Blabbering: Babies!

Welcome to Episode 18 - How do you make parent friends (you actually like)?

🎙️ Episode Drop Alert: "Leaps, Laughs & Lattes" 🐸☕🤣 Episode 18 pours a fresh brew of family frolics and everyday escapades. Here's your cup of giggles and wisdom for the week:

1️⃣ Hangry Hubbies & Emergency Lunches: Join Dan's hangry meltdown, leading to a hilarious last-minute lunch scramble. It's a slice of life where hunger pangs meet marital banter, proving that the way to the heart is truly through the stomach. 🍽️😡

2️⃣ Museum Mischief & Caffeine Catch-ups: Witness a day out with a difference, as Dan, Tilly, and Bubs explore the quiet corridors of the museum and the buzz of a coffee shop rendezvous with friends. It's culture meets caffeine in this family day to remember. 🏛️☕

3️⃣ Childcare Quest & Nursery Narratives: Embark on Tilly's quest for the perfect childcare, from warm and fuzzy nurseries to the great snot debacle of Baby Yoga. Discover the humor and heart in the hunt for a second home for Bubs. 👶🏫

4️⃣ Laugh Out Loud - Baby Style: Get ready for tales of explosive diapers and the mysterious case of the vanishing naps. From baby giggles to involuntary 'poo-twork', it's a parental rodeo of joy and juggling. 💩🎢

Strap in for an episode spilling over with love, laughter, and life's little messes. From parental puzzles to the little victories of family life, tune in and sip on the sweet chaos that is parenting.

🎧 Sit back, sip your latte, and join us as we laugh through leaps and life's latte-stained lessons. #LeapsLaughsLattes #ParentingHumor #FamilyFollies #PodcastLife 🎙️🐸☕🤣

Email us: BlabberingPod@gmail.com

Instagram:@BlabberingPod

Loved this episode? Or you have a great idea to make our show better? We're all ears for your ratings and messages. 🌟🎉

Hello and welcome to episode 18.

2

This week you can look forward to us

talking about going to the museum,

3

like the wild people we are, daddy

groups or the lack of, and trying

4

to find parent friends and realizing

that you find a lot of people boring.

5

So enjoy!

6

Dan 1: are off.

7

.

Tilly: So, as always, welcome to week, uh, 19?

8

We're five months isn't Bubz has been

quite vocal today, hasn't A chatty cafe.

9

We

10

Dan 1: With

11

your big blue eyes.

12

Tilly: Oh, So,

13

today we're sat here having a sort

of like, last minute lunch, aren't

14

Dan 1: after

15

I threw a bit of a tantrum

in Hungry hubby wasn't

16

Hungry hubby

17

Tilly: hubby wasn't happy.

18

Dan 1: wasn't happy.

19

Tilly: happy.

20

Dan 1: Hangry hubby

21

Tilly: get

22

Dan 1: Didn't even get

past one, did I, though, so

23

Tilly: Um, yeah we had a

nice morning didn't we?

24

Went to the Reading Museum.

25

Dan 1: Mm hmm.

26

Tilly: It's a pretty good

little wander round there.

27

And then we went for a nice coffee

and we saw a couple of our mates.

28

Dan 1: And we

29

Tilly: Mates.

30

I wanted to catch up with

them, which is lovely.

31

And then we spent some

time looking for childcare.

32

Dan 1: spent some time

33

Tilly: Because, left it really late.

34

Apparently

35

so.

36

Everyone's like, oh, you used

it before your baby's even

37

born.

38

And

39

Dan 1: born.

40

Yeah, I

41

Tilly: It's a bit much though, isn't it?

42

Dan 1: I think it also depends,

you're planning on doing.

43

Like,

44

Tilly: We're doing

45

Dan 1: competitive the area is.

46

There's actually a lot of nurseries

47

Tilly: around

48

There is actually, we're

Might be a lot of shit ones.

49

Who

50

knows?

51

Yeah.

52

Dan 1: Whenever I'm on a dog

walk, I seem to spot a new

53

Tilly: I don't mind if they're like,

54

No,

55

but like, do you know what I mean?

56

I don't, I don't really care if they're

like polished or if they're gonna do lots

57

and loads of like teaching and stuff.

58

Like, it's more, I think to begin

with, it's more important that it's

59

just a, a welcoming, caring, loving

That sort of encourages creativity.

60

Later on, educational

stuff is more important.

61

But, like, with how young she's going

to be going, I just want someone

62

who's going to, there's going to

be stimulation anyway, because

63

there's going to be other children.

64

There's already stimulation.

65

Dan 1: so actually somebody

who caters for her needs Who

66

knows?

67

Tilly: it's because she's

she doesn't Yeah, so

68

just that sort of like, a safe, warm

environment really, is more what

69

I think, It's important for now.

70

And then when she's older, like

we've spoken about, when she starts

71

walking, we upgrade her, as it

were, to a bit more of a involved

72

Dan 1: bit more of a

73

Tilly: involved childcare.

