Rear-Facing Car Seats, Flight Tips for Toddlers & New Parent Hygiene Struggles

The mic is back on, the sand is still in our shoes, and the Parent Helpline is buzzing. We’re diving straight into the real stuff parents whisper about at 2 a.m.—how to set boundaries with recently sick in-laws when you’ve got a preemie, why hormones can trick us into thinking every newborn is runway-ready, and how to stop turning laundry into a part-time job when breast milk hits the sheets.

From there, we get practical and a little nerdy. We unpack the sudden onset of car sickness in a rear-facing 14-month-old—how airflow, shade, seat angle, timing, and cleanup kits can help, and why calling the pediatrician is worth it if vomit becomes the new normal. We hold the line on safety while chasing comfort and sanity. Then we share the flight strategy that saved us on a five-hour haul: novel snacks (hello, Goldfish), a deep bench of tiny fidget toys, one-at-a-time reveals, nap-aligned takeoff, and a soft cover to dim distractions. We also confess what flopped, like the beloved but bulky audio toy that tanked with toddler headphones.

It wouldn’t be our show without a friendly bicker, so we spar over handwashing, immunity, and whether a little grit makes us stronger. We land on a balanced take: wash when it matters, don’t panic when it doesn’t, and keep perspective. Parenting is a rolling risk assessment mixed with humor, love, and logistical hacks. If you’ve ever skipped a family dinner to protect a fragile immune system, wiped instead of bathed at 4 a.m., or packed ten tiny airplane toys like a master strategist, you’re among friends here.

We’d love to hear your car-sickness fixes, flight wins, and boundary scripts that worked. Tap follow, share this episode with a tired parent who needs a smile, and leave a quick review to help more families find us. Your stories shape the next Helpline—send them our way.

Transcript

Back From Hawaii And Life Updates

Taylee 0:00

Good. Okay, yo yo yo, welcome back. And welcome back. Actually, welcome back. Sorry, we have been on a little break. It got a little crazy around here. Oh, first off, I'm Taylor. I'm Braden. And we're up past our bedtime. Way past it. And yeah, it's been crazy. Um, we were in Hawaii and our Hawaii fight got changed. A lot of crazy stuff. So we ended up being gone a lot longer than we were planning on.

SPEAKER_01 0:35

But we're back.

Taylee 0:36

We are back, and we won't leave you again.

SPEAKER_01 0:38

So we probably will.

Taylee 0:39

You're stuck with us. Well, not that long unannounced.

SPEAKER_01 0:43

Yeah, fair.

Taylee 0:44

Unless something crazy happens.

SPEAKER_01 0:47

Which is likely.

Taylee 0:49

Okay. So, anyways. Um, yeah, what's new with us? It's March. That is the best month of the year.

SPEAKER_01 1:00

Second best month of the year.

Taylee 1:02

To what?

SPEAKER_01 1:02

June.

Kicking Off The Parent Helpline

Taylee 1:03

For why? My birthday. No. My birthday is obviously the best birthday. If anything, it'd be second to our son's birthday, but January is a terrible month. Third to January and June then. No. But I will say, like, um, no one's been asking me for birthday ideas yet, and the clock is ticking. So just putting that out there for anyone and everyone, husbands, moms, other listeners. Um, you guys haven't asked for my birthday ideas yet. And I do have a few, so feel free. Some might take longer than others to order, get there in time. If you're worried about that, maybe ask sooner than later. Really? That's all I have to say. On that note, I think we should start giving other people advice.

SPEAKER_01 1:58

Shout out to the parent helpline.

Taylee 2:00

Yep, we're getting on into the parent helpline.

SPEAKER_01 2:03

We need like a little ringer thing that plays before the segment.

Taylee 2:07

We'll do that.

SPEAKER_01 2:09

Let's get on that.

Taylee 2:10

Ding ding ding.

SPEAKER_01 2:11

Wait, that was like the stock bell.

Taylee 2:14

What?

SPEAKER_01 2:15

That was like the open market bell.

Sick In-Laws And A Preemie’s Safety

Taylee 2:18

Well, the market is open and it's hot and ready for advice. So our parent helpline is a place where parents can come and ask us any questions, things they're dealing with, or just come to vent and we will give advice or vent with you, or um tell you how that sucks. And just talk. So yeah. Alright, let's get into it. Okay. I have a three-month-old premi, and my in-laws were sick last week with a nasty cold quote, as they said. Well, tonight they invited us over for dinner while I was at work not looking at my phone. I feel very uncomfortable going over if anyone has been sick recently. Having a Nik U baby has made me very anxious about these things. Is it an over-exaggeration to not go? I know they'll be offended and I'll have to hear about it forever, but it's worth it to keep me and my baby safe. Thoughts off the bat?

SPEAKER_01 3:20

Don't go.

Taylee 3:22

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 3:24

Those are my thoughts.

Taylee 3:25

Can you expand on that?

SPEAKER_01 3:27

It does not. It doesn't matter at the end of the day. You're gonna see them probably two weeks later. If you live that close that they're inviting you over that regularly.

