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Laughing Through Labor: From Squats to Sore Nipples
What happens when your water breaks mid-squat at the gym? Bridget tells all in this heartwarming and hilarious episode of the Psychotic Py Podcast! Join us as she recounts the thrilling story of her son Theodore James’s timely arrival and the mad dash to the hospital that followed. From her pre-labor jogs and gym sessions to the chaotic yet comical moments leading up to Theo’s birth, Bridget shares her journey with humor and honesty. You'll also get a peek into the emotional rollercoaster of labor, the amazing support from her midwife and doula, and the amusing regret of indulging in a chicken thigh just before the intensity kicked in.
In the second half of our episode, we shift gears to explore the raw realities of new motherhood. Bridget opens up about the challenges of breastfeeding, from adapting to Theo’s demanding feeding schedule to coping with sore nipples and the transition to pumping. We also dive into the constant concerns that haunt new parents, including using tools like the Owlet Dream Sock to ensure Theo’s safety. With candid insights and relatable anecdotes, Bridget discusses the intense maternal instincts, the dynamics with family members, and the surprising quirks of genetics, such as eye and hair color variations. This episode is brimming with heartfelt moments, laughter, and valuable tips that every new and expecting parent will appreciate.
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hello and welcome back to psychotic py podcast. We don't want to get canceled, as a bridget always opens up and says, um, but sorry, we did take a week off, as we did warn everyone with bridget giving birth and surprise she did. We gave birth exactly on her due date, which is like crazy that she actually went on her due date and did birth on her due date, which is like crazy that she actually went on her due date and did birth on her due date. And I'm going to let her do the rest and fill you in on the gender and the name. So take it away, bridget.
Speaker 2:So, surprise, surprise, we had a baby boy. His name is Theo little Theodore James. He's adorable. So, basically, james, he's adorable. Um, so, basically, to talk you through, like what happened my labor? So, literally, we took Friday off that night. Friday evening I went into labor and baby was born on his due date, saturday for 7th, at 2 in the morning. So it all happened so quickly but like at the same time. Not really, it's weird, all right.
Speaker 2:So, um, I went to my appointment with a midwife on Tuesday and I was like, yeah, like do you want to examine me, cause I'm coming up to 40 weeks soon, and like I just want to know what you think, cause I this is gross. But like I self-examined myself, I have really long fingers, yeah, I'm a doctor and I have really long fingers. Like I knew what I was looking for. I was like, oh, I'm a face Like I couldn't go much further because my wrist was like at an awkward angle, but I was like, oh, I'm like definitely a face Like this feels good, I'm going to go into labor soon. So I went Tuesday morning. The midwife's like yeah, I'll check you. She was like you're four centimeters and I was like like I feel nothing. Like I went for a jog that morning with my mom, so I feel absolutely fine, like I'm all right. I'm shocked. She was like yeah, like I'll probably see you Saturday. So funny, like I literally saw her Saturday. So I, the rest of that week, like Ted and I went to the beach, like I started taking it easier at the gym, just because he was like this baby's going to fall out. I was like it's fine, I'm only four centimeters, like relax. So Friday comes, still absolutely no pain, no contraction. So I'm like I must still be four, maybe five.
Speaker 2:Now you know, early labor can take days, especially with your first baby. There's no time limit on it, whereas like active labor, once you hit six centimeters, there is a time limit on it. Whereas like active labor, once you hit six centimeters there is a time limit on it because they need to know like are you progressing or not? So at this stage it's like, yeah, just whenever you feel contractions come in friday night, it's like 7 pm, ted's like I'm going to the gym. I'm like, yeah, okay, me too, I'll take it easy. I'm squatting. I was not really taking it easy, so I was squatting with like maybe 10 pounds, like nothing heavy. But I feel like a pop sensation.
