Actor Neil Patrick Harris told David
Letterman that he and partner David Burtka attempted to get knocked
up.
Harris, the star of CBS' How I Met
Your Mother, and celebrity chef Burtka entered a California
domestic partnership in 2004. The couple welcomed twins Gideon Scott
and Harper Grace, who were born via a surrogate, on October 12, 2010.
During an appearance on CBS' The
Late Show, Harris showed off a holiday-themed calendar that
featured Gideon and Harper to the audience's delight.
When Letterman stated, “When you
think about it, birth the typical, traditional way is a miracle. But
no less a miracle is this procedure when you consider,” Harris
responded: “Well, I will tell you. You have to be very committed
to wanting to have kids. Because you have to go through the
financial hoops, you have to go through the health hoops, choosing
the right egg, and doing all that. So, yeah, you can't just
accidentally get knocked up one night. Believe me, we tried.”
“What?” Letterman said. (The video
is embedded in the right panel of this page.)