Taylee 3:36

Okay, see, it's really funny that you're taking this stance because I feel like if this was me coming to you, you would not have given me the same advice. I'm just gonna say that.

SPEAKER_01 3:51

If they were sick?

Taylee 3:53

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 3:53

Well, I feel like they're probably still sick. I'm pretty conscious of that.

Taylee 3:57

No, you're not. You could care less if your family is sick and we're hanging out with them. And your whole family is that way. Not like in a bad way, but like, what do you mean?

SPEAKER_01 4:11

They wouldn't invite us over if they were sick when our baby was that young.

Taylee 4:17

Wait, every holiday? Someone's sick.

SPEAKER_01 4:23

I mean, okay, you're not gonna go over on a holiday to your family.

Taylee 4:28

Well, that's just what I'm saying. I'm surprised, I'm surprised you took that stance because I don't think you would take that stance when it was our situation. For a holiday. Because usually we kind of disagree on this sometimes. So that's why I was saying it would be spicy.

SPEAKER_01 4:42

For not a holiday? Like, and you're living so close that they're inviting you over weekly, then yeah, you're fine. Just go the next week.

Taylee 4:51

Yeah, I guess I'm confused why they would be offended.

unknown 4:54

I don't know.

Taylee 4:55

Is it just a normal day or is it a birthday?

SPEAKER_01 4:58

Like, because birthdays, like if it's like if it's your birthday, then yeah, sure, go over.

Taylee 5:03

If it's someone else's birthday, like you're waiting for if it's your birthday, go over.

SPEAKER_01 5:09

I want to celebrate your birthday. Yeah, go over.

Taylee 5:12

If anything, if it's your birthday, you do what you want.

SPEAKER_01 5:15

Like your brother's wife? No, you're fine.

Taylee 5:19

Your brother's wife?

SPEAKER_01 5:21

I don't know. Just someone that's an in-laws' birthday. Yeah, you're fine. Don't go.

Taylee 5:28

Okay, well, okay.

SPEAKER_01 5:30

So it comes with stipulations.

Taylee 5:31

No.

SPEAKER_01 5:32

But just go over the.

Taylee 5:33

It does not come with any stipulations. I agree, like, you do not need to go and you do not need to feel bad about this. Like, I think it's so dumb to spread germs. Okay, but Brandon, when when our baby was sick the other week and I was like, I'm gonna keep him home from church to not get the other kids sick, you're like, nah, let's just take him. I don't care about getting the other kids sick.

SPEAKER_01 5:55

This is different.

Taylee 5:56

How is this different?

SPEAKER_01 5:58

Because our baby, like, if our baby goes to like the nursery class with all the other babies, yeah, definitely don't take him to the nursery class. But if he's just gonna be chilling with you, he's not gonna get anyone sick except you.

Taylee 6:09

Brandon, that is so not true.

SPEAKER_01 6:12

That was my logic.

Taylee 6:14

I know. We are house-divided on this, and this is why I thought it would be a fun, juicy one to talk about. But really, bottom line, yeah, like who cares? I guess like if they're offended, what are the consequences? Like, they're gonna be mad at you.

SPEAKER_01 6:28

If they're inviting you over this regularly, like you just go the next week and all is smoothed over.

Taylee 6:33

Well, I guess more no, what I'm saying is like if they're offended, are you like the type person that just doesn't have the backbone to say like why it makes literally no sense to go over there while they're sick? Because why would they be offended?

SPEAKER_01 6:47

I don't know. I'm not really worried about their feelings though.

Taylee 6:50

Well, you never worry about anyone's feelings. That came out wrong.

SPEAKER_01 6:56

That came out a little hard.

Taylee 6:57

Yeah, I'm sorry. That I'm all no, I didn't mean it like that. I just meant I'm just gonna redact that. Let's just redact that.

Braydon 7:11

Red Okay.

Taylee 7:23

Brayden is a very caring and loving person. I'd like that to be put on record. And just whenever you're ready to ask for my birthday list.

Braydon 7:42

Oh my gosh.

Taylee 7:45

Okay, okay, okay. Well, I heard that hormones can do the trick on your perception or can trick your perception, but I was certain that I corrected for it. What? And that my baby objectively was an absolutely cutie and angel. Wait, okay, sorry. This person, like, seriously, don't try reading this. Oh, yeah, I guess you can go back and forth with it.

Are Newborns Cute Or Are We Biased

SPEAKER_01 8:15

I heard that hormones can do the trick on your perception, but I was certain that I corrected for it and that my baby objectively was an absolutely cutie and an angel that he is today.

Taylee 8:25

I think this person sucks at writing.

SPEAKER_01 8:27

Starting at two to three weeks after birth, my friend, also apparently a five-month-old, challenged me on that. So I went back to the pictures to prove him wrong, and well, he's cute, of course, but more recovering alcoholically cute than anything else. It's honestly a bit shocking and 100% hilarious how much my eyes were tinted. Does anyone have a similar experience? Should we look at a picture?

Taylee 8:55

Well, I look at pictures daily. Oh. And okay. I will say this. We were blessed with the world's cutest baby.

SPEAKER_01 9:04

Oh, look at that, dude.

