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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Preschool waitlists, off-registry baby gifts & when do we get a dog?!