>> oh, yeah. yeah. >> reporter: count brandy's mom, molly edwards, among the many people thrilled at the arrival of craig in her life -- just when you needed something nice to happen. craig, what did you think of him? >> he was really nice. he put her first. he put her first. >> reporter: growing up, brandy wasn't much for barbie dolls but give her a sketch pad and a pencil and she was lost for hours. she loved to draw. she had a deft eye for realistic wildlife portraits. >> she took every kinda art class there was. if it had anything to do with art, she took it. >> reporter: brandy enrolled at her local college, zane state, but before her freshman year was up she left school to marry josh daniels, a part-time student she'd met. not too long after, she had news for mom. >> she called me up said that she was pregnant. >> reporter: you must have been so torn up. >> i was. that was my baby.