CaPower Hour!

CaPower Hour! episodes:

• 04.26.2024

  Traveling with a baby - disasters and lessons - CaPower Hour S2E8

  We recently flew our 5-month-old baby across the country for her first plane experience. It went mostly well. Here's everything we did right, wrong, and the tips and products that helped us along the way. My Amazon storefront with all...

  
• 04.17.2024

  Are expensive baby items overpriced or worth it? - CaPower Hour S2E7

  My Amazon storefront with our favorite items we've bought and used since Quinn was born is here. We may not be experts, but here's everything we did with Quinn from bringing her home from the hospital, to the first few...

  
• 04.12.2024

  2 types of people: expiration dates, night owls, and gas tanks - CaPower Hour S2E6

  Loryn and Shawn go to an influencer event in LA for the first time since they moved out of the city almost 4 years ago. There's also yet another connection to Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. And they argue over...

  
• 04.05.2024

  Choosing Quinn's name, Blake Lively knows I exist, worst hangover as new parents - CaPower Hour S2E5

  Picking our baby girl's name was 1000x easier than coming up with a boy name. Loryn reviewed Blake Lively's cocktail line and Blake mentioned her by her nickname, so naturally, Loryn is still not over it. Shawn and Loryn also...

  
• 03.29.2024

  Drinking after having a baby and new parent anxiety - CaPower Hour S2E4

  Loryn's first drink after having a baby is not what anyone expected. She also got sushi in the hospital post birth, so can we really trust her judgement? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 03.22.2024

  Overcoming feelings of breastfeeding failure - CaPower Hour S2E3

  Loryn's breastfeeding journey was not what she hoped for, and social media left her comparing herself to moms with freezers full of extra breastmilk. Raw and honest portrayal of the challenges faced by new moms trying to nurse, shedding light...

  
• 03.15.2024

  Biggest struggles and surprises as new parents - CaPower Hour S2E2

  One of the biggest struggles for Shawn was just how much his life changed all of the sudden. And surprisingly, this didn't affect Loryn at all. There was a bit of a role reversal when Quinn was born. Shawn (who...

  
• 03.08.2024

  WE'RE BACK! Our unexpected birth story - Season 2 Episode 1

  We're back with a new season and a baby! It's been a wild 4 months (how has it been 4 months already?!) and we're finally ready to talk about EVERYTHING - starting with the birth story. Loryn went 6 days...

  
• 10.05.2023

  Pumpkin spice themed baby shower, showing our baby on social media | CaPower Hour | Ep 17

  Loryn had an epic pumpkin spice themed baby shower, and with just about a month left, we're feeling the pressure to get everything done around the house before baby's arrival. We get a lot of questions about whether or not...

  
• 09.27.2023

  Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce theory, maternity vs. paternity leave, and an update on our couch fire disaster | CaPower Hour | Ep 16

  Everyone's talking about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce this week and we are no exception! Shawn's all for it, while Loryn has different feelings. Speaking of superstars, N*SYNC had a helluva a week, and Loryn learned the story behind Justin...

  
• 09.20.2023

  Birth class, picking a doula, couch fire, and southern vs. midwest slang | CaPower Hour | Ep 15

  We went to an 8-hour birth 101 class and survived. You know what didn't? Our new couch. The sleeper sofa we JUST bought for our parents' to use once baby's here caught fire at the store before we picked up....

  
• 09.13.2023

  Our marriage language, baby name hints, and what made Loryn cry this week? | CaPower Hour | Ep 14

  There's a hilarious trend going around where couples are revealing the most embarrassingly cringey things they say in their relationship, and we had to bring up a few of our own. Shawn almost gives away our baby's name, so we...

  
• 09.06.2023

  Our 8 year wedding anniversary, best and worst wedding advice | CaPower Hour | Ep 13

  Looking back at our wedding, there are some things we would change, but a lot of things we would keep the same. Here's all our tips and tricks for throwing the most epic wedding that's personalized to you. Plus, Loryn...

  
• 08.30.2023

  Previous pregnancy losses (TW: miscarriage)

  This is a very heavy, emotional episode. We've gotten so many questions about it, so we decided to share what our journey to pregnancy has been like. We hope this helps those who are going through, or have gone through,...

  
• 08.23.2023

  Our babymoon in Kauai, weird celebrity encounters, and maternity photoshoot!

  We just got back from our babymoon in Kauai! We also talk about awkward (yet hilarious) celebrity encounters, nursery color psychology, revealing our baby's name, and our epic maternity photoshoot we can't wait to show you guys! It did not...

  
• 08.09.2023

  Favorite places to travel together, first drink after baby comes

  There are 2 types of people while traveling: the planner, and the one who goes with the flow. We're gearing up for our baby moon in Hawaii this week, and blindly ranking 5 cities/countries we've been to together. It's also...

  
• 08.02.2023

  Our non-traditional gender reveal that almost FAILED!

  We brought in our college mascots from UNC and MSU to help us find out if we're having a boy or girl, and it was an emotional day! Pulling this off was probably the hardest thing we've ever had to...

  
• 07.26.2023

  Gender predictions, bridesmaids speeches, and wedding drama

  This is the last podcast we do before we find out our baby's gender! So we go over some gender prediction myths to see if we're having a boy or a girl. We also rate more baby names, and our...

  
• 07.19.2023

  Prepping for baby, what we do for a living, hidden dirty lyrics, Q&A

  Do we know the baby's gender yet? Is the nursery ready? How has our relationship changed since getting pregnant? Do we have real jobs?? We answer all your burning questions. But first, we expose some Hidden Dirty Lyrics that blew...

  
• 07.12.2023

  Drinking in your 20s vs. 30s, Taylor Swift lyric controversy, and mispronounced Irish baby names

  Loryn survives her first major holiday (4th of July) sober, which gets us thinking about how drinking in your 20s is so different from your 30s. Speaking of things that make us want to drink, we discover how ridiculously expensive...

  
• 06.28.2023

  Misheard lyrics, boozy baby names, and White Claw's baby gift

  We went to a Blink-182 concert and they have one of the craziest misheard lyrics of all time. Shawn wore matching swimsuits with 14 dudes in Vegas while Loryn got to go on the field at the Padres baseball game...

  
• 06.21.2023

  First sober wedding, weird pregnancy cravings, and Harry Potter baby names

  Loryn experienced a first this week - going to a wedding sober - and it was a doozy. We also had our anatomy scan and the baby is measuring the size of a White Claw! We asked our followers for...

  
• 06.14.2023

  Two types of people: the one with 1,000 friends and the one who hates everyone

  Every extroverted husband has an introverted wife. Ever since a video from Shawn's birthday went viral for the wrong reasons, Loryn hasn't been able stop thinking about how Shawn is the friendliest person she knows. He's been a groomsman countless...

  
• 06.07.2023

  We're pregnant! Hiding it, gender reveal, and ridiculous baby names

  After months of keeping it a secret, we can finally announce our pregnancy! It's a huge relief because hiding it was stressful. We discuss finding out the baby's gender, and list off some ridiculous baby names that might not end...

  
• 05.31.2023

  Our first date, and bad date horror stories

  It's been 10 years since Loryn and Shawn's first date, which is really more of a 3-day saga. Despite an odd start, it turned out great for them, unlike some other horrible first dates they've both been on. They also...

  
• 05.23.2023

  Welcome to the CaPower Hour!

  It’s been 10 years since Loryn and Shawn had their first date. Launching a podcast is definitely...probably...hopefully less awkward. Subscribe to our podcast! New episodes every Wednesday! (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen) Follow The CaPower Podcast on...