74

Then that's more important

and we've longer for that.

75

So for now it's just that I want

it to be a nice environment really.

76

that right, bubs?

77

Dan 1: people, if you haven't

had kids yet, be warned.

78

cheap, is it?

79

Daycare, day nursery.

80

Tilly: childminders are a bit cheaper.

81

Yeah.

82

Dan 1: But we're looking

at about 70 a day ish.

83

Aren't we 60 to little Zoe?

84

Yeah,

85

Tilly: Yeah, but hopefully

you're only going to have to go

86

a couple of days a hopefully.

87

She started doing this like,

Italian gangster mafia.

88

Eyyy.

89

Dan 1: over the audio

format that is podcast.

90

Tilly: guess what

91

that is audio format.

92

Dan 1: let's

93

hope

94

my, my attempts at AI good, eh?

95

Tilly: that eh?

96

Because as much as you love your weekend

cereal, it doesn't necessarily keep you

97

full for very long, does Um, and you'd

only had a, like, a mocha and a few of

98

So, as we were going, we did a little

bit of charity shop looking progressively

99

Because, you know, you didn't mind going

to charity shops, you were enough good

100

stuff So then we went into Iceland.

101

And then, I was like, I was just going

to pick something out for your dinner.

102

But then you got annoyed at the

fact that I gave you the option.

103

Oh,

104

Dan 1: So my issue was,

that I was already hungry.

105

And there's so many

things in Iceland that I

106

wanted to

107

Tilly: but I couldn't

108

Dan 1: any of them right then.

109

I knew that it would have to be like,

it's shopping for food that you want,

110

that you can't eat, for, when you

want it it's was a little bit There

111

was

112

Tilly: what did you chow on the way home?

113

Dan 1: Um, a Costello cheese donut.

114

just A of cheese, sorry.

115

Which is, pineapple and almond cheese.

116

Tilly: kind, it's some kind

117

Dan 1: you've got

118

some good cows in there, didn't I

119

Zoe?

120

Tilly: you had a donut as well.

121

ring shaped foods.

122

Dan 1: Yeah, I was tempted, because I had

two doughnuts, making a doughnut sandwich

123

Tilly: with cheese

124

I was thinking Then I was like, oh, it

might be a bit too sweet and savoury

125

Dan 1: you.

126

But that cheese wasn't that

sweet, nor was it that savoury.

127

Tilly: savoury.

128

I

129

Dan 1: interesting.

130

No, I didn't mind it.

131

That's

132

Tilly: I don't

133

Dan 1: So, what are we now

134

Tilly: now eating?

135

Mm

136

Dan 1: Mm hmm.

137

Tilly: And I've got the last of my

tabbouleh, with a little bit of the

138

like, protein y, bean y seed mix

thing on so yeah, very exciting.

139

Um, so, this week,

again, you've been away.

140

Dan 1: Fill in a lot, eh?

141

Well,

142

Tilly: you?

143

Well, you've been a bit

grisly this week, hasn't she?

144

So she's had a bit of a nasty, snotty

cold, so We've not necessarily done

145

masses this Um, but saying that,

on Tuesday, we went to baby yoga

146

and

147

baby

148

sensory.

149

So that was good.

150

So baby yoga was sort of, that was quite

nice Just, you know, you do a bit of yoga

151

with the baby, a bit of yoga sort of next

to the baby, or as much as you can do.

152

You sort of do bits and you might

have to feed for a bit and then

153

That's fine.

154

At the start of the class she's

like, really low your like, have

155

your low Um, so that was really nice.

156

And then, straight

157

afterwards we drove over to

our first baby sensory class

158

and it was under the sea theme.

159

So each week there's a

different That's quite nice.

160

Um, I know you shouldn't say

this, bad parent alarm coming

161

I know it doesn't matter,

162

but I am glad that Zoe's cute.

163

I realise that we're biased, but

people say she's cute, so I'm just

164

Dan 1: a lovely baby.

165

And sometimes people tell me they're

like, oh yeah, I saw my friend's I mean,

166

I'll, you know, I'm not, I'm not going

around requesting these compliments.

167

I don't need

168

Tilly: if she wasn't an ugly baby,

I don't really mind too much.

169

Because like you said, it's

better to be an ugly child.

170

So you, you build character.

171

And then blossom as you get older.

172

If she's anything like me, she'll

kind of look like this as a baby.

173

Because she looks a lot

like I did as a baby.

174

might become a really weird looking kid.

175

But then she'll get better as she gets

176

Dan 1: She probably will,

because the female genes in

177

your family are stupidly strong.

178

Tilly: They're pretty

179

Dan 1: You can all have different dads,

but you all look the fucking same.

180

Tilly: got 'em.

181

Strong genes.

182

Oh, bless you.

183

Bless you.

184

Dan 1: it's that Jewish

maternal line, isn't it Zoe?

185

passes down the maternal line.

186

Absolutely.

187

There's a reason for that.

188

Strong

189

Tilly: Yeah!

