"Because of God, I was able to rebuild and refocus" 
 
 Heidi Montag talks one-on-one with Faithwire about preparing for motherhood and letting go of her past, one that has left the 30-year-old with a “fame chasing” identity card, thanks to a debacle of post “Hills” television appearances and acts. 
 
 The frank and openness of Montag’s previous wasteful habits like losing almost all of the $10 million dollar MTV show generated fortune, posing “tastefully” for Playboy and teaming up with Spencer for the long haul, a man portrayed poorly on and off “The Hills” has left fans like myself wondering, what’s next? 
 
 Well, it sounds like a lot – including starting a family. 
 
 “I am writing a coffee table wife type of book, it is more like a fun project, something I enjoy doing and then I am getting ready to be a mom hopefully next year. So that is going to be my main priority and full-time job,” Montag told Faithwire. 
 
 As of now, the September born baby is not pregnant but is “hopeful” it will happen in the future. Adding that, “you know I had to pray to get my husband to even…agree to have a kid and so this whole journey over the last few years…I have had to do.” 
 
 “You know the excitement of it (but) you know it is not so easy, not everyone can just have kids whenever they want, you know there is a lot of hardship and prayers and certain things you have to put in to that.” 
 
 A true sentiment that many mothers and those who desire motherhood can agree with. But, in the immediate future and a “roadblock” to adding the new addition, is another reality show. 
 
 A part of their life, the twosome have become known for participating in. 
 
 Montag and her hubby Pratt made their millions and gained the bright light of Hollywood through their first endeavor on screen, “The Hills,” a show about millennials living in Los Angeles. 
 
 The six season thirty minute docu-drama catapulted both their reality television personalities to high heights and their meeting. 
 
 But it also displayed the downside to the couple’s epic public fall. 
 
 Ex-Lauren Conrad bestie and reality television personality said, “growing up in front of people…you make mistakes, you know producers and different people (are) involved and there is a lot at stake at a really young age.” 
 
 “I definitely made my fair of mistakes but I am thankful for the experience and it was a really great opportunity to grow and learn and I’m really thankful for where I am now.” 
 
 “(And) I definitely don’t regret where I am now.” 
 
 The young woman also went back to her roots and explained that the show made her fantasies a reality. 
 
 “I grew up in a small town in Colorado and I always dreamt that I would be buying Louboutins and I had a love for Vogue magazine,” she said. 
 
 The infamous Louboutin name goes with the shoe maker: Christian Louboutin, a French fashion designer who’s footwear has become well known because of its red soles and celebrity and socialite purchasers. 
 
 So, “when I actually had an opportunity to buy those things, it was almost like…it was fun and then of course, I just got a little carried away with it.” 
 
 “Obviously there is pressure for all of that, but I really enjoyed that at that time and for the surgery and everything it was free, it is hard to say no for me to a two for one shoe sale let alone, you know hundred of thousands worth of free stuff.” 
 
 “So at the same time, I started to get insecure about my look and comparing it to other people so the two combined, just got a little too carried away. The second round of surgeries, it was such a quick decision and I just had so much going on, I didn’t fully think it through.” 
 
 In true Montag fashion, an impression is left after speaking these words. 
 
 “At the end of the day nothing else matters. This life is really short and really temporary and when everything goes, all your money, everything you’ve built your security on, it really makes you face the reality of this life.” 
 
 “So I’m really thankful I had such a public fall and I spent all my money and everything because it made me remember what I care about and what is important to me and to rebuild.” 
 
 “Because of God, I was able to rebuild and refocus.” 
 
 Now, “I try to prioritize prayer time everyday, at least once a day, try to listen to all the Christian music I love and preaching everyday and just keep it part of my daily life because if you don’t keep it part of your daily life, it slowly kind of slips away from you, for me at least, I have just reprioritized that and honestly that is my life.” 
 
 I hope you are all having a beautiful blessed day!????????? — Heidi Montag (@heidimontag) September 27, 2016 
 
 Want more stories like this? Sign up for our email newsletter. ||||| Spencer Pratt was still half asleep when he got the news he’d been dreaming about. On a recent morning at his Santa Barbara beach house, he rolled out of bed to find his wife of eight years, Heidi Montag, “just standing there,” the 33-year-old former star of MTV’s The Hills recalls in the new issue of Us Weekly. “The look on her face, I can’t even describe it. She was literally glowing. I thought she was about to say she made muffins or banana bread.” 
 
 Actually, it was a bun in the oven. “Heidi said, ‘I’m pregnant,’ ” continues Pratt. “I was like, ‘Whoa, that’s way more exciting than banana bread!’ ” Montag, 30, who is 12 weeks along and due October 19, tells Us she felt “overwhelmed” in the moment: “I started crying, and he embraced me.” 
 
 Their happy news marks a turning point for the polarizing reality stars. 
 
 Once famous for their bitter feuds with Lauren Conrad on the MTV hit 
 
 (remember the sex-tape rumors?) and outlandish behavior (in 2009, Montag 
 
 had 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day), the pair are now older, 
 
 wiser and ready for parenthood. “Heidi has wanted to be a mom since the 
 
 day I met her,” says Pratt, who sells crystals online. “She has planned 
 
 for and thought about this.” They open up to Us about their new reality. 
 
