Preschool waitlists, off-registry baby gifts & when do we get a dog?!

Two Parents & A Podcast

Alex & Harrison Fugman

Relationships, Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.1 • 641 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 78 minutes

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, you already know the phase we’re in - MORE nesting, third-trimester TIRED, and getting ready for baby #2 while CONTINUALLY realizing how much community matters. We kick things off with a micro-bicker (is this a new thing?!) that isn’t really a REAL debate because we agree (fake flowers vs real flowers), then get into how I’m scheduling rest for “third trimester tired” instead of fighting it. We revisit last week’s Bicker of the Week (drying off in the shower vs on the bath mat), share a weighted vest update (for those who asked in the comments!!), and talk about what phase 2 of nesting mode looks like when you’re about to have two-under-two (spoiler: toddler-proofing everything). From there, I share my battle-tested opinions on baby shower gifts you should buy that are NOT on your friend’s registry (plus two bonus picks from Harrison that are genuinely top notch). And like speaking of buying things off of registries… we spiral about why every single store now needs your phone number just to let you check out (hard pass). Then we give an update that kicked off a bigger conversation - Tate officially got off a preschool waitlist I put her on at three months old (WOAH), which leads into a conversation about community, the people you surround yourself with, and why that matters more than ever right now. And yes, your village can include DOGS… when it makes sense to add one with kids, what we’re actually considering, and why this question suddenly feels very real. We wrap with a new Bicker of the Week (is it ever okay to talk to your partner once they’ve fallen asleep?) and a really sweet Things We DMed about celebrating other kids’ wins - the kind of reminder that makes you appreciate your village (even if it’s just the folks on the sidelines!!) LOVE YOU GUYS. Thanks for listening :) Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:03:26 Micro-Bicker of the Week: Fake flowers vs real flowers 00:05:45 Scheduling rest for “third trimester tired” 00:08:42 Bicker of the Week Re-Visit: Drying off IN the shower vs ON the bath mat 00:11:19 Weighted vest update 00:13:55 Nesting mode cont’d (and toddler-proofing everything) 00:17:55 Harrison’s cookbook-only cooking era 00:21:58 My top baby shower gifts NOT on your friend’s registry (+2 bonus picks from Harrison) 00:33:30 Why do you have to give your phone number before buying EVERYTHING? 00:44:44 Tate got off the waitlist I put her on at 3 months old 00:50:07 The people you surround yourself with (and why it matters) 00:58:48 We’re getting a dog?! 01:07:46 Bicker of the Week: Is it OK to talk to your partner once they fall asleep? 01:11:27 Things We DMed: Celebrating other kids’ wins 01:16:40 LOVE YOU GUYS #twoparentsandapod --------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *Hungryroot: For a limited time get 40% off your first box PLUS get a free item in every box for life. Go to https:// www.Hungryroot.com/TWOPARENTS and use code TWOPARENTS *Edmunds: Checking your car’s value is an easy win to cross off your to do list. Go to https://www.edmunds.com/appraisal/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Two_Parents_Podcast&utm_adgroup=&utm_account=edmunds_marketing&utm_content=Two_Parents_Podcast_q4 *Hers: Visit https://www.forhers.com/TWOPARENTS to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. *Fora Travel: Become a Fora Advisor today at https://www.ForaTravel.com/TWOPARENTS *Magnetic Me: Right now, new customers can get 15% off sitewide at https://www.magneticme.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.8	ready um yes i am ready um i'm just texting with Maria as I had to get, I rushed to get our big brisket in the oven for dinner tonight.
0:47.4	I wanted to do a low and slow cook, 275, but in my franticness of the morning, I'm worried I put it in at 375. So when she gets back from the parquet with the girls. Is she at the park? Yeah. She's going to go. Yeah. She's going to confirm that it's at 275, not 375. I will say I mismanaged time this morning. That's okay. That's why I'm in my workout
1:12.3	clothes. I didn't have time to, uh, I didn't have time to shower. You know what? That's a good
1:16.7	sacrificial lamb is your outfit. Good job. Like if you something asked to sacrifice, I'm really
1:21.0	happy that your outfit was what it was. Because I know the outfits mean a lot to you.
1:27.1	Um, yeah, well. But dinner tonight will be delicious. We're lot to you. Yeah, well.
1:28.4	But dinner tonight will be delicious.
1:29.9	We're having it with the neighbors, obviously.
1:31.7	We're having, as we call a family dinner.
1:34.7	Assuming we live on Liquid Death Avenue, we're having, we call it a Liquid Death Dinner.
1:40.9	And the reason I'm glad Maria went to the park and not the library is because she's close
1:45.7	to home and we're supposed to get our new floral sectional, you guys, which I will post
1:50.5	just like an obscene amount of photos of, gets delivered today. And it's my number one thing
1:57.2	we ordered for the house that I'm most excited about because it's going to take that room from like a six to a ten I think because it's going to close that I'm that room is not a six
2:07.2	but so so functionality wise thank you very much thank you very much the best scene in the house
2:12.8	doesn't have a chair and it's the one that faces the kitchen i thought that room was a nine i like decor
2:19.3	it's great okay it functionality wise like where do you cozy up and sit i thought that room was a
2:25.3	nine for the last six months she's been saying she doesn't love it and i love that you took ownership
2:32.7	of designing it now the way you like.
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