190

Dan 1: Yeah, them strong Jewish genes.

191

Tilly: Um, what else has happened

didn't end up working, going into

192

the office to work this week.

193

I had to work from home because

she was feeling a bit grisly.

194

I didn't want to leave her with So

mum still came over to look after

195

her, but I was sort of there to

give Um, and then, yesterday you had

196

your last sort of lot of, last lot

of jabs that she's got until she's

197

bless you, bless you, bless you.

198

Dan 1: long?

199

Yeah, no

200

Tilly: Yeah, no more nuts Unless

I guess we went to a country

201

where yeah, that's it now.

202

So you're all done you're

stabbed up until you're one Yeah

203

Dan 1: Yeah, pincushion baby.

204

Tilly: Um, she's a good girl she

had a little bit of a cry and

205

she's grand But she's got she had

a bit of a temperature yesterday.

206

So we had some cow pole

which sorted you out

207

Dan 1: out.

208

Oh, playing with the mic.

209

Don't you want to, little girl?

210

Leave it

211

Tilly: Yeah.

212

I didn't see the old girl.

213

Are you alone?

214

I

215

Dan 1: I was very impressed

by in one morning.

216

Tilly: one morning.

217

No.

218

I

219

Dan 1: living room and

220

Tilly: just didn't get sort of further

than that I mean upstairs I'm less

221

bothered by it, it doesn't get as dirty.

222

But I do need to Um,

223

so yeah.

224

Thrilling week for everyone to We've

got your mum's dog staying with us.

225

Dan 1: us.

226

Yep.

227

Tilly: So we've got old boy

228

Kobe and he's looking really old

bless rickety and Um, and Fanny's just

229

playing a bit rough with

230

Dan 1: really, he hasn't, he's

not a mix of dogs to play with.

231

When he played with dogs he was a puppy.

232

And he hasn't really played

with many dogs since.

233

And so I think he just

gets really excited.

234

So while he's well socialised

and he's when he gets excited

235

he just knows one way to play.

236

doesn't really work for all dogs.

237

And so one, like, one part of

socialising is actually teaching them

238

to play different ways if you can.

239

really ever get to

240

Tilly: we had to because he had

his brother, didn't we, I suppose.

241

Um, whereas now, Um,

242

But yeah, It was nice having Mum and

Pops over on Thursday, which was lovely.

243

It was nice to spend time with

Mum's always very sweet, telling

244

me how good parents we to hear.

245

and Mum?

246

Mum's like, I'm so proud of

the parents that you are.

247

Aww.

248

Thought we had quite an

easy time of it really.

249

I don't know how much of that

is just her and how much of that

250

is the way we've parented her.

251

It's always hard to know, isn't

252

Dan 1: The old nature debate.

253

Tilly: feel like she was born

fairly chill, which maybe again

254

was how pregnant I Who knows?

255

How

256

Dan 1: pregnant I was?

257

Tilly: I was, yeah.

258

I was

259

Dan 1: Oh, till the exact right amount

260

Tilly: her.

261

No, but obviously like the,

262

the environment,

263

Of what a baby's gestation

is really important.

264

It's like when you're talking to your

mate, wasn't it, the one who's fostered?

265

Dan 1: baby, And

266

Tilly: baby, middle of

that training course.

267

It's like you're in a womb, and they

sort of play scenarios out of what

268

it's like to be a baby, if like,

say, the woman's being abused or

269

whatever it is, or in a violent

And how much that affects the baby.

270

Which we were

271

sort of fairly aware of because

we were all Boyd Deepak.

272

Dan 1: Yeah, the Deepak

273

Tilly: Don't want to be under an

274

airplane flight path.

275

Dan 1: moved out of Out of our

flat, and then you were conceived

276

afterwards, because when we were in

the park, that was under a flight

277

Tilly: that's the reason you mistress's

278

Dan 1: flight path.

279

Tilly: Um.

280

Dan 1: So just, drop that

reference and I'll explain.

281

The idea is that there's an increase

in the, the, the noises create,

282

um, Your stress hormone, and then

that channels through to the baby.

283

So something as simple as that

284

Tilly: I was thinking about this week, Um,

I'm gonna pass Bubba to you so I can have

285

my Um, is that, When I go to these classes

with her, like we did, we also did Rhyme

286

Time on Wednesday and that sort of stuff.

287

Um, It's nice to meet parents, but

so much of the time I just don't find

288

them particularly I guess it's like,

it's like in life, I don't find that

289

many people I meet, I might like them,

but I don't necessarily want to be I

290

think both of us are quite fussy when

it comes to our friends, we're sort

291

of, people who want loads of friends,

we want a good, like, just a small

292

selection of really good friends.

293

and I've not really met many that

I'm sort of like, yeah, do you know

294

what, I want to be your friend.

295

I'm sort of like, yeah, I'd go for a

cup of coffee with Not many But, none

296

I'm like Because, you know if you've

ever had that, as soon as you've

297

made a new friend, you almost get

a crush on them for a little while.

298

You almost get like a

little bit obsessive.