Taylee 9:06

It is really hard. Like, I actually believe that is a real thing because I have seen a lot of Uggos out there. But I cannot say the same for us. Our baby is literally a Gerber baby, and I'm sorry. I I don't know what to tell you. We just made a really adorable, chunky, cute thing. Um, so no, I did not have this issue, but I can see it. When I see certain babies, I understand.

SPEAKER_01 9:38

There's a lot of ugly babies out there.

Taylee 9:40

Yeah, I know. Okay, you can you can talk more now.

SPEAKER_01 9:44

I was just agreeing with you. We cannot relate to that in any way.

Taylee 9:48

Yeah, unfortunately. I'm like really sorry that that happened to you. I'm sure your baby is still adorable. Maybe not like at okay, okay. This is what I can relate to. When I first had my baby, I would send pictures of him to everyone constantly, like, even people I didn't know super well. Like that's weird. Who would text me, like, and ask me how I was doing, and I would always send a picture back of him because I was so obsessed with him and so in love with him. And I looked back now and I'm like, they probably didn't care that much. Like, he's cute, but like he's not, I don't know, he's adorable, and I'm sure everyone would love to see that face, but I don't know if they really cared to see a picture of him when they were just asking me how I was doing. So I think that's a totally true thing with hormones.

SPEAKER_01 10:48

Yeah, but I didn't have those same hormones that I thought he was a cute baby.

Taylee 10:52

Braden, obviously you have hormones.

SPEAKER_01 10:55

Not the same, though.

Taylee 10:57

Well, yeah, but well, clearly, a men could not do that. No, um, yeah, but like you still, you still have certain I'm sure you still had like the rose-colored glasses when he was first born. Well, no, but like I said, like I'm sorry, like our baby is just objectively adorable. Literally, everyone that talks to me or everyone that sees him tells me how cute he is. So yeah, I don't know what to say. Um make cuter children. Just kidding. Every child feeling really harsh tonight. I'm just joking. Okay, I'll redact that as well. This is actually just a play to get me canceled before I'm even famous. So they're doing a good job. Yeah. I cancel you. Oh, thank you. Okay. Oh, well, this is another one that we might, you know, disagree on.

SPEAKER_01 12:05

Yeah.

Taylee 12:07

Okay. Well, oh, did you have anything else to say to the people? Yeah. I'm sure your baby is still really adorable. Yeah. Like all kids are cute in their own ways. Some cuter than others.

unknown 12:24

True.

SPEAKER_01 12:24

Not a competition, though.

Breast Milk On Sheets: Hygiene Triage

Taylee 12:26

No, not at all. We're not competitive at all. Okay. The first time I got a few drops of breast milk on my bed sheets, I washed my sheets. After washing the same sheets three times in one day, I realized it wasn't sustainable and just slept on the same sheets until they smelled. Is this normal and or gross? I could have written this question myself.

SPEAKER_01 13:01

I feel like at the beginning, I probably would have done the same thing. And even now, I probably would maybe not do it instantly, but I still would watch them.

Taylee 13:15

Wait, what? What do you mean?

SPEAKER_01 13:18

I would maybe be I may be a little slower now.

Taylee 13:21

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 13:22

Yeah, probably.

Taylee 13:23

Yeah. Brayden is the German phobe of the relationship. Has some slight OCD. I could not be more on the opposite spectrum. But this is why we work. Um, yeah, I don't know. It it doesn't gross me out. Maybe it's just because it like came from my body and like it doesn't gross me out. It's also just like a super cool like cleansing thing. Like you can put it cleansing? No, like you can put it on your baby and it can like cure eczema or like clean noses. So to me, it's not like a gross substance.

SPEAKER_01 14:10

Well, oh yeah, I mean I wouldn't say it's a gross substance, but it definitely like starts to smell bad.

Taylee 14:16

Really? See, that's the other thing is I can't smell it. I never smelled it. Did it have a smell? Yes. Really? It did?

SPEAKER_01 14:24

You should thaw us up in the freezer and smell it.

unknown 14:26

Yes.

Taylee 14:27

I don't think I'll smell it though because it like is a part of me. So I don't smell it.

SPEAKER_01 14:32

I think you would smell it.

Taylee 14:34

Weird. What did it smell like?

SPEAKER_01 14:36

I don't know. It definitely will like when it sat in the bottle, like if we left the bottle out. And it just sat in the sink for a few days. It definitely did not smell good to open the bottle.

Taylee 14:50

I never smelled that. But I think it's just because like it was like me. So did it just smell like me on a bad day?

SPEAKER_01 15:02

Yeah. Wait, really? So like rod milk. Ew.

Taylee 15:08

Well, yeah, interesting. Um yeah, honestly, you're doing your best. Oh, you could double sheet your mattress like we did for our baby. At the beginning, yeah. Yeah. That's not a bad idea. Yeah, you can just double sheet it so then you don't have to do. It's kind of funny to say sheet like a lot. Double sheet. Double sheet. Um, yeah, then you don't have to do laundry all the time.

SPEAKER_01 15:35

But then when you do do it, you do it like two sheets. Well would you do more or less that way? You do less loads.

Taylee 15:47

True. And less frequent.