Speaker 2:And then warmth and like my water broke, like in a movie, like saturated my leggings and I was like, oh, okay, I think we need to go now. And I was like I'm still feeling no contractions. So like I'm not good, we're not going to go to the hospital or anything Like my water broke, it's fine, I'm group B strep negative or anything like my water broke, it's fine, I'm group B, strep negative, no rush to go to the hospital. Then I'm like I'm gonna take a shower, try to relax in the shower, because it was nice, clear, like, or like everything was normal. It started to become blood stained, which is kind of a sign that you're dilating quickly, because if you dilate slowly, your body has time to adjust and you might not bleed, but if you go kind of quick, like it will. So, oh, it's bloody in here, still no contraction. So I'm like I'll take a photo, like we'll show the doulas.
Speaker 2:So Ted's like texting my doulas, like hey, we're just water broke, um, just so you know like things might happen. Um, I mom's like you gotta eat. So like I take my shower, I feel great. I take a seat at the table, I eat chicken. I eat a chicken thigh, which I so regretted.
Speaker 2:Okay, because at that point, all of a sudden I was like oh, I'm a bit uncomfortable and they're like I knew this would happen. Like because I do all the time like women in labor vomit, because they your body's just like get it all out, like get everything out. So I was like I feel really sick now, like I wish I didn't eat that chicken thigh and she's like you needed protein. I'm like I really regret this, jerry, like this is a horrible idea. So all I can think about is the chicken thigh, like sitting right up here.
Speaker 2:So and Ted's like hey, we have a contraction timer that the doula told us to get on our phone. And he's like asking me like hey, like when would you say a woman should really come in? And I'm like you know from my experience, if they're getting three to four contractions in 10 minutes and they're consistent, blah, blah. He's like yeah, so like that's where you're at. And I was like, but they're not like really contract. I was like like they, they're uncomfortable, like they don't hurt. So I was like this could just be like fake, like I feel deeply uncomfortable, but I would not say like I was in pain, like it wasn't like my whole body tightening and I was like, oh no, we're fine.
Speaker 1:And he's like only you, at the end of your term, would be like this.
Speaker 2:This is fake I'm not going to deliver. I know I was like this could be like false labor. Like my water broke and I was like we're good and he's like. You literally told me three to four in 10 minutes Like that's where you're, you're at and I could tell you're becoming more uncomfortable, like I'm telling the doulas we're going in.
Speaker 2:Went into community medical center, shout out in Tom's River and they were like oh, is it your first baby? I'm like yeah, so they're kind of like fair enough, like you get a bit skeptical when it's their first. You're like okay, you're probably not in labor. But they were like um, you're giving a very convincing history that your water broke. I was like no, it definitely was. Like it was like a gush of fluid. I was like I'm for sure didn't piss myself. Also, I know the smell. I know that sounds gross, again like through my own patients. Like it has a very distinct smell. It doesn't smell bad, but it has a smell. So, like sure, my water went. But one of the more like senior nurses was like she's giving a very convincing history. Like don't even triage her, I think you need to take her to a labor room. And I was like okay, and the midwife came in and she was like so you're seven, like you're seven centimeters dilated. We're well on our way. Good thing you came in. And then she was like I don't even need to examine you again, like when you feel the urge to push your 10, and just let us know and we'll come back in. And that was that. And so I did it without anything. She was like well, have you thought about pain relief? And I was like I'm ready at this point. And like I said, and I was like pretty at this point, and like I said I was not in pain per se, it's uncomfortable. So I was like I'm already here at seven, like we're good. And she was like okay, nothing.
Speaker 2:And it, from my water breaking to baby coming out, was only seven hours and only had contractions for about five and a half hours. Was not in the hospital long. I was there for like five hours like labor ward. I wasn't there long for mom and baby unit. It was like super routine. Like I was like how is this happening? Like everything was really forward. I tried to snooze in between contractions, like Ted said, like I was like swaying and like rolling my eyes back and I'm like oxytocin is a hell of a drug man, like if you lean into it, you could really like ride that wave and just feel a bit loopy and out of it. Yeah, I, I did.
