First Timers

Ayla plays middle-of-night pacifier fetch with Julie. Angie has the house to herself; will she party or organize the pantry? Then, the moms read a whole bunch of fun listener stories! *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

Today’s special guest is already pressuring Julie to have a third kid. Yep … we’ve got a nana in the closet! The three moms conclude that Evie got her drama from her GRANDmomma, but her feistiness from Julie. Max masters manners, locks and the fine art of playground negotiations. *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

Evie can’t count to ten but somehow understands number splitting. Max asserts his two-year-old-ness by being the tot lot bully.  The moms put their preconceived notions aside and ultimately enjoy their time at pizza and pedophile hotspot Chuck E. Cheese’s. *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

Angie ignores allergy testing and Julie says, “screw it!” to swaddling. Max has hit the terrible twos and hitting is how he’s expressing that terribleness. Will musical theater class help Evie release her inner demons via song and dance? *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! And we would love it if you shared this podcast with other moms that you think would enjoy it! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

Writer and Lincoln Park superfan Paul Jury visits and helps the moms come up with several Shark-Tank-worthy business ideas, like the co-bather and Graveyard Pediatrics. Will Max have to use the strangling technique he perfected on Paul’s son on Sir Topham Hatt to end the Thomas and Friends wage dispute? Plus, why toddlers hate the FAA. Follow Paul on Twitter @PaulJury! *** And as always, please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

Max needs a napkin to deal with “a situation,” but all the napkins in the world can’t help Julie with her vomit-soaked living room so she ultimately calls in the pros. Listener poll: if diarrhea is on your baby’s face should you: 1) cry; 2) go to the ER; 3) cry and go to the ER. Please let us know your thoughts. *** Subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

Fender benders have Angie buying cookies and Julie anger walking. Parties have Max refusing to stay still and Evie urinating as a form of protest. Did Dave have baby teeth or did orange juice rot them out of his skull? Stay tuned for the answer. *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

Julie calls her mom to fact check Evie’s Judaic knowledge. Max impresses a big kid with his Thomas recall. Plus: how do Hawaii, Mexico and Chicago rank as pretend play destinations? *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

Angie lays the admittedly messy groundwork for potty training with Montessori-inspired standing diaper changes. Evie can’t get enough of jolly Santa, especially in comparison to the somber Hanukkah her books have described. Can Jewish heartthrobs The Maccabeats help lighten up the holiday? *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

This episode is full of cringing and clinging. The moms cringe when their kids use colorful language. The kids cling when faced with Bayou boys and kai-yo-tays. Plus: Angie and Julie pitch a new, airport-based reality show starring YOUR toddler! *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

Are two year olds the OG addicts? Can Max’s yoga moves liven up Angie’s platonic photos? Who is that extra baby in Julie’s family pics? Is Ayla a pants-escaping baby Houdini? Does anything mean anything when it comes to infants? The moms ponder these and other burning questions in this week’s show.

Phone addict Max takes a break from his nocturnal problem solving to tour big oil.  Evie misses her nana and papa and shoes. Mostly shoes. Angie wonders when “hey, mom” will go from cute to curt to contemptible. Baby sign language makes Julie feel like her baby is no longer a baby. *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

Comedian Dave Williamson chats about his transformation from one of the five unhandiest men in the country, into a porch building, grout cleaning, barn raising dad/bro. Plus: how to anger a 19th Century lighthouse attendant. * For more on Dave, check out DaveWilliamsonComedy.com * Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

Equally perplexed by the same problem, Julie and guest Jen McCreary ultimately go different routes. Angie loses sleep—literally—over sleep training opinions. All three moms agree that female scientists should really get moving on nursing-safe decongestants. Fuck cancer! *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

Coming to you from their new closet studio/meat locker, Angie and Julie chat about Evie’s inherited hair washing hatred and Max’s love for the camera. Plus: the moms discuss Paw Patrol’s silly first-world problems moments after a lengthy discussion on pantry organization. They do not see the irony. *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

Evie exhibits savant-like recall; Max sees letters in the abstract. Exciting tangents include Angie’s lifelong battle with body odor and Julie’s bleak letters home from sleepaway camp. Plus: Julie reveals her eloquent belief that, “there’s shit in all our shit.” Did you know she’s a writer? *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

All Max wants for Rosh Hashanah is a sad whale. All Julie wants is a working parking meter. All Angie wants is to go back in time and tell her elementary-aged self not to get a perm. *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

What’s it like to carry your wife’s biological baby? Guest Cris Forzani fills us in. Plus: lawyer dads who barter, toddlers who really want to catch Hand, Foot, Mouth and couches that smell like balls.

Evie wonders who is wetting her bed, Ayla faces life as a pirate and Max either has Hand, Foot, Mouth or toddler-onset acne. No one is sleeping at Julie’s house and Angie prescribes Jock Jams as the solution. *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll

There’s no guest and no theme in this “catch up” episode. There is, however, a boring part about Julie’s new house and where everyone will sleep. She’s sorry. Regardless, Evie feels the demands of her new, basic-bitch preschool while Max practices for Minute to Win It: Toddler Edition. *** Please subscribe to our show and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! It really does help, we swear! You can follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FirstTimersPodcast. Send us your first time parenting stories at firsttimerspodcast@gmail.com. And, you can follow us individually on Twitter/Instagram @AngieGreenup @JulieFishman and check out Angie's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/AngieEatsItAll