'7 Little Johnstons'_ Amber Gets CANDID In Therapy, Liz & Brice's Next Steps

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00:00She's in over her head, so I have some some concerns."

00:04This week on 7 Little Johnstons, Amber is navigating her new normal in therapy.

00:09But first, Anna, Emma, and Liz had a fun sister night making some sushi,

00:13and things got a little dangerous.

00:15"-Anna, the knife! Holy s**t. You almost stabbed me in the eye.

00:20Well, maybe put the knife down before you open this up.

00:23Anna! I had to use it. You need to put this freaking knife down.

00:27Layton's asleep. Okay, but you almost...

00:29She's not asleep. She's awake, but put the knife down.

00:32Just cut your crap.

00:34She doesn't know how to use a knife, y'all.

00:35I didn't cut you, so you shouldn't be worried.

00:38You came very close. Very close."

00:43As they prepared their meal, the topic turned to Liz's motherhood journey,

00:46and if Anna and Emma might follow in her footsteps one day.

00:49"-They're going to give Layton some cousins.

00:51Yes, I want to give Layton some cousins.

00:53She might be 20 by that time, but...

00:55No, that's not true.

00:57Well, you know what it takes to, in order to get...

00:59Yes, I do know.

01:00What?

01:01Get a boyfriend.

01:02We're working on it.

01:04Time's a-tickin', and you about to be 24, and you about to be 19, and...

01:08People have babies when they're, like, three years old.

01:11I don't want to have babies right now."

01:12For now, there's just one baby with Layton,

01:14and she's already turned four months old.

01:17Liz and Bray celebrated by introducing her to solid food for the first time,

01:20which she kind of enjoyed.

01:22"-Ooh.

01:27What is she doing?

01:28She's spitting it out.

01:30Yeah, that's normal.

01:31A lot of it isn't gonna be...

01:32She's gonna push it out."

01:33In her first four months of life,

01:35Layton has already had quite a few exciting firsts.

01:38"-Layton has rolled from her belly to her back one time,

01:42so we're catching on with the rolling over.

01:46Hey, big girl.

01:48Hey.

01:50What you doing?

01:52Hey.

01:53Laughing.

01:53Yeah, laughing.

01:54That's super sweet.

01:59And then talking.

01:59Oh, we talk.

02:00We make lots of noises.

02:03What are you guys saying?

02:07Layton is coming up on her first Easter,

02:09and Anna went shopping with Autumn to find something to wear for the special holiday.

02:13Anna filled up the trip with hilarious moments,

02:15including this wild admission.

02:17"-Put the white shorts on with it.

02:18Okay.

02:19Oh my goodness.

02:20I don't have underwear on.

02:22I forgot.

02:24Ew!

02:25I could find them.

02:26You have some in your car?

02:28Yeah.

02:28I did not spend the night at my house last night,

02:30and, you know, I forgot some clothes to put on.

02:34Some undergarments.

02:35I'm gonna go to my car real quick.

02:38I had a sleepover with one of my friends,

02:41and I forgot to pack underwear."

02:45She ran to her car to get her underwear,

02:47and then tried on some more clothes,

02:48and the shopping spree ended with more laughs.

02:50"-Why do your socks not match?

02:59So, when I was getting dressed,

03:00I was really just checking the floor to make sure it was clean and mopped,

03:03and I accidentally slipped.

03:06That's why we can't go in public."

03:09Moving to Trent and Amber,

03:10they were continuing to figure out the next best steps for Poppy,

03:13who needs round-the-clock care,

03:14and Nana, who also needs some support.

03:16"-Right now, the plan would be that you live in with Heidi and Ella.

03:20Poppy's gonna be the biggest challenge.

03:22Whether we find an assisted living place,

03:25we will see him every day.

03:27One of us will see him every day."

03:29It's something they've thought about for a while,

03:31and we're ready to take action on.

03:32"-If action doesn't happen,

03:35we're just gonna continue marching to the same beat.

03:37And what will eventually happen is,

03:39one of them will go,

03:40and then it's gonna be scrambling

03:43to get the other one situated somewhere,

03:48and when you scramble and you start jumping,

03:50and you typically won't make the best decisions."

03:54Nana shared her candid thoughts on the situation

03:56and the complex feelings surrounding change.

03:58"-I know they're right, okay?

04:00I mean, I'm not stupid or anything.