299

A little bit like, Oh my

god, they're so great.

300

They're so cool.

301

I love them.

302

Oh my god, we connect so much.

303

And it is almost like the

start of a relationship.

304

Well, it is

305

it's very similar to the start

of a romantic relationship.

306

You get a sort of like, flutter.

307

And you're like, Oh!

308

No, they like me.

309

I like them too.

310

Oh!

311

Um, Definitely not heard

that out of anyone.

312

But then it, I think that was,

313

it would be nice to have, sort of, parent

314

Dan 1: Yeah.

315

Tilly: I don't want people to

be friends with us just because,

316

I don't want to be friends with

people just because they're parents.

317

But it would be nice to have people

who are going through it as well.

318

Because like, we've got Harry and

Gabe, but they're in Scotland.

319

And we've got Lou and

Luke, they're in Scotland.

320

Um, there's no one around us currently.

321

haven't banned binos.

322

Other than like, my sisters.

323

Yeah.

324

Annabelle and Hayden.

325

but like when we saw Leah

and Ed today, that was nice.

326

I mean, Ed's son's older, he's five.

327

Yeah.

328

But he does understand parenting.

329

So it's nice like, you know, when

we meet Yafi, he's like, Oh yeah,

330

do you want me to It's like,

331

there isn't that same, oh she's going

to be I've been through it already.

332

And I don't think our friends would mind.

333

Most of them love seeing her,

but it's just different, isn't

334

Dan 1: Yeah, of got to always keep

a certain amount of space in to be

335

aware of what's going on with But

always kind of like term mental load

336

is the element of kind of worry and

337

Tilly: So that was,

that's nice of like, yeah.

338

So we're going to try and see them more,

Because they literally live up our road.

339

They're so close.

340

I guess we'll just, I guess we'll

slowly build that area of our life.

341

And also more of our

friends will become parents.

342

Dan 1: friends.

343

parents.

344

There

345

Tilly: one guy I saw actually, I

saw at Rhyme There was a dad there,

346

there was one dad there with his,

347

he had a really cute little boy.

348

His boy was a bit older, his boy I

would say was like, tottering around

349

probably about two, Maybe quite two,

but around that Um, and he was there

350

because his mother in law was like,

She works at the museum and stuff.

351

So he was really friendly.

352

So maybe if I see him again next week,

353

Dan 1: Maybe if again next That you

are trying to make friends with, if you

354

the normal conversion percentage, as

it were, of normal people exceptionally

355

low.

356

you're trying to think

about increase that.

357

is far And so as time goes on, you're

going to meet more as you you want bitty?.

358

Tilly: To Come to snotty little nose.

359

You're going to get snot on

my boobie again, aren't you?

360

you?

361

get lots of apps now, don't you?

362

For like, like peanut and stuff.

363

Dan 1: You

364

should try it, a go.

365

Tilly: don't feel a need to find friends

366

Dan 1: I mean you just said

you want to build friends

367

Tilly: No I do, but I don't feel,

I'm not, it's not like a desperate

368

need, I just think it's nice to have.

369

don't, I don't feel like I'm lacking.

370

What I have

371

frustrating this week, is obviously I'm

starting to go to more groups with her.

372

Which is lovely.

373

But so many of them just

don't seem dad friendly.

374

really pisses me off.

375

I get some environments you want to keep

mums for maybe like, safeguarding reasons.

376

Fine.

377

most of the time it should be like,

it should be dad friendly because

378

otherwise you're just, you're encouraging

everything to be on the mum and you're not

379

encouraging any support for the father.

380

Like why wouldn't a dad want to

take his kids to yoga or rhyme

381

time or sensory or any of these

it's spurting milk bubba, quickly.

382

Dan 1: said there was a

383

Tilly: no, you can't.

384

I'm just I'm still just naming classes.

385

and everything, everything that's

always referred to as just other than

386

parent and I was like, well, one of my

classes, we didn't even have a parent.

387

It was, it was a nanny

weirder than a dad and a baby.

388

Dan 1: Yeah, that's you would,

like, I, I would think a male

389

nanny to admit to than a dad.

390

don't know why I feel I'm like,

if you're calling it a female I

391

guess it's the element of like,

392

how motivated

393

are you to be there just for the kid, And

394

obviously Mum and Dad,

it's the same level.

395

Tilly: Yeah.

396

Dan 1: fun evading the light streaming

through straight into your eyes.

397

Tilly: Um, the place where I do,

398

Oh, that's a nice on my boobie, thank you.

399

Um, the place where I do the baby yoga,

they do also do baby massage there, but

400

it's actually at the same baby yoga.

401

Dan 1: then, because I'm not

402

Tilly: allowed to do baby yoga.

403

Yeah.

404

banned from

405

Dan 1: Because I'm banned from

Baby Yoga because I'm deemed

406

Tilly: pervert.