SPEAKER_01 15:49

Whatever's best for the environment.

Taylee 15:51

Oh wow. We're going green with this stance. We're getting political here.

SPEAKER_01 15:57

Team green.

Taylee 15:59

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 15:59

Team save the rest.

Taylee 16:01

Okay, go brain.

SPEAKER_01 16:02

Um I gotta get us uncancelled from your earlier comments.

Taylee 16:07

Oh my gosh, nothing is gonna get me canceled. Like the listeners know everything I say is out of love and slight sarcasm. Nothing I'm actually oh, we should clarify, like, none of this advice is actually real advice. Well, that was like good advice. Yeah, but we're not doctors.

SPEAKER_01 16:28

Don't sue us.

Taylee 16:30

No. We're just chatting. We're just having fun. We're just too bad.

SPEAKER_01 16:35

We're just too bad.

Taylee 16:38

We're just like two, yeah. Two 20-year-old parents living the dream. Mid-20s. Mid-20s. I turned 26.

SPEAKER_01 16:49

Closer to 50. I don't love that. Yeah.

Taylee 16:51

I don't love it. I feel like I will have a life crisis when I turn 30. Why? I don't know.

SPEAKER_01 17:01

I don't feel like I'll ever feel like I'm 30 again.

Taylee 17:04

That's what I mean.

SPEAKER_01 17:06

So I don't think it'll affect me.

Taylee 17:08

But you will be 30. So do you think we'll look like 30-year-olds? Or do you still think like we'll look like we're in high school?

SPEAKER_01 17:19

Both of us think we look young, but I don't know how true that is.

Taylee 17:23

Why? I still get asked all the time if I'm in high school.

SPEAKER_01 17:28

You get asked if you're in high school.

unknown 17:31

No, you don't.

Taylee 17:36

I just wanted to see your reaction. Oh my gosh. I still no, I still get asked for my ID, and I take that as a compliment.

SPEAKER_01 17:51

How many situations have you been in where you needed to show your ID? One?

Taylee 17:56

No, several.

SPEAKER_01 17:57

Several. Over one weekend.

Taylee 18:03

Wait, what? No? Over multiple weekends? Places? I go out.

SPEAKER_01 18:13

Really?

Taylee 18:13

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 18:14

I see. Well, that's good.

Taylee 18:17

Well, yeah. Oh, just maybe.

SPEAKER_01 18:19

You're only 26 and you need to show your ID until 21, so that's not really that long.

Taylee 18:23

That's five years apart. That means I look five years younger.

SPEAKER_01 18:27

My whoop says I'm 19.

Taylee 18:29

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 18:31

That's awesome.

Taylee 18:34

Even better. Your mustache has really aged you.

SPEAKER_01 18:38

That was my goal.

Taylee 18:41

Wow. Um.

SPEAKER_01 18:44

We have another one.

Taylee 18:45

Well, yeah, but I was I wasn't done. I was saying double sheet it. Don't worry about it. You're doing great. And one day when you're getting more sleep, you'll be able to do more laundry. Also, the Milky Mamas aren't gonna leak forever. So this is only a temporary problem.

SPEAKER_01 19:05

God, you got that in there.

Taylee 19:07

Yep. Okay, on to the next one. This is kind of funny. Okay. The first time I mean, these people, like, you could at least use plug this into chat before you write it. Like, it's terrible. Okay. The first time baby pissed himself during a diaper change, I gave him a bath at four in the morning and this is not the same one. No.

SPEAKER_01 19:33

Yeah, this is the same lady. You just didn't read the whole thing.

Taylee 19:37

No. Okay. Well, there are different scenarios. You didn't need to tell the audience that. Okay, well, can I finish, maybe? I don't like being interrupted, okay?

SPEAKER_01 19:54

I didn't know what you were going for. I thought this was an accident.

Taylee 19:57

No?

unknown 19:58

Perfect.

SPEAKER_01 19:59

I I'm on board now.

Taylee 20:00

Okay. First time baby peed himself. I don't like the word piss. Like, we can do better. It's just not a good word.

unknown 20:10

Okay. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 20:12

Says she doesn't like to be interrupted, interrupts herself.

Taylee 20:15

To make a stand. To take a stand. Okay, during a diaper change, I gave him a bath at four in the morning and changed his clothes. Later on, I just wiped his pee up with a wet wipe and made a mental note to bathe him the next day. Eventually, whether or not he peed himself the night before didn't factor into his baths. Is that an issue?

SPEAKER_01 21:15

I feel like we've just always bathed him for the most part every day.

Taylee 21:19

Yeah, I guess I'm confused. Like, what do you mean, pee yourself? Like, is he not in a diaper?

SPEAKER_01 21:24

Well, you know, I think she's saying, like, because when little boys you take off their diaper and they just pee everywhere. I think that's what she's referring to.

Taylee 21:31

Oh. Oh, yeah, we never bathed him right after that. I mean, we wiped him off. Yeah. Wiped him up.

SPEAKER_01 21:38

A wet wipe works.

Taylee 21:39

Yeah. Wet wipe is water. I mean, I guess.

