Two Parents & A Podcast

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, we’re very much in planning mode - talking babymoon ideas, future parenting rules (we NEED your thoughts on the bed-making debate), and yet another round of nesting.

We start with coffee shop talk (yes, the same one we’ve been talking about for the last two weeks), why good habits take forever to build while bad ones take about two days, and the current parent uniform: sweatsuits with mystery stains. From there, it’s full nesting energy (again) - labeling everything (western shorts, IYKYK), debating whether kids are born Type A or if we accidentally make them that way, and getting into the surprisingly divisive question of whether kids should make their own beds (possibly our first real parenting style disagreement live on the pod??).

Then we get into technology and boundaries: the no phones in bedrooms rule, what age kids are actually getting phones now, and how we somehow ended up with a landline (yes, really). We celebrate Maria’s one-year anniversary with us, spiral into celebrity power couples, Grammys discourse, Valentine’s Day card exchanges at school, and our ongoing “no gifts” debate.

Mid-episode, we start planning our babymoon (US only, no car required - please send help), talk through joint bachelor/bachelorette parties (fun or a hard no?), share our #1 travel hack that immediately lowers stress (with or without kids), and revisit the ongoing dog conversation - why everyone says we should NOT get one yet, and whether we’re secretly a no-pets house… until the day we’re not (I still cannot believe Harrison asked if I’d consider a pet spider).

We wrap with mall nostalgia (or lack thereof), a classic Bicker of the Week (pool vs. no pool - IN TEXAS), and a new behavioral tactic we’ll keep in mind for those future meltdowns: connection before direction.

LOVE YOU GUYS. Thanks for listening!!!!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:02:06 Coffee shops are making coffee “community” again (and we’re obsessed)

00:05:11 Why good habits take forever… and bad habits take 2 days

00:06:50 New parent uniform: mystery stains

00:14:29 Nesting parents - are you labeling EVERYTHING too?!

00:16:10 Are kids born Type A vs Type B… or do we create them?

00:18:40 Are we making our kids make their beds? 

00:21:25 The “no phones in bedrooms” rule… 

00:23:37 What age are parents giving kids phones now? 

00:24:42 We got a LANDLINE… should we do call-ins?!

00:25:37 Maria’s one-year anniversary

00:30:08 Celebrity power couples 

00:31:57 Alex Warren at the Grammys

00:35:31 Do schools still do Valentine’s Day card exchanges?!

00:37:53 Valentine’s Day gift ideas for your partner (plus our “no gifts” debate)

00:43:38 We have an outdoor baby

00:45:20 Baby moon help: where should we go?! (US only)

00:47:47 Joint bachelor/bachelorette parties: yes or no?

00:56:21 Our #1 travel hack: DoorDash on landing

00:58:46 Why everyone says we SHOULDN’T get a dog (yet)

01:02:20 Are we a “no pets” house… until the dog day comes?

01:04:55 Would a pet spider be a dealbreaker?!

01:07:38 Why do malls feel so depressing now?

01:08:47 Bicker of the Week: Pool vs. No Pool

01:11:05 This Week We Learned: Connection Before Direction

01:15:18 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, you already know the phase we’re in - MORE nesting, third-trimester TIRED, and getting ready for baby #2 while CONTINUALLY realizing how much community matters.

We kick things off with a micro-bicker (is this a new thing?!) that isn’t really a REAL debate because we agree (fake flowers vs real flowers), then get into how I’m scheduling rest for “third trimester tired” instead of fighting it. We revisit last week’s Bicker of the Week (drying off in the shower vs on the bath mat), share a weighted vest update (for those who asked in the comments!!), and talk about what phase 2 of nesting mode looks like when you’re about to have two-under-two (spoiler: toddler-proofing everything).

From there, I share my battle-tested opinions on baby shower gifts you should buy that are NOT on your friend’s registry (plus two bonus picks from Harrison that are genuinely top notch). And like speaking of buying things off of registries… we spiral about why every single store now needs your phone number just to let you check out (hard pass).

Then we give an update that kicked off a bigger conversation - Tate officially got off a preschool waitlist I put her on at three months old (WOAH), which leads into a conversation about community, the people you surround yourself with, and why that matters more than ever right now. And yes, your village can include DOGS… when it makes sense to add one with kids, what we’re actually considering, and why this question suddenly feels very real.

We wrap with a new Bicker of the Week (is it ever okay to talk to your partner once they’ve fallen asleep?) and a really sweet Things We DMed about celebrating other kids’ wins - the kind of reminder that makes you appreciate your village (even if it’s just the folks on the sidelines!!)