407

Dan 1: So

408

Tilly: go to But yeah, you can go

to a I feel like you'll like that

409

as well, because that'd be nice

and Because I feel like some of you

410

might find the baby sensory a bit

411

Dan 1: overstimulating

412

too sensory

413

Tilly: me Well it's not

mental, but like it is a lot of

414

Dan 1: kids

415

Tilly: Yeah, I mean I find it a

bit cringy as well, the little sing

416

Because you know all those sort of

pre recorded nursery rhymes and songs

417

you get, all in that sort of like

418

Dan 1: of like high bit much.

419

versus our trap nursery rhymes

420

Tilly: Yeah.

421

Dan 1: like to listen to trap

nursery rhymes with Lil Zoe.

422

B voices, which I don't really

associate as something that

423

like a baby sings along to,

424

Tilly: I mean?

425

No, but it is, it is much easy to

listen to Um, like a lot of the, the

426

kids' music is just so like, shrill.

427

i'm plinky and

428

Dan 1: But that's the thing, so I'll

listen I've heard it a few times, I'll

429

sing along with it, and then she engages.

430

So I think it kind of works.

431

Whereas I don't feel like I

could leave her with it, because

432

I don't think it engages her.

433

Whereas that shrill

noise, I think is engaging

434

Tilly: of course it is

435

Dan 1: if it's like me singing,

that's engaging enough.

436

But there's obviously a, a start up time

while I try and learn what the words

437

are to, to the Wheels on the bus, Trap

438

Tilly: you start going into rhyme time.

439

There's loads of And everyone

sings 'em slightly differently.

440

Yeah, nothing massively interesting to

talk So do you have your highs, lows, and

441

Dan 1: week has been Probably,

442

probably some of the mornings, I think

Wednesday or Thursday morning was

443

pretty hard Because, I've been away,

well, I've been in the And, I going

444

into work Um just find, obviously

we've set up a lot of our life and

445

our routine around go in that much.

446

I definitely wouldn't have lived

this far away if Um, because three

447

hours on the train every day is wank.

448

means also because the days were

like hours long, maybe and a So it

449

just kind of basically get home.

450

Eat dinner and then we just

451

Tilly: have to go straight to bed much.

452

Dan 1: I'll spend time with baby and you

453

And then in the morning, you wanted to

go that means like it's 6 in the morning.

454

You're straight out the house

455

I'm looking after her

for sort of an hour and a

456

Tilly: her for sort of an

457

hour and a half.

458

Yeah,

459

Dan 1: nice.

460

Yeah, that was then we'd, and then

461

I'd have to shoot So it just didn't

really feel like we got think on like

462

Wednesday, Thursday, through Wednesday, I

463

was kind of really

464

Tilly: a bit you?

465

a bit fed up with it?

466

Dan 1: you a

467

bit I

468

was

469

a Yeah, baby girl.

470

Oh, sick.

471

Tilly: Hi, my lovelies.

472

Thank you for listening.

473

Can you please like review

and subscribe to our podcast?

474

Fluids this week.

475

a, it's a bodily lots of evacuations.

476

Um,

477

Dan 1: Um, and let's

see, what's high then?

478

Oh, yeah.

479

I

480

think I've enjoyed this morning

really, just kind of possum

481

around until I got too hungry.

482

Tilly: Yeah, spending time together, isn't

483

it?

484

Dan 1: that was nice.

485

Tilly: I think it's, when you're

younger, you always think the best

486

time's gonna be like, is amazing.

487

Really That high intense, and

those, those times are lovely.

488

Like going for a party, you're

going to some cool adventure.

489

Those are lovely, but actually there's a

real beauty and things like, like you said

490

a while ago, you enjoyed that day when

we went to like Costco and the Morrisons.

491

Dan 1: That's the weird thing,

I think that's the biggest

492

differentiator about becoming a parent.

493

Oh my gosh, do it, or do you ever find,

because they're like, oh I won't be

494

able to just fuck off and go do this

495

Really

496

um, spontaneous thing or whatever.

497

kind of,

498

I quite like

499

Tilly: Yeah,

500

there is, there is joy in that.

501

I think it's, there's

different joys, isn't Yeah.

502

It's like, you get type 1 and type 2 fun.

503

Dan 1: it's more like a calmness, you

know, everything's just kind of chill.

504

Versus kind of, and I think

that's kind of the difference is

505

Do you just want happiness or do

you want joy, And I think like.

506

A late the elation those are really

exciting like high adrenaline.

507

But they're always short lived anyway,

like no matter what be it partying

508

a hobby like mountain climbing

skiing Mountain biking never gonna

509

be like something the whole time.

510

You're like Other than I guess if you just

spend four hours on your bike riding yeah,

511

because I still definitely enjoy those

512

Tilly: things.

513

Yeah, I do.

514

I think it's a different kind of joy.

515

But there's a real when you're spending

time together, it's like, it's safe,

516

and it's warm, and it's loving, and

there's like a, there's a real sort

517

of like, glow, I mean, like your feet

feel that sort of like warm glow.

518

Dan 1: a little sort

of like, glow, you know

519

like, sort like, warm glow.