Speaker 2:I wanted this to happen because a lot of people like have diarrhea when they're in labor because, like you just want to clear everything out. Luckily, I did do that. So I went like three times and I just kept being like mom, I need to poop. And they were like you might like have a baby, like don't, and I was like no, I definitely need to poop. Um, and I pooped, the chicken thigh came right back up and I told Jerry in the moment I said this is the only thing I regret is eating this effing chicken thigh, because I hate puking, like I hate you know nobody's like oh, I love to puke. It's such a gross feeling and I was just like looking at my like partially digested chicken, like regret this, this is your fault. It was amazing.
Speaker 2:So it was her in the labor room, ted and our amazing doula Holly, and I was just getting like massaged on all angles, like I didn't know where one person's hands ended and another's began. It felt great and all of a sudden it's so weird. It is just like how they describe. All of a sudden, you're like I need to take a big poop, and they were like that means you're fully dilated, hold on, don't poop. And the midwife came in and was like yeah, so you're ready to push? If you feel the need to push, just go for it.
Speaker 2:And again, because my contractions weren't painful, were just like discomfort, it was hard to tell. I'd be like, oh, I think this is one. Oh, okay, I feel like I could push, sure, um, like it was weird, I don't know. Um, I will say, though, that like uncomfortable and you're so tired because it is like I know like for a first time, labor like seven hours is very quick, but that is a long time. Seven hours is very quick, but that is a long time, objectively. So in pain and discomfort, that long, like you get really worn out. And I could totally see why people are like eff, it give me the epidural, because if mine was any longer, I would have been like I'm just so tired, like I can't do it anymore.
Speaker 2:But because my labor was somehow very quick, like well, fuck it. Like we're already here, like you may as well keep going. Yeah, it was the like I this sounds weird again but like it was the labor of my dreams. Like I didn't want any pain relief. I wanted to know I could do it and I did it and it was worth it, obviously like I'm obsessed with this kid that I just met nine days ago. I'm like staring at him all the time like hey, buddy you up? Yeah, they sleep all the time right now, so you're just like something they like fart a lot lift their legs up.
Speaker 2:That born seven pounds 13 ounces and now he's seven pounds 15 and a half. He just got weighed today. So, um, everything was amazing. Our little holly was amazing. She helped out so much. Shout out to oh, mama's doulas.
Speaker 2:Um, like she walked in, commanded the room and was like can we turn these lights down? And then, like, had like a dim light going with, like you know, like the stars on the, you know one of those like light machines and that calmed me down so much that like that set the tone in the room and she would suggest different positions. Like I said, she was like massaging, like very intensely, like helped a lot. Else was I going to say, oh, like very intensely, like helped a lot. Else. Was I gonna say, oh, because like dim, and she made it a peaceful environment.
Speaker 2:Um, I was able to sleep in between contractions, like I would just be like okay, resting time, and it was really good. I had some nasty tears. It's fine. I had two, they're not horrible. I had two second degree tears. That kind of like went both ways and it sounds like connected. You know, maybe it's fine. My perineum is healing. I finally feel a little bit better. Took like a good week, though, to actually like yeah, yeah, um, that's okay, all worth it. I will say, like, immediately after he, like the second, he was born, you know, like they give you like what an hour or something on labor ward Marissa, and then they take you to the postpartum.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I mean, mine was a little different with C-section, so I had to wait two hours minimum in the recovery room and I couldn't even hold my kid because he was in the NICU. But with Evelyn, because she was in a NICU, baby John was able to bring her to the recovery room.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah there for like a little bit. They make sure like your blood pressure's okay, like I have. I always have low blood pressure, so in pregnancy it's like very low, so they had to like help me stand and stuff. And then they're like okay, she's good to go and they take you to like postpartum a little bit of graham crackers and everything. Uh, to the postpartum like room, jerry was still with us and stuff and I was like psycho jerry for doing this three times like like it's, like it's really traumatic, it's traumatic like you know wait can I quote you because you're so funny bridget after labor and I asked her how she was and how her experience was.