SPEAKER_01 21:42

Water is in a bath. If you wanted to get like a wash-eye, you could do it that way. Yeah. You don't need to do a full bath.

Taylee 21:48

Yeah, plus their their pea is water. Basically. It's just breast milk.

SPEAKER_01 21:55

Yeah.

Taylee 21:56

So yeah, that seems like a terrible idea to have to bathe someone at four in the morning. Yeah, I'd never do that. I wouldn't do that either. I would barely get out of bed if I had to. You know what I mean? So yeah, just I mean, just sit there in your growth sheets with your pink everything. And get some sleep, girl. Oh man. I hope things get better for you. It sounds like you're having a rough go. There is wait, what is what's that phrase? There's light at the end of your tunnel.

SPEAKER_01 22:35

Comments. Have you heard of that phrase? Understand or remember that phrase. Yeah, I've heard of that phrase. Come on, son.

Taylee 22:44

Okay, Braden had not heard of On the Lamb.

SPEAKER_01 22:48

That's not a common phrase.

Taylee 22:49

That is a very common phrase. If you're talking about any criminal, they're on the lamb.

SPEAKER_01 22:55

I guess if you're live from Aurora, Colorado, then you talk about criminals a little more than if you're from Weston, Idaho.

Taylee 23:02

Fair point. Fair point.

SPEAKER_01 23:04

There's a lot more people on the lamb there.

Car Sickness In A Rear-Facing Toddler

Taylee 23:07

Probably, honestly. Yeah, crazy. Okay. Okay, this is our last one for the week. So soak it all in. All this great advice and memories. And yeah.

SPEAKER_01 23:21

Send us some more for next week.

Taylee 23:23

Please, like, and we will give you a shout out.

SPEAKER_01 23:26

We will.

Taylee 23:26

We will say your name. If you want us to. All of these are Anon. Anon? Anonymous. I said that last time. You still don't remember. I don't remember you say that at all. But yeah, we'll say your name, your social security number, your credit card info. Just kidding. Okay. You could even call in if you're feeling really excited.

SPEAKER_01 23:53

Yeah. Are you gonna go? We'll get there.

Taylee 23:56

No. Okay, so little guy is 14 months, still rear facing, and has been fine and happy until now. Suddenly he's puking every time we're in the car for any length of time, even five minutes. Doesn't matter when or what he's eaten. Don't my worry is that he's car sick and would do better facing front. There's good airflow and he can see out the window. And he's not screaming about it. He just pukes and move on. Legally, I know I can turn him to face forward, but I know that's not at all safe right now. Anybody have experience with this?

SPEAKER_01 24:32

That's wild.

Taylee 24:34

Oh my gosh, like I am so sorry for you. That literally sounds like my living nightmare.

SPEAKER_01 24:39

It sounds more brutal for your baby though, to puke every single time.

Taylee 24:43

Oh my gosh. Like, I have so many questions. That's weird. Do you prepare with multiple outfits and then where do you put the puke some clothes for the rest of the time you're out? Yeah. Do you have one of those like car see cover protectors for your seat under? If not, you should get one of those. Um wow, I am so sorry. That is literally crazy. That was crazy. And yeah, I mean, we recently just drove the road to HANA, and I've never been more car sick in my entire life. So I can't imagine this poor little baby. Um, do you have a way? Oh, what if you can like put one of those fans on his face?

SPEAKER_01 25:34

Yeah, maybe that would help.

Taylee 25:35

Yeah, give him some cool air, I guess.

SPEAKER_01 25:38

I feel like like looking out the window for a baby wouldn't really help, would it? Maybe.

Taylee 25:44

Well, yeah, like you're supposed to look out the front window straight ahead. So she's saying she could turn around his car seat to the front, but that's not very safe. I guess, well, 14 months, you're almost to the point where you could turn him to front facing. I think you have to be like 18 months.

SPEAKER_01 26:05

Yeah. I just barely learned why they do rear facing.

Taylee 26:08

What do you mean? You were the one that told me why they do rear facing. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 26:11

I just barely learned why.

Taylee 26:12

I thought you learned it in college.

SPEAKER_01 26:14

No.

Taylee 26:14

Oh. I don't know.

SPEAKER_01 26:17

Alright, and I just remembered it maybe.

Taylee 26:19

I assume that you just knew it.

SPEAKER_01 26:20

No, I think I just barely learned it whenever I told you a few weeks ago.

Taylee 26:24

Oh, right. Why is it again?

SPEAKER_01 26:27

Huh?

Taylee 26:27

Why?

SPEAKER_01 26:28

Because the baby's head.

Taylee 26:31

Oh, it's bigger than their body.

SPEAKER_01 26:33

Well, it's just like the majority of their weight. Yeah. So like if you crash and they're facing forward, you can imagine.

Taylee 26:42

Oh.

SPEAKER_01 26:43

Yeah. Wild.

Taylee 26:45

Okay, well, now that you have that scary thought in your head, definitely you probably don't want to change it to forward facing. Um, but maybe you could put a little bib on the baby. Just as a preventative. Or cover it with a towel. Um, yeah, I'm just sorry for the cleanup situation for you. Maybe don't feed him anything before you drive.