520

I'm Zoe.

521

Not just I think that's my high, because

that is, like, that is the perfect

522

It didn't last very long, did it Zoe?

523

Because you were like, fuck

this, I've I want out of

524

Tilly: But

525

Dan 1: but yeah.

526

Tilly: looking forward to

527

Dan 1: Yeah, I'm it.

528

Um, so that was my high, and it is

that contentment peaceful, right?

529

it's strange that, because You've

530

just kind of got this urge for

busyness when That means that, I

531

don't know if you kind of experience

I still have that urge for busyness.

532

Like, I can't, I find it very hard to

just sit and be calm and enjoy myself

533

that when I'm doing it with you guys,

534

Tilly: I no, I still

have that urge to like do

535

things and, and sometimes I can find

that a real struggle when I'm with

536

Sarah all day because obviously you

just don't get as much done as you

537

Dan 1: get

538

done.

539

Yeah, it's so

540

Tilly: That's just the stage

you're at, and that's fine.

541

We'll get back to being

productive at a later stage.

542

And, you know, I think it's also

important to try and remember that

543

there's a beauty in taking your

544

Dan 1: doing everything rather than

trying to do many things acceptably.

545

Tilly: But like, you know, we had a speed,

you know, quite a slow morning went for a

546

dog walk Then we had a set just sit down

had some nice little snuggle we potted

547

over to the museum and walked around

there Then we had a sit down and it's just

548

Nothing any of that has been over like

549

Dan 1: there

550

was spontaneity to it.

551

Like our friends and spent

552

Tilly: We spent like

553

Dan 1: we spend?

554

Like half an hour, 45 at least

with it wasn't something like,

555

oh my gosh, Zoe needs to go home.

556

We can't do this, blah, blah.

557

You know?

558

And so like, yeah, I didn't suddenly bump

into them, be like, let's go for a fucking

559

SES I didn't really I've always like.

560

Calendared fun, as

561

Tilly: Well, we both love

planning and routine.

562

and structure.

563

Dan 1: structure.

564

So I forgot to tell you this, actually.

565

Because we were doing, The training

course was all about, um, Part of

566

it was about separation companies.

567

Like when you merge two

568

Tilly: together,

569

Dan 1: the

570

process And, um, for the

integration training.

571

I'm

572

actually technically married to the

gay guy on my training course, so.

573

so.

574

That's pretty

575

big

576

Tilly: committed bigamy,

577

Dan 1: Yeah.

578

so he's actually moving into the spare

room, um, and gonna we split our time.

579

That's it doesn't matter.

580

But yeah, it was quite funny

because, like, talking to him, I,

581

I, I knew straight I've heard him

before, kind of in the office.

582

Sort of talking how much he kind of goes

out at weekends and stuff like that.

583

And then even, like, on the Monday when

I sort of, when we're all introducing

584

ourselves, he's like, well, I'm

tired because I've been, weekend.

585

I didn't go to bed till,

like, four in the morning.

586

No, three in the morning on the Monday.

587

Was

588

Tilly: yeah, absolutely.

589

Yeah, exactly, out till

590

Dan 1: exactly.

591

Out till, like, three in the

592

morning on the

593

Tilly: even on Saturday,

if I'm out till three

594

in

595

Dan 1: even on Saturday if I'm

Even on Tuesday I'm probably

596

Tilly: Tuesday, I'm

probably gonna feel it.

597

Dan 1: I can do a heavy night on the

Saturday, but I know Monday's gonna pay.

598

But I can't do a heavy

night on the Sunday.

599

And so,

600

of our first

601

discussions.

602

Tilly: if

603

Dan 1: That was one of discussions of our,

um, how we're gonna integrate our lives.

604

The idea being that that's synonymous

with just smashing two just suddenly

605

be it crazy same age and he's like,

you know, I go, you know, I go out

606

almost every night of the weekend

607

Tilly: Must be expensive,

obvious in London.

608

And

609

Dan 1: up on my sleep on the

Monday and Tuesday and yeah.

610

Tilly: I've never

611

liked doing that.

612

Dan 1: No.

613

at uni, I don't think I I

couldn't do, like, real late

614

more than two nights on the trot.

615

Like, I found that I would only do

it, like, if we went away me and

616

some friends went away or went and

visited someone for, to go see another

617

uni friend have a limited time.

618

So I'm fucking sprinting.

619

I'm gonna like, burn myself out.

620

And then I'm gonna sleep when

I get back for like a week.

621

And, that's the only time I've

Like usually, like freshers

622

week, I still wouldn't manage to

do three heavy nights in a row.

623

I'd probably do two heavy nights,

one, you know, night in the pub.

624

And then, and end up in bed before

625

midnight.

626

Tilly: also, the other

627

Dan 1: But also the other factor is

I'm gonna remember that much of it.

628

So is it really that great?

629

Do you know what I mean?

630

Like?

631

Tilly: I try I'm not

632

Dan 1: I try that.