Speaker 2:She said it's like getting into a car accident while sitting in a split position and then being asked to care for a child like that's what it feels, like that they're just like, oh, all the trauma right there, like it's really, it's, it's very intense, um, and you don't. When you're in, when you're pushing the baby out, like there's so much oxytocin and adrenaline that you're just like this hurts, okay, but whatever. But then afterwards you really feel it and you're like, oh fuck, like it's horrible, like not actually insane. The next day they're doing photos of my son and I'm already like let's have more, like you just love them so much. You're like, oh, my god, should we have like a ton of kids? Like, and like my, my vagina's like throbbing, like bitch. No, we.
Speaker 1:We have to let her get to the terrible twos, you guys before she says this statement again. We want so many more.
Speaker 2:I know I we're so lucky. Right now he's just like one of those sleeping newborns, but like wow, yeah he's great.
Speaker 1:She got an easy baby on breast milk. He like wakes up once a night. I'm like what oh?
Speaker 2:he wakes up once. Okay, so actually we increased his feed to 90. Now, maurice, he, I don't know why, but all of a sudden 90 and he, like wake, still just wakes up once. I slept right through after that. I was like, well, I guess I'll pump like I'm up now.
Speaker 1:Yeah yeah, well, let's explain to the listeners your breastfeeding journey and pumping okay.
Speaker 2:So I I have like very small boobs and super, super tiny n nipples. So I was like we're not going to be good at this, like I'll try whatever this kid has such a powerful suck he is was somehow so for the full 36 hours we were in the hospital. It was just like him directly nursing on me, cause obviously I didn't like bring my pump to the hospital and I was like, well, I may as well try God the suck on this kid. Holy shit, I was in agony and he would go for like 35 minutes. Oh, I did it because I love him and he needed to eat something. We did that.
Speaker 2:But now that I the second I got home and like had the pump in my hands, I was like that's it, like we are getting this kid off my boob because the pump on its full power is less powerful than theo suck like I don't know what sort of monster I gave birth to, but like you can see him with a pacifier. He does this like awful thing where, like he opens his mouth really wide. He's like, ah, like that was my nipple once and he does that to a pass by, like open mouth, like like as if someone's like spraying beer on him and he's at a frat party. I'm like what the fuck is wrong with you, kid?
Speaker 2:once he latches on, there's no hope for you remember okay, so marissa was, I was pumping on one boob and he was nursing on the other. This was like day two of his life, because I was like I'm gonna pump at the same time and I'll be a bottle ahead of him and then I can get him off my boob and um, oh my god. Honestly, my memory is so bad now, where was I going with this now?
Speaker 1:it's okay. So, um, she did that. She did exactly what she said, but then, when it was time to unlatch him, this kid refused.
Speaker 2:That was going with it. Yes, Marissa, yeah, she was like how do you get him to stop? And I was like I just wait for him to burp and then I like quickly escape a nipple because I'm so scared of him.
Speaker 1:We tried to tickle him. We tried to blow on his face lightly. This kid would not release he's like and my fear.
Speaker 2:You know how, like, when you're feeding a kid and you pull back, they suck harder, so you know they're still hungry. So like if I pulled away, he was just like taking a nipple. So I was like there's actually like no escape, like no, no, no, oh, my god.
Speaker 1:So bring a new appreciation for breastfeeding mothers.
Speaker 2:Wow, actually, women who persevere and nurse, purely nurse. I'm very impressed by you guys because immediately my nipples were bleeding. Immediately I was like right, so this hurts.
Speaker 1:Listen, you know it's hard if she was like yeah, I did unmedicated birth, but I ain't breastfeeding this kid on the nip anymore.