SPEAKER_01 27:14

Just harvier baby before you drive.

Taylee 27:16

Does that work? Would that work, maybe? That's crazy. Yeah, like what is he throwing up? Can you see it? Is it food that he's eaten most recently? And there are no signs at all? That's crazy. I think it's worth a doctor's checkup. If he hasn't done this until just now.

SPEAKER_01 27:34

That's crazy.

Taylee 27:35

Has your driving gotten worse? Flash, are you like going over? Yeah, maybe they make little uh nausea medicine for babies. I don't think they maybe they do. Or like those little bands. I wonder those little bands that you can wear on cruises that like have the pressure points on your wrist, maybe they have them for babies. Or there's patches that go behind your ears. I don't know.

Braydon 28:07

Yeah.

Taylee 28:08

This definitely seems like something to take care of ASAP as possible.

Braydon 28:12

Really?

Taylee 28:13

Yeah. ASAP is possible. Yeah, and I hope that does not keep happening to you. It's a brutal life. Yeah. More for your baby then. We're here for you. I don't think more for the baby. Because the baby, once they throw up, they feel fine.

SPEAKER_01 28:29

Can you imagine getting in a car and just throw it up immediately? Like he's probably in the car three times a day, four times a day.

Taylee 28:35

Well, yeah, it's definitely not great for the baby, but the baby's not cleaning himself up, having to smell it, cleaning the car up. The baby's just like, puke, feel better. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 28:48

I mean, he probably smells it, but yeah.

Taylee 28:50

Yeah. The babies don't really like know what good or bad smells are. That's probably funny. Yeah, they kind of do. I think they do. Well, on that note, stay safe out there, parents. You got this. Hopefully your kids are stay strong. Your babies are all beautiful, adorable babies, no matter how old they are, how many times they puke, how much peas all over them. And you guys are awesome. Well, we just did something really impressive, and that was survive a seven-hour plane ride with our baby. Sheesh. Um, so I feel like we owe it five-hour plane we owe it to the public to like tell them our tips and tricks.

unknown 29:39

Yeah.

Taylee 29:40

Because we are travel pressed. Travel experts. And it went very, very smoothly for us, luckily.

SPEAKER_01 29:46

Yeah, that's over an over-exaggeration. Yeah.

Taylee 29:50

I don't know if that's just was like we got blessed from God.

unknown 29:55

Probably.

Taylee 29:56

Or yeah. Just got really lucky. We did get really lucky. But what worked?

SPEAKER_01 30:03

Um, what worked on the plane? Goldfish? Goldfish.

Taylee 30:08

Whole bag of goldfish.

SPEAKER_01 30:10

A huge hit on all the plane rides.

Taylee 30:14

Yeah. Basically, I got a ton of snacks that were kind of more fun, not as healthy snacks that he's never had before.

SPEAKER_01 30:21

Yep. And goldfish were definitely the biggest hit.

Taylee 30:25

Yes, that really did the trick.

SPEAKER_01 30:26

Yeah, he loved those. Um other thing that worked, when he went to sleep, we covered him with my sweatshirt.

Taylee 30:35

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_01 30:36

I think that helped. He took like a two-hour nap.

Taylee 30:38

Yeah, well, we also like kind of timed it and made sure he didn't sleep at all before the plane rides. So that way he was nice and tired for the plane rides.

SPEAKER_01 30:48

He was very tired. Yeah, for the first one, we were able to time that a little better.

Taylee 30:54

What do you mean the second one? He took a great nap.

SPEAKER_01 30:57

True. It just was a little early in the morning, so like we couldn't really like keep it like because he was already like.

Taylee 31:05

We timed it well. We timed it well.

SPEAKER_01 31:07

He took great naps of both of the planes.

Taylee 31:09

The fidget box. That was that was a hero. That's like the best toy. He loved the fidget box. Kids of any ages.

SPEAKER_01 31:17

Yeah. Played with those toys for the majority of the fight.

Taylee 31:21

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 31:22

And when you got sick of one, you'd just pull out a new one, and there was like 30 of them.

Taylee 31:25

Yeah, toys one at a time. Not all at once. No. Um, sitting behind a crazy family. Also would recommend. Because he just watched the other kids scream for like a long time.

SPEAKER_01 31:41

So that we're darling.

Taylee 31:42

He gets it from his mama.

SPEAKER_01 31:44

Yeah. He loved watching the other kids.

Taylee 31:48

So yeah, I'd say those are our best tips and tricks for that.

SPEAKER_01 31:52

And we on both of the oh wait, no. On both of the long flights, did we have our own row?

Taylee 31:59

No.

SPEAKER_01 32:00

Just the first one.

Taylee 32:01

Yeah, remember there's that lady that slept the entire flight and everyone went to the bathroom.

SPEAKER_01 32:05

Yeah, that was crazy.

Taylee 32:07

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 32:08

Five-hour flight without pain.

unknown 32:11

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 32:11

I mean, she just didn't drink anything.

Taylee 32:13

Well, she didn't. She slept the whole time.

SPEAKER_01 32:15

True. Yeah, that was pretty crazy.

