This episode focuses on our postpartum experiences after our first pregnancies. We talk all about our time in the hospital, breastfeeding, baby blues, and all the ins and outs of our time right after we had our first babies.

Disclaimer: the sound is off in this episode because our mics were messed up and we didn’t realize it. We fixed the issue so future episodes will not have this same problem!

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This episode is inspired by some body image sensitive phases of life that we are both in - pregnancy and post partum. Listen in as we talk about our personal experiences and journeys with body image, how we work to maintain a positive view of ourselves, and how we try to drive body positivity in our own homes.

We are taking a trip down memory lane and recapping how we met, and how our friendship has evolved over the years. It was so fun to reminisce over years past and all the fun we have had while becoming best friends and sisters. Friendships as an adult are so valuable, and even more so when you find a mom friend who understands what life is like with kids and can be a great support during a difficult season of life.

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In this episode we are talking chores for our littles! We have both attempted to implement a few chore systems with varying degrees of success. We touch on the challenges of finding age appropriate tasks for toddlers and what is the right age to “start”. We also get into our current systems, things we’ve tried in the past and what we think went wrong, and rewards systems.

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Our first episode of the New Year is all about our goals and outlook for the upcoming year! We are ready to say goodbye to 2020 and welcome a brand new year that will hopefully be a little more bright, happy, and productive. We also plan to check in periodically on our goals throughout the year to see where we are at and how we can work harder to achieve our goals before year-end.

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In this episode, we talk about health, fitness, and food! We discuss the times in our lives where we have felt our best, and different workout routines that we have tried - what has worked and what we would like to change to our routines now. We also talk about our journey with Whole30!

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We’re back for part two of our labor and delivery stories! In this episode, we each talk about our experience with our second deliveries. With one us being induced and the other delivering during the early days of COVID-19, these deliveries were certainly different than our first. However, there were some similarities as well. Listen in as we talk about our favorite part of pregnancy - labor!

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This episode is on one of our absolute favorite topics - birth stories!! We talk about our labor and delivery stories with our first babies. We both had hospital births with varying degrees of amniotic fluid, meconium, pitocin, and pushing.

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Just in time for the holiday season, we are talking all about gift giving! We discuss how we handle buying gifts for our kids for Christmas, and also how we handle extended family buying for our kids as well. The holidays are such a stressful time for parents especially, so we try to keep gifts for our kids as minimal as possible while also taking time to enjoy the season with toddlers.

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In lieu of a full episode this week we are focusing on spending time with our families, as we hope you are able to as well! This year is probably going to look a lot different, so join us for a quick chat about our plans for this year and a couple funny stories about past Thanksgiving mishaps.