""I knocked on her office door and I said, 'I need to talk to you about something,'" Jenna continued. Hoda immediately panicked because she thought Jenna was planning to turn down the co-hosting position. "I cried because there was a level of worry for my friend. I said, 'No, I'm pregnant, and I know how bad you want another babe.' And so we had this beautiful conversation," Jenna remembered. "She hugged me, and I said to her, 'My mom always says, "Everybody gets their baby when they're supposed to.' And she was, of course, wildly understanding.""
""I had a teachable moment in this moment, listening to you speak," Sheinelle said. "Some people are very good at having tough conversations. I'm not good at it. I think it's a developed skill. But what I recognize is, if you do the hard thing up front, it actually saves you from the harder thing on the other end.""
Jenna Bush Hager learned she was pregnant shortly after being hired and worried because friend Hoda Kotb was in the process of adopting a second child. Jenna approached Hoda with the news out of concern for her friend and shared a heartfelt exchange that included reassurance and a family saying about timing. One week later Hoda FaceTimed Jenna to introduce her new daughter, Hope. Sheinelle Jones reflected that having difficult conversations early is a developed skill that prevents greater hurt later. The story emphasizes empathy, timing, and candid communication between friends navigating different family-building paths.
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