Taylee 32:17

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 32:17

But yeah, the first time we had our own row. That was helpful because he could like stand up on the side.

Taylee 32:22

Well, yeah, but you can't control that. So that's not a tip or trick.

SPEAKER_01 32:26

I think we kind of control the tip.

Taylee 32:28

Not really. I mean, you can't control if you're gonna be on a full flight or not.

SPEAKER_01 32:32

No. We got lucky.

Taylee 32:34

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 32:35

But if you put both of you on the like end seeds and helps, it works like the middle.

Taylee 32:40

Remember? That didn't work.

SPEAKER_01 32:43

It worked the first time.

Taylee 32:46

Okay. Well, anyways.

SPEAKER_01 32:51

Can't think of what else. The flight attendant gave them toys too.

Taylee 32:55

Yeah, that was so nice of them. And they have those little phone stand things.

SPEAKER_01 32:59

Yeah. I've never seen a flight attendant like give kids toys. Probably because I've just never paid attention.

Taylee 33:06

Never been on that long of a flight.

SPEAKER_01 33:07

Yeah, but I was like, maybe because it was a long flight, they like give them stuff to give to kids.

Taylee 33:12

Yeah, they do.

SPEAKER_01 33:13

Oh, that's really smart. Good on self-list.

Taylee 33:16

Yeah, I mean, that's the only thing get about them anymore. They changed everything, and now they're just a normal airline.

SPEAKER_01 33:22

Stupid. It's true. It's unfortunate.

Taylee 33:25

Yeah. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 33:27

Fortunato. Oh yeah, we crushed it. Oh man did great.

Taylee 33:30

Yeah, it was amazing.

SPEAKER_01 33:32

Things that didn't work, his Tony.

Taylee 33:35

Yeah, that was a bad idea. He loves his Tony box, so I got like headphones that would plug into it. But he doesn't like the headphones.

SPEAKER_01 33:43

Yeah.

Taylee 33:44

So it was really pointless. And it was a really big thing to put in my backpack. So don't bring it if you're tempted.

SPEAKER_01 33:52

Not ideal.

Taylee 33:54

But it's alright. Are you ready for our bicker of the week?

SPEAKER_01 34:01

Yeah.

Taylee 34:03

Do you want to describe it for the audience?

SPEAKER_01 34:07

Which one?

Taylee 34:08

What do you mean?

SPEAKER_01 34:09

Oh, I thought there were multiple.

Taylee 34:11

Oh, well. Whatever one you would like. As if we haven't been bickering all night.

SPEAKER_01 34:19

Oh, the one that I remember, I don't know if this is the one you wrote down. Was the like washing your hands when Yeah. So.

Taylee 34:29

Okay. So I will no, no, no. I need to describe this because I do wash my hands.

Braydon 34:36

I don't know.

Bicker Of The Week: Handwashing Theory

Taylee 34:37

Clarifying. No, I wash my hands. I have just noticed, okay, I've been picking up lately that the person bringing sickness upon our household has been you. Okay. The last few times you've gotten sick has been from Braden. And so I just like made this observation. You also wash your hands way more frequently. I would say more than the average person, and for a lot longer periods of time.

SPEAKER_01 35:09

Well, I sing the ABCs while I wash my hands.

Taylee 35:12

Yeah, it's crazy. No one actually does that.

SPEAKER_01 35:15

I do it.

Taylee 35:16

Well, yeah. So then I was just thinking more about theories of things. Which theories that you actually believe in. Okay. No, you're talking about a different theory. Yes. Braden doesn't wear Brayden refuses to wear lotion because he thinks it makes your skin more dry.

SPEAKER_01 35:36

Yeah, then I have to wear more lotion. It's all a business.

Taylee 35:39

Okay. I had the same theory about washing your hands. Not like, obviously, you need to wash off gross things that you get on your hands. Like, yes, that makes sense. But I was wondering if the more you wash your hands, does your immune system get weaker because you're not exposing yourself to certain germs? And I just feel like I might be on to something.

SPEAKER_01 36:03

I started to agree with you towards the end.

Taylee 36:06

You did? Oh my gosh, you never even let you did not say that at all. This turned into a way bigger thing. Like it brought up about some study in China about wearing shoes in your house.

SPEAKER_01 36:18

Oh yeah, I forgot about that.

Taylee 36:20

This went went all sorts of directions. So please tell me how I'm right because I would I would love to hear that.

SPEAKER_01 36:25

Well then I just was thinking. Because in the olden days they didn't wash their hands, probably. But that being said, they also died.

Taylee 36:36

That's why you agreed with me, because in the olden days people didn't wash their hands, or what? Yeah, that's why. Because okay, I also brought up the point, like, well, this might also be controversial, but like a lot of times controversial. Controversial? Controversial. Controversial? Well, I don't think it's S H.

SPEAKER_01 36:58

Yeah, but it's S I A, so it's a shh sound.

Taylee 37:01

No, S-I-A is C-I. Controversial?

SPEAKER_01 37:14

I've heard it both ways. I don't think you know. Anyways, get it.

Taylee 37:21

Anyways, like it's good, it's not good, but it's not frowned upon to like well, okay. I don't know how to say this without sounding terrible. Wait, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, no, no, no, no, no, don't say that.