LOVE YOU GUYS. Thanks for listening :) 

Timestamps: 

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:03:26 Micro-Bicker of the Week: Fake flowers vs real flowers

00:05:45 Scheduling rest for “third trimester tired”

00:08:42 Bicker of the Week Re-Visit: Drying off IN the shower vs ON the bath mat

00:11:19 Weighted vest update

00:13:55 Nesting mode cont’d (and toddler-proofing everything)

00:17:55 Harrison’s cookbook-only cooking era

00:21:58 My top baby shower gifts NOT on your friend’s registry (+2 bonus picks from Harrison)

00:33:30 Why do you have to give your phone number before buying EVERYTHING?

00:44:44 Tate got off the waitlist I put her on at 3 months old

00:50:07 The people you surround yourself with (and why it matters)

00:58:48 We’re getting a dog?!

01:07:46 Bicker of the Week: Is it OK to talk to your partner once they fall asleep?

01:11:27 Things We DMed: Celebrating other kids’ wins

01:16:40 LOVE YOU GUYS

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, we’re talking about a little bit of everything. We start with Austin’s first real snow day (at least since we’ve lived here lol) and how snow days feel wildly different as a kid vs. as a parent.

We talk Dry January, whether it’s rude to ask someone why they don’t drink, and a truly wild babysitting story involving lime-a-ritas (the liability alone???).

Then it’s parenting and pregnancy updates: how every family develops its own language (how Tate became “BUBBERS”), why we’re capping naps at 16 months, the “unzipping the sleep sack” phase, what’s helped vs. not helped with pregnancy restless leg, and the differences between boy vs. girl pregnancies (cravings, skin, fatigue, emotions, pregnancy brain).

We wrap with the fun stuff as always: Harrison’s cookbook era, a great welcome-to-the-neighborhood gift idea, our ongoing couch and dining table saga, Dad’s first attempt at pigtails, Bicker of the Week, and two Things We DMed Each Other that left us speechless.

LOVE YOU GUYS. Thanks for listening!!!

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & a Podcast!
00:03:26 Our first “snow day” in Austin
00:06:05 How children conjure a snow day
00:10:43 “Ghost riding the whip” (and the dumb stuff we did as teens)
00:14:37 Babysitting… but getting paid in lime-a-ritas?! (liability?!?!)
00:16:08 Dry January touch base
00:18:50 Is it rude to ask someone why they’re not drinking?
00:25:12 Every family has their own language (how Tate became BUBBERS)
00:29:28 Why we’re capping Tate’s nap at 16 months
00:31:16 Pregnancy restless leg: what works & what doesn’t
00:33:41 Boy vs. girl pregnancy differences: cravings, skin, emotions, fatigue & pregnancy brain
00:36:38 Harrison’s cookbook era
00:38:28 Welcome-to-the-neighborhood gift idea
00:41:48 The now weekly couch update (lol) + trying to pick a dining table without losing our minds
00:45:43 Toddler sleep sack hacks: the “unzipping” phase + inside-out trick
00:49:23 Dad’s first time attempting pigtails
00:53:28 Bicker of the Week: drying off in the shower vs. on the bath mat (again) + no ceiling fans in Texas?!
00:58:28 Things We DMed Each Other: the cleaner “100 rubber ducks” test (are you kidding?!?)
01:01:38 Things We DMed Each Other: guy climbs a skyscraper with zero safety gear (and he has kids)
01:05:38 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, it’s one of those episodes where nothing is technically related… and yet somehow it all is. Very Friday energy (but HAPPY MONDAY!!!).

We kick things off with Tate entering her unzipping era (a big-girl milestone no one prepares you for!!!) and come to terms with the fact that we’ve officially become the parents we SWORE we’d never be (hahahaha). We have another SHOW REC (is this our new thing???) - His & Hers.. Then react to Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s take on Netflix and filmmaking (I think we agree?? I mean we are to the point that Harrison bought a phone lock box sooooo).

Then it’s toddler parent life as usual: discovering that “tractor wheels” are apparently a food, relying on DoorDash as a legitimate parenting strategy, and settling a cohabitating Bicker of the Week we didn’t know we felt so strongly about (do you dry off IN the shower or ON the bath mat??).

Mid-episode chaos includes gym drama involving a smoothie bar heist (and learning about Harrison’s fascination with bank robberies?!), home updates (haunted light, breakfast nook plans, and our couch ordered on vibes alone), and a very real debate about whether Dad gets any say in nursery design. We also talk through our night nurse plan for baby #2 — why we’re doing it again and what we learned the first time around.