Speaker 2:I know. I was like where is my pain? Tolerance, like where does it lie? Like vaginally great Nipples? No, I was like I can't do it, I can't do it.
Speaker 2:It was like toe curl and every time he'd start I'd be like I feel you so yeah I have new nipple balm now I've got these new like sewn pads that like keep your nipples moist all day. It's great. I'm a new woman now. The pump is great. Um, I do that every three to four hours, whenever I can fit it in, because I'm I know I need to do it more, but she thought she was gonna have.
Speaker 1:You thought you were gonna have so much time bonding with your baby on your time off. Now, look you're on a machine's time. Oh my god, I know.
Speaker 2:It's so like groundhog day. Like he wakes up, you feed him, you clean him, he goes down. I pump in between. Same thing over and over and over five times a day. Like same thing every day. I try to like right now I'm sneaking in an iced coffee because I just pumped, so I'm like, oh, let's have like caffeine and then it'll be gone. Next next pump session, like you're constantly like doing math in your head, tracking when he ate, tracking when I pumped. I'm like life is this if you go out of the house, you have like a three-hour window to accomplish.
Speaker 1:It gets bigger when the baby gets bigger.
Speaker 2:But yeah, yeah, it's stressful so we went apple picking yesterday with marissa's kids, theo husbands and gaga that's jerry and I had to like pack all this milk. I pumped in the car on the way home. It was a 30 minute journey home. I was like perfect, pump on the way and, um, the woman was like, oh, like, so they, they were checking our bags. You're not allowed to bring bags.
Speaker 2:And my mom was like she has fresh breast milk in there, like she needs this bags, it's refrigerated. And I was like I'm really sorry. Like this kid's a week old, I need this. And she's like what are you going to feed him? In the middle of the orchard and we were like yeah, possibly, like that's very likely, because he eats every two to three hours. Like I don't know what to tell you, like I need to have it in case. Wait, she said that to you because she was like oh, like, we don't have enough staff to check everyone's bags, like we don't know what people are bringing in. And jerry was like please, like you could search her bag. There's no weapons, there's nothing dangerous, it's literally refrigerated breast milk and the bottle. And I she was like he's a week old, like he has to eat, and she was like I mean, are you gonna feed him in the middle of the orchard?
Speaker 1:and I was like yeah, was it a teenager or someone that's not a mom?
Speaker 2:because who says that she was like. Oh, I'd say she looked like she was about 50. She's the manager they brought the manager and then she said okay, I'll let you buy, but next time, like you can't bring a diaper bag like this and I was like I'm so sorry, it's my bad, but I need this breast milk.
Speaker 1:Because I mean, like I get it, I get rules are rules, but I feel like there needs to be some exceptions, because the baby needs to eat.
Speaker 2:She was like you can bring like the pouch of milk through and I was like, but then it might go bad, like it was really hot.
Speaker 1:It was hot days like in the 80s.
Speaker 2:I was like I mean I don't want to like leave it sitting out when I packed a refrigerated bag. I mean I bought this diaper bag solely because it has a changing station and a refrigerator pack in it like that's you know, that's why I bought the diaper bag.
Speaker 1:So I was like um a yikes geez well, I'm glad she let it through, so thank you thank you but yeah, so Bridget's just really acclimating to new mom life with a newborn and being a breastfeeding mom and it is a lot. It can be overwhelming at times. Um, a conversation that you and I just had, actually I feel like a day or two ago, was Bridget has, uh, I don't know if she's always been, uh, you know, telling you guys and upfront on the show, but if not, she's someone who doesn't really have anxiety, she doesn't stress about things, she's very on the go in the moment, adventurous, not a planner really, unless maybe it involves like her career and stuff that really you know, like in school obviously she planned out things because you had to, but in her personal life not really. So she was obviously had Theo and turned to me and was like I just I can't stop freaking out, like I feel like I have anxiety thinking about him and you know if there's something going on wrong or if he's okay. And she asked me you know if it ever goes away, and thinking maybe it's just some postpartum stuff going on and I'm like, okay, two things here. Yes, it's probably more heightened because you're, you're obviously it's still early on in postpartum. You know, postpartum anxiety is a thing, but two, no, like it might not be as heightened, but at least from my experience, my oldest is five now. That's why on, I think, one episode I definitely said it feels like when you have kids your heart is always living outside your body, because for me, I'm always going to worry, I'm not going to not worry and there's just so much in the world that you worry about harming your child that you're just.
