Hey Mama! Podcast

Because of our recording cadence, this is the first time we mention the murder of George Floyd and the international uprising against white supremacy and police brutality. So let us state for the record: we must abolish white supremacy. Remember that we all carry around racial prejudices from our socialization as kids, we act on those prejudices when we discriminate against people because of their race, and Racism is a system, one that the United States was founded on. It is no longer enough to simply be a nice person and like Black people. We must actively work to be anti-racist. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST  Find show notes for this episode at heymamapodcast.com/episodes/212 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or

Quick programming note: this episode was recorded a few weeks before the events of Memorial Day weekend and the murder of George Floyd.  While the Black Lives Matter movement is and should always be elevated, the particular cultural moment of the last days of May and first days of June isn’t acknowledged here as the murder wasn’t widespread news yet. Please educate yourself on this movement today, tomorrow and in the years beyond this time. Laura opens the show by discussing a child-induced back injury she’s dealing with, but luckily has other good news to help alleviate that issue. Caitlin talks about her uneventful Memorial Day weekend, and the privilege of being able to go somewhere and pretend nothing was happening for a while. We talk about people who have another house to go to in order to escape COVID. Laura is cautiously optimistic about a new development, and is on a skin saga to help with pandemic pimps.

The gals discuss their evolving thoughts on childcare during COVID. Caitlin goes on a rant about her work life and profession and gives herself permission to do some work. Laura has a new interest that may surprise you. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST  Find show notes for this episode at heymamapodcast.com/episodes/210 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com. Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures

*Trigger warning: This episode contains a story about pregnancy loss.  If this is hard for you to hear, this episode is one to skip. After some chit chat about how our quarantine is going, Caitlin talks about her fertility treatments going awry and ending in miscarriage, all under the shadow of the burgeoning coronavirus curve in New York. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear!   Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST   Find show notes for this episode at http://heymamapodcast.com/episodes/209 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast   Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com.   Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures  

In a bit of a general failure, Laura tries to record outside and ends up getting wet. Caitlin is looking for silver linings of the quarantine and growing a victory garden. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST  Find show notes for this episode at heymamapodcast.com/episodes/208  Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com. Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures

Caitlin is still struggling with Joe’s early wake ups, so of course she has to go through her weekly complaint about it. A little nudity goes a long way in Laura’s house, who is having an ok week, with the ups and downs of COVID lift. We have short fuses due to the pandemic and Laura talks about a recent hill she’s chosen to die on, inadvisedly. In good news, potty training Tommy has been going well...for everyone but Charlie. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST Find show notes for this episode at http://heymamapodcast.com/episodes/207 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast   Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com. Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures

We try to occupy our kids with rice bins during this episode, with mixed success. We’re still in COVID quarantine, so we talk about how we’re coping. Also, Laura has two exciting pieces of news, and Caitlin worries she’s doing too much screen time. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST Find show notes for this episode at heymamapodcast.com/episodes/206 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com. Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures

We talk about how Laura treated herself for her birthday amidst social distancing, and some of our favorite treats. We also talk about how self-isolating/social distancing is going, what we think the kids have noticed. Laura’s 4 year old has been fairly observant about the rules of social distancing while Caitlin’s introvert hasn’t seemed to be too affected. Laura worries about her son’s natural kid instinct to run to greet people. We end with only #igotthis moments, since we all need more positivity. Animal Cookie Cutters Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST Find show notes for this episode at http://heymamapodcast.com/episodes/205 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com.   Music:

Did you ever think you’d hear us wax poetically about the grocery store? Well here it is! We also try to keep it short (naptime) and focus on the positive #igotthis moments (the world is ending). We would love to hear how you’re keeping it positive too! Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST Find show notes for this episode at heymamapodcast.com/episodes/204 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com. Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures

It’s still mostly Quarantine Talk. We’re trying not to play the “what it would be like if” game and trying to limit social media and news. This one devolves a bit at the end, as our two-year-olds get involved. We recorded the next episode at nap time, I promise! Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST Find show notes for this episode at heymamapodcast.com/episodes/203 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com. Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures

Laura is joined by her husband Tim. They debrief about their first week in self-isolation with their kids. Getting in time to work, wrangling the kids, staying sane, etc. There is also a shocking revelation about Tim’s stance on On Line v. In Line. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST  Find show notes for this episode at heymamapodcast.com/episodes/202 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com. Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures

Oof! Thank you for bearing with us listeners. But here we are! We are both safe and healthy, self-isolating with our families. During this episode, we update you on how our thoughts about the pandemic evolved, and what we’re doing now to keep both our families and our communities safe.  Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST  Find show notes for this episode at heymamapodcast.com/episodes/201 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com. Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures

*DISCLAIMER: We recorded this podcast on March 11, which was just before it became abundantly clear to us that COVID-19 was not just on our doorstep, it was in our figurative yard, and in our figurative garage. Therefore you will hear us (and in particular, Caitlin) continue to question the contagion, the responses, the leading edge worriers, and overall what we should have been doing. Rest assured listeners, we have since done a 180 degree shift and are aggressively social distancing. Enjoy our naivete and blissful unawareness about what was about to hit us. Know that we have changed, that it’s ok to change your mind and do better. Please: STAY HOME.   Caitlin talks about a recent hard night she had with both boys, and how she’s begun snoring. Laura has been enjoying being out in the nice weather (blergh) and recaps Siblings Without Rivalry and How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear!   Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code:

Laura’s washing machine is broken, and we talk about corona virus, so you might think for a moment that you’re listening to For Crying Out Loud. We also get into some hot regionalisms talk, so maybe it’s more like ARIYNBF? In any case, we then give pee-related don’t got thises and Caitlin loves to sing. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST  Find show notes for this episode at heymamapodcast.com/episodes/199 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com. Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures

We start off the episode chatting about our summer plans, as you do in February, and then look forward even further to kindergarten, ever looming over our year. Caitlin talks more about getting Joe evaluated for early intervention. We then spend much of the episode talking, way belatedly, about the Superbowl Halftime Show. Laura reads an amazing fan email, thank you friend! For Crying Out Loud episode about the Halftime show Britney at the 2000 MTV Movie Awards  Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear!   Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST   Find show notes for this episode at http://heymamapodcast.com/episodes/198 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com.   Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures

We dive deep into pap smears, weight, cholesterol, a big shift coming for Laura, an amazing listener email, how Laura is trying to tackle her phone use, and how Caitlin might try to wrangle the family calendar. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST Find show notes for this episode at heymamapodcast.com/episodes/197 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com. Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures

We open the show discussing some recent stomach flu/stomach virus adventures and Caitlin recaps Joe’s second birthday stuff. We talk about trying to cut the (cable) cord and how one gets the optimal mix of streaming channels - you know, riveting stuff. Laura talks about how difficult watching television for adults is, and how we’re much less tuned in to American cultural moments like the Oscars.  Laura also tells a riveting story about being a #hotmessmom. Caitlin full-on spirals about David’s easygoing nature and tries not to worry that it's passivity. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear!   Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST   Find show notes for this episode at http://heymamapodcast.com/episodes/196 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heyma

Laura recently watched Marriage Story, so we talk a bit about divorce, even though neither of us is getting one. Caitlin gives an update on Joe’s sleep and Laura is nervous about potty training Tommy. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST Find show notes for this episode at heymamapodcast.com/episodes/195 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com. Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures

We open the show continuing to talk about refereeing sibling disputes and disputes among young children in general. We cover the latest in parenting advice: sportscasting (also referred to mediation or narrating). Caitlin doesn’t like parenting books and Laura comes up with a good hack on how to incorporate this type of book into her routine. We talk a bit about Caitlin’s favorite ASMR videos, which eat into her reading. Laura’s #idontgotthis revolves around vegetables and Caitlin’s is about...poop. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear!   Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST Find show notes for this episode at http://heymamapodcast.com/episodes/194 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast   Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com. Music: Hanami by Fabian Measu

A very noisy episode in which Charlie and Tommy can’t seem to play by themselves or with each other, Laura regales us with a story about her broken microwave and Caitlin doesn’t got stuff in the bedroom. We also both had play dates go not-so-well recently. Give us 5 stars in Apple Podcasts if you like what you hear! Check out Hey Mama Kitchen! Promo code: PODCAST Find show notes for this episode at http://heymamapodcast.com/episodes/193 Follow us on Twitter @heymamapodcast, Instagram @heymamapodcast & like our Facebook page Hey Mama Podcast Tell us what your #igotthis and #idontgotthis moments are this week! Have a question or topic you’d like us to discuss? Tweet us @heymamapodcast or email us at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com. Music: Hanami by Fabian Measures