633

I'm not always

634

Tilly: at it,

635

Dan 1: And also, I'm often trying

to do it for quite a long time.

636

Like, when I go kind of

drinking starting at like

637

like, two, three in the afternoon

638

Tilly: Oh yeah, if you

639

Dan 1: even earlier and then the plan

is that everyone's going to disperse by

640

like, keeps going and you're trying to

keep that level the whole time but you'll,

641

you either end up being because you get

sober or you just end up starting to flag

642

so you start drinking more to try and

give yourself that sort of alcohol energy

643

and

644

then you get too drunk and you're

like, this is fucked, I'm not

645

enjoying

646

Tilly: I also have an issue because

my body has a real strong thing

647

of like, when I've had too much,

body's like, you don't drink

648

Dan 1: As in like, you vomited?

649

No,

650

Tilly: No, it's just like, my body

will be like, if you drink more

651

Dan 1: just don't end

652

Tilly: can't?

653

So like, I'll get to a point and I'll be

like, I can't have any more drinks now.

654

If I do drink it, I just

know if I drink any more I

655

Dan 1: years and I didn't know you had

656

Tilly: And

657

I'll try having a drink

and I can feel it again.

658

And I'll be like, I

never used to have that.

659

no, no, I've not had that much to

drink post pregnancy, I wouldn't know.

660

I'll test that at Erin's birthday.

661

It's going to be our

first night out together.

662

Mum is having a go, isn't

663

she?

664

I will definitely be shagging that night.

665

Dan 1: sharing

666

Tilly: A hundred percent.

667

Um, I'm going to be spending

the day with Erin beforehand.

668

So you're going to stay during

the day in the dropper at cool.

669

And then, mwah mwah And then, we're

going to stay at Erin's at night.

670

Dan 1: Oh,

671

nice.

672

Tilly: Shag.

673

Dan 1: get

674

Tilly: I want to get a couple

of shags You want to give them a

675

Mother's Day fuck on the Sunday.

676

But I'm sorry Aaron, I'm shagging bed.

677

Well,

678

Dan 1: You're

679

Tilly: because we they've been born.

680

then we'll go over to my mum's,

we'll first Mother's Day.

681

Yep.

682

Dan 1: You can see your mum

on Mother's Day, but hey mum,

683

Tilly: for looking after Zo.

684

She'll be like, oh thank god.

685

I was worried.

686

I remember when we were trying to

conceive going to mum's and she

687

was like, We're just going to go

out for, you know, half an hour or

688

so.

689

Dan 1: go up for,

690

Tilly: You're going to

have the house to yourself.

691

And I was like,

692

Dan 1: was like, alright mum.

693

Yeah, it's

694

Tilly: Subtle!

695

My family aren't known for their subtlety.

696

Dan 1: Which is good 'cause my bluntness,

697

between us,

698

fun.

699

your family can sometimes find

things a bit too abrupt, an odd one.

700

Tilly: Well, subtle,

701

Dan 1: not subtle, but not blunt.

702

They're not subtle, but not direct.

703

Whereas I can be

704

Tilly: Yes,

705

.

Did you say you're funny?

706

No.

707

Yes?

708

No.

709

Dan 1: one.

710

Did you think of your high low

711

Tilly: So, let's see.

712

probably because of how grisly she's been.

713

getting a bit

714

upset and sort of like grouchy and

stuff, so it's not really To see.

715

Um, but it also has come,

come with it's funnies.

716

Yeah.

717

So

718

it's a funny low.

719

Okay.

720

Like it's been hilarious watching

her snot stick to my boob

721

and then sort of string off.

722

Yeah!

723

There's a string of snot

through my boob and her nose.

724

It's just lemon juice.

725

to

726

Dan 1: jealousy thing.

727

If she's like, I want a jealous little

728

Tilly: So yeah,

729

probably that.

730

a lot of crazy I've kind of been thinking

a lot more about the fact that my

731

maternity leave is coming to an

end I have like a month left.

732

And then I'm back at work.

733

Which is kind of sad.

734

I'm never going to get out of

time with her doing alright.

735

I love working.

736

And I want to go back to work.

737

But it's just still quite

738

Dan 1: Yeah.

739

Tilly: Um,

740

Ideally I'd love to take

a year off, with you.

741

If we took a year off together,

that would be ideal, wouldn't Yeah.

742

I know.

743

Dan 1: baby.

744

Yeah, podcast, come on

it's gotta become real big.

745

Tilly: on people.

746

want people to

747

Dan 1: We're such great

content, come Spotify, 100

748

Tilly: smooth.

749

Dan 1: 100 million pound deal, like Joe

750

Tilly: So yeah.

751

Now my high, kind of like you, it's like

752

as the time we've spent together, I think

because the time we have had together,

753

has felt really nice.

754

Um, so like today, and then

like this morning when we were

755

in bed, just having a little

bit of time cuddling and

756

stuff in bed, has been lovely.

757

And it's also been really nice seeing how

good she is when she's with other people.