Speaker 1:You just can't stop thinking about. You're always thinking about it and I feel like I'm not there yet, but I feel like even if they're teenagers, I'd still worry, because if they're going to go out somewhere with their friends, I'm going to wait up all night freaking out. Are they drinking? Are they freaking out? Are they drinking? Are they drinking and driving? Did they lie and go somewhere else? You know who? What company do they hang out with? Are they good kids? I just don't think it's ever gonna go away.
Speaker 2:I'm sorry yeah, great, sorry. Yeah, I wouldn't say I'm like going crazy and like full-on. You know, mercer, you've seen me, but like who? Definitely, I definitely slightly obsessed with, like are they okay? And at this early in his life it's more just like is he eating enough? Is he pooing enough, like stupid stuff, like?
Speaker 2:that is he sleeping enough? And jerry put him on his belly for four hours did not tell me, by the way, okay, so he's a week old and she puts him on his belly, which is fine if you're watching your child him like just sleeping for four hours unsupervised. So I went to go get him and I saw he was on his belly and I was like mom, like what the frick? Like that's a sid's risk. Saw he was on his belly and I was like mom, like what the frick? Like that's a SIDS risk. Like he's only a week and he's really good with head control for his age. He's good with tummy time. Like we make sure we do it every day, a couple times a day. But I was like what she's like he's fine and I'm like I was like mom, what like he could have suffocated. And obviously to her she's like I've done this three times, like it's fine. But to me I'm like I, I don't know I'm I was so pissed to her in that moment obviously, yes, valid reasons.
Speaker 1:But I will say the one thing you didn't tell the viewers is she didn't completely leave him unsupervised. She knew you had the owlet sock, which she has an app for, so it does have breathing and heartbeat, so it's not like she just left him and didn't think about it.
Speaker 2:Her art, her uh phone on her app would alert her yeah, so we do have the outlet dream sock so it tells you like baby's pulse, um room temperature, room humidity, um their oxygen saturations. So now, whenever I put him on down for tummy time I make sure he's obviously supervised like on the camera. Uh, and we have the dream sock on down for tummy time, I make sure he's obviously supervised, like on the camera and we have the dream sock on and I just basically watch and make sure he's not like smothering himself, because you just never know, he is really young still to even be like doing naps on his belly. But as long as they're supervised it's okay. Yeah, but yeah, I wouldn't I mean like you, just just you didn't, I didn't know and I just went in and saw him on his belly and I was like I'm like what are you doing?
Speaker 1:rage kicking in.
Speaker 2:I was like fuck like oh, but you just like can't stop thinking about their well-being. Another thing is like only I don't know two days old and ted and I were like it feels like we like what was life before him so weird?
Speaker 1:yep, you really. Then the older and the longer you're with them, the more you can't remember really your past self without them. Like you, you remember the activities you were doing at that time, but for some reason your mind thinks your kids were like always there, like it's weird.
Speaker 2:You're like that's weird because you definitely were not with me when I was in high school, but okay, it just feels like you've known them, for it's like I really know you kid what you passed to get into my crew.
Speaker 1:You just showed up and we all accepted you. You just showed up and we all accepted you. Adorable, by the way, he. He does heavily like ted. I feel like her husband, but a little bit, and I'm pretty sure he's gonna have baby blue eyes, which is so cute or the eyes are still blue.
