know, something accidentally going wrong with her.

03:22And, you know, there's an emergency because, you know, you never know what could happen because not all things are perfect.

03:27Then me, I'm, you know, I just lose it.

03:31Meanwhile, all of the siblings got together to meal prep for the soon-to-be parents, each making a tray of lasagna.

03:37It definitely takes a village to raise a kid, and I think we've got a good-sized village amongst us in this house to be able to give Leighton her best start.

03:47Enjoy this meal. I know cooking is hard, even with a kid. Good luck, Liz and Bryce.

03:51I hope this meal will be amazing for your belly. Can't wait to meet Leighton.

03:55Can't wait to watch y'all become the best parents. Love the crazy aunt.

03:59The next morning, it was delivery day. The whole family packed up to get to the hospital in Atlanta, and Trent filmed once they got there.

04:06Elizabeth, how are you feeling?

04:08Happy because we're here. And there's a possibility she would.

04:11How far away are we from baby time? Delivery time?

04:15We're pretty soon. Pretty soon. Hopefully sooner.

04:18What's the first thing you're going to do when you see your baby?

04:25Are you going to cry? You think you might get emotional? This is your creation.

04:31Soon, it was time for Liz's C-section, and Amber was hoping it would go well.

04:35When we delivered Jonah, he came out not breathing and spent six weeks in the NICU.

04:42And obviously, our biggest hope is that Elizabeth doesn't have to experience that.

04:51I'm very much a person that is a realist and has had conversations with Elizabeth that,

04:58you know, remember, you are having a C-section and you are being put under general anesthesia.

05:04Therefore, there is that possibility that, you know, Leighton may have to go into the NICU.

05:09As they waited for Leighton to be born, the nerves continued to grow.

05:12They were on the operating table, and mom and dad said, it'll only take like 30 minutes.

05:18You know, C-sections are very quick and everything. And it got past 30 minutes.

05:23It was about 45 minutes. And so at the end, we were getting worried.

05:28The next, what is it, past like 15 minutes, all of us were, all of us were stressing.

05:35It is a bit overwhelming. As much as we want a grandbaby, that's also our daughter going back there for surgery as well.

05:43So, and this isn't tonsils or adenoids or ear tubes or anything. This is a major surgery.

05:48But soon, all the tensions were eased when Leighton arrived.

05:51Bryce told us about his first moments meeting his daughter.

05:53I was sitting out there for a little while. And then I hear her crying.

05:58They come and get me and they brought me in there and I just hear really loud crying.

06:05I'm like, oh yeah. And then I go see her and she's just the most beautiful little thing.

06:10Soon after, Liz got to introduce the whole family to Leighton through a window.

06:14When we got close to the window, I'm pretty sure I started crying because I was just overwhelmed

06:18because I had no idea that my Aunt Heidi and Carrington and that more people were going to be there.

06:22And so I started crying when I saw them and especially when I saw Mom and Dad

06:26because they were like, it was like the look of relief.

06:29And then Paw Paw and then Alex and then Anna were looking.

06:33And it was really, really sweet, but they just got to see her through the window.

06:36And then before I know it, the nurse was like, you can bring them all back to your room.

06:40And we were like, all of them? It was like eight people. Like all of them? They're like, yeah.

06:45Amber and Trent were among the first Johnstons to hold Leighton.

06:48She opened her eyes for a minute. We got to see her eyes.

06:51Oh my gosh.

06:53Holding Leighton in our arms for the first time, that was, I think, the moment that we're like,

07:01holy s***, we're really grandparents. This really just happened.

07:06Mama's first grandbaby.

07:08I read, and until you hear it, you don't realize it,

07:12but a grandchild is the best gift your child can give you.

07:16And it's true.

07:18It was clear right away how in awe of the baby Liz was.

07:21I just couldn't get over how small she was and that she definitely did have a lot of hair.

07:25But she was just so sweet. And she was, I mean, she was pretty.

07:29I couldn't get over the fact of like how pretty she was.

07:32Gotten the good looks from her mama.

07:34I mean, I was like, yeah, we did a pretty good job.

07:36She has that baby smell.

07:38The season ended with Liz and Bryce reflecting on the joy of becoming a family of three,

07:42with lots more love and adventures in store.

07:44You gonna keep her?

07:46Yes.

07:48Even though Bryce and I are absolutely exhausted,

07:51we are super, super excited having Leighton here with us.

07:55And we could not be more grateful that we have a very happy and healthy and beautiful baby girl in our arms.

08:01And I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.

08:04Best feeling in the world.

08:08Yeah.

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