758

Dan 1: other people,

759

Tilly: We're around other people which

makes, it makes me feel much more

760

comfortable doing stuff with her, leaving

her with other people when we need to.

761

Yeah.

762

I just think it makes me feel

a lot more like we can have on,

763

I don't

764

know if we can have a

life anyway, but like

765

Dan 1: like It's

766

Tilly: Yeah, we can have

a more flexible life.

767

Um, do you back on my boob?

768

that how this needs to So shove

you on a boob to keep you there on.

769

to the Ooh, there's a bit of dribble.,

770

Yeah.

771

So like

772

Today when we were in the cafe, Everyone

was like, Oh, she's really chill.

773

She's really nice.

774

And she is, she just sits

there happily, Watching people,

775

While we're sort of chatting.

776

It's amazing.

777

So yeah we've got to sort of

keep an eye on her but we've

778

not got to be completely fixated

779

Dan 1: her.

780

Yeah.

781

Um,

782

Tilly: and then like you know when mum

looks, mum pops up after her I know she's

783

absolutely fine with them and it's chill

and she'll, she'll settle with them.

784

you know mum, my mum says nice

things and like when I take her

785

to groups and stuff, should have

sat there watching She's like, she

786

loves watching, she's a

787

Dan 1: her parents.

788

Tilly: so that's quite good.

789

So yeah, that's been sort of,

790

that's reassured me Like I

think she'll be fine when we

791

eventually get her into daycare.

792

I guess, my funnies this week

have just been, Probably all your

793

bodily fluids, it's evacuating

your body at various times, Last

794

night we had an excellent vomit.

795

was a tad worrying, but also a bit

She managed to rub it all down my

796

back and actually onto our kitchen

797

Yeah, like I said, funny as, yeah, she's

done lots of, like, sort of funny poos

798

and vomits this week.

799

You know, you've got to take

the joy in these things.

800

Dan 1: things.

801

Go on then, give us your funny

802

of

803

Tilly: your last night was a pretty

804

Dan 1: You've also got the

805

Tilly: Oh yeah, so when we went to

Baby Yoga, at one point I was feeding

806

her, and they're like, oh, it's fine

guys, you can feed them while you're

807

doing this bit, so I stood up from

808

Dan 1: Because it also incorporates

nursery rhymes, doesn't it?

809

So you're marching

810

Tilly: Well, that's the only

one it includes, and it's just

811

because you do like a steppy thing to it.

812

Dan 1: like

813

Tilly: Um.

814

Dan 1: wouldn't know, I'm not allowed

because I'm the yoga I'm banned.

815

Tilly: there's no men allowed,

you're not banned, Um.

816

Yeah, so I was holding a giver of feed

and I was doing this was just carrying

817

on and so everyone was like, uh.

818

Um.

819

As I looked down she just

absolutely vomited All

820

down

821

Dan 1: deformed all

822

Tilly: Onto the mat And I'm

just carrying on Just looking

823

at me very pleased with herself

824

Dan 1: herself.

825

You often do once you've

had any sort of evacuation.

826

Tilly: And then the other day we were

in the bathroom and she was sat in her

827

little bouncer And I was putting out

the washing I Um And she's laughing

828

so much that she shatters out.

829

She's done that twice this week.

830

It makes her laugh so

much that she's pooed.

831

I know, The power.

832

The power of laughter.

833

Dan 1: Check you out.

834

Stand up comic.

835

Tilly: And that was a really

big poo, it went all over her

836

Dan 1: went all over Yeah.

837

So, I guess, We start,

Is this the start of

838

Tilly: the sketch show?

839

Dan 1: from the previous

one that you want to

840

Tilly: do we

841

Dan 1: No?

842

Tilly: previous one that you want to

843

Dan 1: Okay, so..

844

When my little sister

was about a year old,

845

I was

846

about 19.

847

She managed to take her diaper

off and spend about 20 minutes

848

Though I thought she was napping.

849

Painting a poo mural on her

body, the walls, her hair.

850

It ended up being in her ears,

under her fingernails, in her

851

belly button, and between her toes.

852

Tilly: a lot of

853

Dan 1: Yeah, that's

854

Tilly: a real dirty protest, isn't it?

855

Dan 1: impressed

856

Tilly: Don't do

857

Dan 1: Zolo.

858

Tilly: Zolo.

859

I said Zozo.

860

Me too.

861

Dan 1: She did get

862

Tilly: Um.

863

Dan 1: her went and wiped

864

Tilly: She did get poo

in her fingers this week.

865

Because she got it on her stomach, she

then went, sort of, wiped her hand up her

866

stomach I was trying to hold her limbs,

I couldn't hold, like, all her limbs

867

that did get in her belly

868

Dan 1: Alrighty, I think that's us

869

Tilly: sounds good.

870

Alrighty, well next week we should have

more chat because you would have been

871

Dan 1: here.

872

Yeah, I mean, we've still filled

873

like, at least 40 time.

874

Tilly: So, time for rugby?

875

Dan 1: Indeed.

876

Bye bye!