We close with Tate discovering SHOPPPING (hello sparkly cowboy boots), why buying kids clothes for their “future age” is a scam, a viral moment where a mom throws an iPad out the car window (we have thoughts), an alarm clock that charges you to snooze, and the comment section absolutely lighting us up over the word “de-thaw” (WOOPS). 

LOVE YOU GUYS! 

Timestamps: 

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:05:18 Tate’s latest “big girl” milestone: the “unzipping” phase 

00:07:22 We’ve officially become the parents we SWORE we’d never be

00:10:21 Show rec: His & Hers

00:11:16 Matt Damon + Ben Affleck on Netflix “ruining” movies (kinda true?)

00:13:22 Our continued war against Apple products (phone box, middle of he night Apple Watch) 

00:17:45 PSA: “tractor wheels” are apparently actually a top-tier toddler food

00:19:00 Our Friday night parenting hack: DoorDash

00:21:40 Bicker of the Week: dry off IN the shower or ON the bath mat?

00:23:34 Gym chaos: the smoothie bar heist

00:30:46 Home updates: haunted light, breakfast nook plans & the new couch

00:41:13 Hot take: does Dad get a vote on nursery design?!

00:46:11 Our night nurse plan (and why we’re doing it again)

00:51:35 Why you should stop buying “future size” kids clothes 

00:53:07 Toddler shopping: Tate picked her own sparkly cowboy boots

00:56:31 Things We DMed Each Other: Mom throws iPad out the car window

00:59:36 Things We DMed Each Other: Alarm clock that charges $10 to snooze

01:01:50 From the comments: “de-thaw” is not a word (apparently)

01:03:04 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, we’re deep in the 1-to-2 kid transition and debating the question everyone has opinions on: is the biggest life shift going from 0–1 kids, 1–2 kids, or 2+ kids? We get into what actually feels different this time around, what we weirdly care less about, and why confidence the second time somehow still leads to reorganizing half the house (yes sorry we’re still on this topic - WE HAVE UPDATES!) 

We kick things off with a mommy & me dance class announcement (MELT), argue (bicker but not bicker of the week) about the best Olympic sport, and Harrison makes a strong case for why cookbooks deserve a comeback in 2026 (I feel like I’m still good with google???). Then we get into life with a 16-month-old who has officially become a food critic, the one grocery item we cannot keep stocked, and the recipes currently saving us (ps. COMMENT: Toddler friendly recipes - we are still ISO new ones to try please!!!!). 

From there, we explain why we’re ACTUALLY changing the kids’ rooms (I guess we never told you guys lol), recap Tate’s first night in her big girl room (shockingly smooth), and share what we’re buying for the playroom (plus the one thing we’re absolutely SKIPPING). 

We also spiral into learning that moms can apparently catch their own babies (hard no for me), admit we’ve changed our minds on a former “must-have” product, and confirm that toddlers humble you daily (in general lol). 

Naturally, we end with the important stuff: whether Zoom calls at coffee shops are socially acceptable, if treadmill miles count as real miles (will this be the new listening vs. reading??), why patterned couches might be an elite parenting hack, and whether admin nights are the future of adult friendships. Plus: mahjong with mom friends - and absolute MUST. 

LOVE YOU GUYS (thank you for listening!!!!!)

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & Podcast!

00:00:32 We’re starting mommy & me dance class!! 

00:06:10 What’s the best Olympic sport?! 

00:08:08 Cookbooks deserve a comeback in 2026

00:13:55 New recipes for 16-month-olds (because toddlers are suddenly food critics)

00:19:35 Why are we ACTUALLY changing the kids’ rooms?!

00:20:57 4 things we’re ordering for our toddler playroom (and 1 thing we’re NOT)

00:29:25 Tate’s first night in her big girl room 

00:33:58 Did you know moms can “catch” their own baby?!

00:35:40 Is the biggest life change 0–1 kid, 1–2 kids, or 2+ kids?!

00:42:26 We CHANGED OUR MINDS on our previously MOST recommended product

00:44:24 What’s the one food you can’t keep in stock because of your toddler?!

00:53:18 Is it socially acceptable to take Zoom calls at a coffee shop?!

00:57:00 Bicker of the Week: Does treadmill mileage count as “real” miles?!

01:04:15 Interior design tip for parents with young children: patterned couches

01:07:40 Things We DMed Eachother: Admin Nights

01:14:52 Mahjong with mom friends

01:16:50 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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