SPEAKER_01 37:41

I was in the middle of the thought. It doesn't wash your hands.

Taylee 37:44

No, I didn't wash my hands. That is not true.

SPEAKER_01 37:47

And I was like, why didn't you wash your hands?

Taylee 37:50

No, that is not how it got brought up. Braden. That's not how it got brought up. You know that's not how it got brought up. No, it's not. I washed my hands, okay? Well, I was saying, no, because I did wash my hands.

SPEAKER_01 38:08

Because Oh, yeah, you only washed one of your hands.

Taylee 38:13

What? No, I didn't. I washed my hands, but then I was thinking, I was like, why do guys wash their hands after they go to the bathroom? Because they never get anything on their hands. Remember, I asked you that. That's how it started. Because I washed my hands. Because I got a little drizzle on them.

Braydon 38:53

This is too much. Okay.

Taylee 38:57

Back to my point at hand. Sometimes it's good to have babies like crawl around on the ground because it builds our immune system. Like just like the phrase, like, oh, eat dirt. Like, it'll just build it's good for your immunity. So I was so I was just thinking, like, why is that same concept not applied to adults? And like, we're supposed to just like wash our hands all the time.

SPEAKER_01 39:27

I don't know.

Taylee 39:28

Oh, so you do agree with me.

SPEAKER_01 39:31

I mean, it's not gonna stop me from washing my hands though, but I can see your point.

Taylee 39:35

Well, where was this attitude when we were talking about this for an hour and a half?

SPEAKER_01 39:41

I got to this point during that point.

Taylee 39:43

Well, you never said it was mean. No, you didn't.

SPEAKER_01 39:46

Yes, I didn't.

Taylee 39:48

Hmm.

SPEAKER_01 39:48

I'm just saying. I don't think it's the reason that I get well, I don't even get more sick though. You do.

Taylee 39:58

You get more sick than me. The last two times I've only ever gotten sick has been from you.

SPEAKER_01 40:06

Okay. Yes. But two of the times you got sick. I wasn't sick.

Taylee 40:13

Okay, we're not talking about strep gate, okay? That's a whole other scenario. So my gosh.

SPEAKER_01 40:20

Yes, you got sick from me, but it wasn't due to hand washing techniques.

Taylee 40:27

Okay. Yeah, nothing to do with it. But I'm just saying you get more sick than I do. You get sick more frequently than I do.

SPEAKER_01 40:35

I think we need to start tallying our sicknesses.

Taylee 40:38

Okay. You know I love a good tallying.

SPEAKER_01 40:41

See where it's coming from. This just seems like an overarching statement that's not entirely true.

Taylee 40:49

I think it's pretty true.

SPEAKER_01 40:50

I think there have been instances where you have got sick from me. Yeah. I don't think it's the majority.

Taylee 40:57

But you do think there's there's something to my theory. And big soap really has pulled the number on us.

SPEAKER_01 41:05

I mean, I can see the point.

Taylee 41:07

Thank you.

Sea Urchin Souvenir And Closing CTA

SPEAKER_01 41:09

Vaguely.

Taylee 41:11

Bottom line is I do wash my hands. I just like I cannot clarify that enough. I wash my hands. It's just a thought I had about the logic behind it. And I don't wash my hands for the full ABCs.

SPEAKER_01 41:25

But I don't every time, but the majority of the times I do.

Taylee 41:29

Yeah, I always wonder what takes you so long.

SPEAKER_01 41:33

Probably came from working in a hospital.

Taylee 41:35

Yeah. And I I do think other people should wash their hands, especially people preparing food that I eat. So public service adds. Well that's good.

SPEAKER_01 41:47

Well a night.

Taylee 41:51

Yeah. Do you have anything else to share? How's your foot doing?

SPEAKER_01 41:55

Since I got stung by a sea urchin.

Taylee 41:57

Yeah, there's still black marks on that side too. On this side.

SPEAKER_01 42:00

What side?

Taylee 42:01

Oh no, that's a scrape. Wait, no, there's a black mark on top of it.

SPEAKER_01 42:05

No, I think it's just from the band-aid.

Taylee 42:07

He won't let me dig out the sea urchin that is stuck in his foot.

SPEAKER_01 42:11

That's just it from the band-aid. But yeah, the coral got to me. The sea urchin stung my foot three times in three places.

Taylee 42:21

Hawaii was the best trip ever, though.

SPEAKER_01 42:23

That was a great time.

Taylee 42:24

It was so much fun. It was so fun to take little dude to the beach. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 42:31

Take the kids to the beach. They love it.

Taylee 42:33

It was really fun.

SPEAKER_01 42:34

Let them play in the sand. Heat dirt. Build their beans and stuff.

Taylee 42:42

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 42:42

That's perfect. Yep.

Taylee 42:46

Well, that's our show. That's all we got for you.

SPEAKER_01 42:49

Catch us next week.

Taylee 42:50

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SPEAKER_01 42:57

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Taylee 43:00

And we'll catch you next week.

unknown 43:02

Bye.

SPEAKER_01 43:03

Bye.