04:03I know they're right,

04:04but it's reality.

04:06It's just putting it in motion.

04:08We've been in this house forever.

04:11It's just got a lot of,

04:12not only the memories,

04:13but I mean, you know, you're just comfortable.

04:15It's like being in your bed

04:17and pulling your cover all up

04:18and snuggling all down in there.

04:19You know, you're comfortable."

04:21Heidi explained that it would be tough

04:23to sell the house and say goodbye,

04:24but family is what matters most.

04:26"-You're more important than this house.

04:29You need to be around your family, Mom.

04:31You've always loved your family.

04:33If nothing else I can say that I've gained from you,

04:36it's just the love.

04:38Yeah.

04:39Well, we need to give that back.

04:41Yeah.

04:42But you need to allow us to do that.

04:44Let us.

04:45And you're not."

04:46As Amber helps with this transition,

04:47she's also juggling college,

04:49her internship,

04:50helping take care of Leighton

04:52and having a full house.

04:53And the stress is adding up.

04:54"-I wouldn't change being a grandparent

04:58for the world.

04:59But I would have changed the timing.

05:01There's not a perfect solution.

05:03It's a matter of...

05:05No, there's not a perfect solution.

05:07I'm not looking for that.

05:08It's a matter of dealing and coping with it

05:10and just making it through the weeks.

05:12I'm not looking at this in a negative way.

05:14I'm not either.

05:14But I'm looking at this in a realist way.

05:17I also know my limits and just...

05:20I don't want to get to a point

05:21where I'm just like...

05:25Amber revealed that she's going to see her therapist,

05:27Dr. Gayton,

05:27to help her better cope

05:28with this current chapter.

05:30At her appointment,

05:30she gave a candid update

05:32on her hectic family life

05:33and all her feelings surrounding it.

05:35"-I think where my biggest struggle is right now

05:37is this was like supposed to be my year.

05:40And I don't want to say

05:41that we're raising our grandchild

05:43because we're not.

05:44Elizabeth is very involved.

05:46She's a very wonderful mom.

05:48But we are doing a lot

05:52because of inadequate planning.

05:56Okay, so the emotion you're feeling

05:59around this is...

06:01Anger.

06:03Dr. Gayton helped Amber

06:04better understand that feeling.

06:06You had plans and resentment is spawned

06:09when there's a discrepancy

06:11between the way you expect things

06:12to be in the way they are.

06:14It can turn into some things

06:16like discouragement and anxiety

06:20and even sadness or depression."

06:23Amber also opened up

06:24about the differences

06:24between her and Trent's journey

06:26and Liz and Bryce's.

06:27"-We did life completely on our own.

06:30And we had kids early

06:32and we struggled.

06:33Trent was working three jobs

06:34just to get us groceries

06:36for the next week or whatever.

06:38And, of course,

06:39we don't want any of our kids

06:40to have to struggle.

06:41But then I'm like,

06:44am I really helping my kids that way?

06:47Because I feel like Trent

06:49and I learned how to work together.

06:52I worry that Elizabeth and Bryce

06:55wouldn't be able to work together

06:57to get through the struggle."

06:58Dr. Gayton encouraged Amber

06:59to take it day by day.

07:01And Amber left the session

07:02with three goals to focus on.

07:03"-Number one, I think,

07:04allow Liz and Bryce to do more.

07:10Number two, I want to come back

07:12to focusing more on the family

07:15and not fixing Elizabeth and Bryce.

07:20And then number three,

07:23focusing on Trent and I."

07:25While Amber is better learning

07:26to navigate the current situation,

07:28Liz and Bryce are starting to think

07:29about where they'll live next.

07:31During a double date with friends,

07:32Liz revealed that she and Bryce

07:34are looking to buy land

07:35to build their own home.

07:36And it could be within the next year.

07:38"-My parents have not been giving,

07:40like, any pressure with Bryce and I,

07:42like, in Layton needing to move out.

07:44I think they genuinely enjoy Layton.

07:46It's just sometimes, you know,

07:48when Bryce and I talk about,

07:50you know, it's going to be

07:51definitely different

07:52when we're under one roof.

07:54Less eyes on us, less noise

07:57and a little bit better in our opinion.

08:00So seeing my mom get a little more

08:02stressed than normal,

08:03Bryce and I definitely need to be

08:05looking into finding a place

08:07or working on building our home

08:09a lot sooner than expected."

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