Nap Time Chats

We have a pod first for this episode: a real life author! Isabel Galupo joins us to chat about her book, Maiden and Princess, and more. We also discuss Hannah's favorite books and some of past time favorites.

Back in the winter, Lilly interviewed two people at her school about, you guessed it, traditions! Simone was on the cusp of entering motherhood, and Leneta was on the cusp of retirement. What traditions do you do, leave us a message! No one has ever emailed us... Also, this might get taken down because we infringed on many copyright laws.

Today we have three segments. First we discuss the best and worst places to bring a baby. Spoiler, we don't recommend Discount Tire and we do recommend restaurants. Second we touch base on where we're at in the 1001 albums to listen to project. And we round out the episode discussing  all things Fall and pumpkin spice. 

What do keys, a guitar tuner and suntan lotion have in common? No idea, but Hannah loves them all. Listen to today's episode to hear some funny moments from the last few weeks since Hannah's birthday. We transitioned back to school and are super tired, and we're glad we can laugh through it. 

Hello! Today's show is in three parts. First, we tell the story of how Hannah got her name, and what she would have been had she been a boy. In part two (around 7:15 min in) Lilly sits down with friend of the pod, Melissa, to hear how she named her son. Part three (about 23:30 min in) includes three voice memos from Hannah, Anya and Molly on naming their children.  Do you have an interesting way that you chose your last name? We wanna hear! 

Today we do a brief catch up about the start to our summer with an exploring Bear. Then Chris made his own "partners" episode with Carole and Dan, inspired by the podcast Partners.  The bulk of the episode is an interview with Carole and Dan that Chris recorded over dinner on the second to last day of their stint watching Hannah Bear. We're really grateful to Carole, Dan and Ruth for their help watching Hannah in the first year of her life! 

Today we chat with Nicole about her food blog, learning to cook from her dad, and all things ice cream. We also call in her parents, Mike and Carol, for a rapid fire and very serious conversation about fries, condiments, and recipes. Also we do a quick checkin about Bear's vampire garlic tendencies, tooth, and eczema.  Check out Nicole's blog at: https://nicstancooks.food.blog/ Check out the Green Goo eczema product at: https://greengoo.com/products/baby-balm  

Lilly sits down with her co-worker, Julie, who shares some amazing stories about her experience growing up as an adopted child. Check out our previous episode — the Grandparent Chronicles: Part I — for some additional content on this topic. 

A quick recap of our trip to the movies! We saw "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once" — which was originally suggested by FOTP and our LA Movie Correspondent Alex (who is currently sailing the 7 seas)- highly recommend! Also what is new with Hannah, a tooth, poops and more!

Well, it's been quiteeee a week... in this episode Chris and Lilly talk through some of the highs and lows of a week with covid-19. 

Lilly and Chris check in on a very fateful Saturday evening in April, then Lilly plays a parenting hack game with good friend Mandy.

Wow, it's been a minute. Chris and Lilly are back and ready to read Hannah's astrological birthday book page for the first time...live... Tune in to hear what baby Hannah's latest tricks are, and also to read about her personality type. Spoiler alert: it's not what we expected. Or is it?

We're baaaack! Today on the show, we have a special guest — Hannah's Grandma Ruth — who talks to Lilly about staying home with three kids, then the return back to work. Thanks for taking a listen!

Lilly and Chris check in about some quick updates in Hannah's world, and how things have been going since they've both been back at work. Shout out to Grandma Ruth who has been watching Hannah these days. Also, major shout out to Inga's Alpine Tavern and their upcoming fundraiser for victim's of the Marshall Fire. Consider supporting this event!

Friend of the pod, Cass, goes down memory lane about her first labor experience. Plus, Lilly and Chris reflect on Hannah’s birth story and compare and contrast some of the details.

Lilly and Chris play a game of Dad "wins and learning opportunities" related to Chris' first six days staying home with Hannah. Plus, some classical music picks. Royalty free music featured in this episode includes... "Beethoven's 5th" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbuC5WbodAs "Symphony No. 41 'Jupiter'" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0QpCU8StgY "The Marriage of Figaro" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZXdZwsx64I&list=PLh5X0e7-mnI0pvqN_x35LPJEzUcZ8zpLx   "Reformation" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqdcnNYROLo&t=222s

Chris sits down with his dad, Dan, and talks to him about his upcoming retirement. Dan reflects on a remarkable forty year career and has got some ideas up his sleeve for retirement. Cheers!

Lilly shares her experience of finding out Hannah was breech during her pregnancy. Then special guest Amy joins to chat about her pregnancy and birth plans for baby Otto. Cheers — hope you have a happy new year!

We're back! After a long final couple weeks of school for Chris and some holiday traveling, Lilly and Chris check in about new developments in Hannah's world and share some stories. Plus, a game of Rose, Bud, and Thorn to wrap up 2021.

Chris sits down with his mom, Carole, and learns a bit more about her life through the lens of her adoption.

Lilly and Chris check in about some recent WTH moments and then an interview with Alex about life with mom friends and some movie recommendations for the holidays. 

Lilly sits down for a very important interview with friend, Kate, about her experience with postpartum depression. Check out the following website for additional postpartum resources: https://www.postpartum.net/ and reach out if you have any questions or concerns! Thanks for listening!

Chris and Lilly break down an interview with special guest Molly about the various "what the heck" moments she's encountered as a new parent. Plus, a vocabulary lesson and some tips on bedtime routines. 

Chris and Lilly recap Hannah's first Thanksgiving, plus an interview with Hannah's Aunt Leah about her life as a new Auntie. 

Lilly and Chris check in about Hannah, then Chris interviews Bob Reynolds about life as a grandfather. Later, Chris, Bob, and Dan Brudzynski reminisce about Detroit and Chicago sports memories in preparation for the Lions and Bears Thanksgiving game. This episode does contain many sports references. Happy Thanksgiving! 0-3:30 — Chris and Lilly Check In 3:30 — 25:30 — Chris and Bob Interview 25:30 - 34:00 — Dan calls in 

Lilly and Chris evaluate some of the impulse buys that they've made over the last few months, plus another round of WTH moments. Send in your "WTH" moments to our email [email protected]!

Lilly and Chris check in about some of the major things happening in Hannah's life, plus an interview with Lilly's co-worker, Brittany, about her life with twin babies. Send us any feedback, questions, or comments to [email protected]

Lilly checks in with Chris about his life back at work, WTH moments in Lilly's life, and then a special interview about self-care with Aunt Leah

Lilly and Chris discuss a recent trip they took with Hannah to Rhode Island!

Lilly and Chris discuss the things that they've been doing to pass the time during Hannah's first weeks

This is our first episode! Thanks for listening! Hope you enjoy!