 Us: Congratulations! 
 
 HM: Thank you. I have never been more excited. The reality is sinking in that we are going to have a child! I’ve read every pregnancy book, and now I realize I don’t know anything. 
 
 SP: It’s just the click-click-click of the roller coaster going up. That’s how I feel right now. 
 
 Us: Why wait until now for a baby? 
 
 HM: I wanted a baby three years ago. Spencer was a little hesitant. Then one thing after another came up. We had work obligations, like Celebrity Big Brother in the U.K., which I did not want to be pregnant for. I’m actually really thankful we waited. I thought I was ready in my twenties, but with everything we had going on, it just wouldn’t have been a good situation for us. 
 
 SP: Agreed. I think I’m ready. I know Heidi is ready! 
 
 HM: It might never be the perfect time, so we said, Let’s move forward. We had all these conversations. We’re older, we have more life experience. Nothing is holding us back. 
 
 Us: What made you think you were pregnant? 
 
 HM: I felt nauseous and I wanted to know, so I took a pregnancy test. I was so shocked; Spencer wasn’t. He was so sure it would happen right away. He was like, “You’re going to get pregnant the first time we try.” 
 
 Us: Had you been trying long? 
 
 HM: It happened the first month! 
 
 Us: Physically, how are you feeling? 
 
 HM: I’ve had really bad morning sickness since the beginning, but I’ve never been so happy to feel so sick! Every time I feel awful, I remember why and I’m just euphoric. It’s so fulfilling, and I’m mostly just grateful. I’ve been with the love of my life for 10 years, and now we’re starting our own family. 
 
 Us: Spencer, are you pampering Heidi? 
 
 SP: I’m doing the dishes! 
 
 HM: He is! 
 
 SP: I need to step up the pampering game, though. Baby, I owe you a massage and the best frozen dinner I can make! I’m a fish-stick master chef. 
 
 Us: Heidi, now that you’re set for fish sticks, are there any other foods you’re craving? 
 
 HM: At first I wasn’t craving anything because I was so sick, but now it’s salt-and-vinegar potato chips. I could eat a bag of them a day. 
 
 SP: No, no, no. I was eating the entire bag! She’ll have a handful. 
 
 HM: A few handfuls. 
 
 SP: And then I eat the rest. I’ve never eaten more junk food in my life! 
 
 HM: And Sour Patch Kids! I try to eat healthy, organic versions of them. But it’s not the same! 
 
 Us: Will you find out the sex of the baby? 
 
 HM: We don’t know yet. 
 
 SP: Heidi watches videos of gender reveals on Pinterest for ideas. 
 
 HM: I’m hoping for a boy. I’ve always wanted a boy first — 
 
 SP: [Interjects] Notice she says first! 
 
 HM: Yep. First! I’d love to have a son and for the Pratt name to continue. 
 
 For much more of Pratt and Montag’s interview, pick up the new issue of Us Weekly, on stands now! 
 
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 Want stories like these delivered straight to your phone? Download the Us Weekly iPhone app now! ||||| Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are going to be parents! 
 
 The Hills alums, who wed in April 2009, are expecting their first child in October, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE. 
 
 Last September, Montag, 30, revealed to Faithwire that she was “hopeful” about the possibility of getting pregnant within the next year. 
 
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 “I am writing a coffee table wife type of book, it is more like a fun project, something I enjoy doing and then I am getting ready to be a mom hopefully next year.” 
 
 She explained, “So that is going to be my main priority and full-time job.” 
 
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 Although the MTV personality looked forward to building a future family with her 33-year-old husband, she admitted of Pratt: “I had to pray to get my husband to even … agree to have a kid.” 
 
 And Montag isn’t the only Hills alum who is growing her little family. Former cast mate Audrina Patridge welcomed her first child, daughter Kirra Max, last June, and Lauren Conrad is currently expecting her first child with husband William Tell. 
 
 US Weekly first broke the news.
– He thought he was getting banana bread, but instead he got news he was going to be a dad. Spencer Pratt, who used to star in MTV's The Hills along with wife Heidi Montag, reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly how he found out Montag is carrying their first child, due in mid-October. Pratt, 33, said he woke up at home to find his 30-year-old wife standing there "glowing," and he thought she was going to say she'd just baked something. "I'm pregnant," she announced instead. People cites a September 2016 interview with Faithwire in which Montag, who's been married to Pratt since 2009, said she was "getting ready to be a mom," with hopes for a due date sometime in 2017. But while Pratt, now an online crystal vendor, tells Us that "Heidi has wanted to be a mom since the day I met her," he was, as she puts it, "a little hesitant." They say they're both ready now, though Montag admits: "I've read every pregnancy book and ... realize I don't know anything." An excerpt of the full Us Weekly interview here, which includes Heidi's pregnancy cravings. (We hope they've saved up some money for nursery supplies.)