Our first two weeks with 2 under 2, Mother's Day gift ideas & is “dad brain” real?!

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and experiences of parenting two children under two, along with gift ideas for Mother's Day and the concept of 'dad brain'.

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, it's Harrison's second solo episode… but jk lol because Alex (and Rocky!!!) decided to join in studio, just not on camera (ps. we heard you guys on the whole speakerphone thing hahaha). So Harrison is hosting, Alex is on the mic, Rocky is snoozing, and we're recapping the first two weeks as a family of four. We get into Alex's feeding journey so far (no longer a just-enough-er!!!), the anniversary date we've officially decided on (the day we MET, not the day we got married…fight us about it), and the very real conversation we had on our walk this morning about how many kids we actually want now that we have 2 (spoiler: 3, and a maybe to 4??). OK then we have a push present REVEAL (yes, the brown box that was right in front of Alex’s eyes for MONTHS had a pink LV Speedy in it), Mother's Day gift ideas for the guys listening (phone cases, name necklaces, shopping sprees… you're welcome), a quick update on Alex’s mat leave, and a real recap of the first two weeks with 2 under 2 (the divide and conquer dynamic, what advice we took too far, the new morning + bedtime routines, and yes the SNOO is working with baby #2!!!). Plus, we get into…

People in this episode

Host: Harrison

Guest: Alex

Topics covered

• parenting
• family dynamics
• gift ideas
• dad brain
• feeding journey

Keywords

• 2 under 2
• Mother's Day gifts
• dad brain
• feeding journey
• family of four

Mentioned in this episode

Products: LV Speedy

Books & works: Survivor Season 50, Summer House

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