Speaker 2:Um, I know your newborn eyes change, but we're holding out for some sort of blue, maybe even just like a hazel, minor brown, and ted's are a gorgeous light blue.
Speaker 1:So I'm like maybe if we could just some fun in there yeah, also, genetics are wild people, because I I have deep, dark brown shit eyes. My husband is green and I have a hazel eyeed child and a blue eyed baby, and then my mom, who is literally brown. We all have brown, so me, bridget Brown, our brother Michael Brown, and yet it seems like my mom's grandchildren are all going to either be hazel and blue eyed, which I find hilarious. I know it is so funny, right, she's like my kids are brown, but my grandchildren are blue yes, it is really weird.
Speaker 2:This has like dark hair, but I wouldn't say it's as well. Mine was probably about that dark when I was born it's a light.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it's like teddy bear brown which is funny because I call her husband teddy yeah, she doesn't like that, I do it called teddy bear. Yeah, interesting, like when he came, oh, also, he's like a big forehead. So when he was coming out they were like, oh, he has no hair. And then all of a sudden he came out more and they're like, oh no, he has a lot of hair, he has a lot of you leave my nephew alone they're like we see the hair now and he has like blonde eyebrows and eyelashes, so it looks like he has no eyelashes or eyebrows, just like gone.
Speaker 1:Yes, he's so funny, they'll grow in, though. I've seen him Evelyn was, I feel like like that.
Speaker 2:He's adorable, though. We're obsessed with him. Every day, it's like he has a new face. You're like who are you now? What's that Like? We're obsessed with him. Every day, it's like he has a new face.
Speaker 1:You're like who are you now? What's that? Like they just changed so much. Yeah, yeah, but otherwise he's a great baby. I mean they go places with them.
Speaker 2:He sleeps, such a fricking sleeper, my God Good. But you know, like you just put him in a seat and he's like asleep already. We're just like do something cute, I know, yeah. Yeah, you're like come on, kid. Um, I say that. But like in a month when he's awake, more I'm gonna be like sure.
Speaker 1:While we were waiting for them to get discharged from the hospital, my mom called me and was like have evelyn and jack like make their own cards for for theo, you know, to welcome him back. That'll be really nice. And I'm like, okay, we'll see how this goes. Evelyn is all about it, as I thought she would be. Now jack gets halfway through his construction and is like he gets really aggravated. Mom, I'm busy. I have to dust and vacuum before theo gets here. I have so much work to do. Proceeds to put on a baggy t-shirt, my mom's heels and starts literally vacuuming and dusting. So it was adorable, but like, who made you.
Speaker 1:I know he's actually like a dream kid because he cleans constantly today I got him all dressed in his uniform and he refused to come eat his breakfast until he vacuumed the carpet area of the living room, because he couldn't go to school with a messy house, because what if a friend wants to come over?
Speaker 2:cute. You're like baby boy.
Speaker 1:It's a monday, your friend ain't coming over like you got hockey tonight, boy, it ain't happening sweet though he's like, this place is a mess okay, but just let me put this out for the viewers.
Speaker 2:It's not my doing, it's my own kids mess and their toys, so you know what he should clean it yeah, the thing about jack is like he'll eat lunch, make a mess like all kids do, and I'll just be like, all right, go vacuum.
Speaker 1:And he's like, yeah, okay treat it like as if you said let's go eat and go to the park. Like eat and vacuum is his park. He freaking loves it he does. Now, evelyn, when you tell her to do anything, even if you bribe her and you're polite about it, she goes. He thinks not.
Speaker 2:Peace is out.
Speaker 1:She is cute, though. Yeah, well, that's God gave her that face for a reason, because she's going to try to get away with a lot.
Speaker 2:Oh yeah, she loves Theo. She always asks can I touch his little hand, can I touch his little knee, can I touch his little elbow?
Speaker 1:Yes, well, she's also obsessed with Ted, because we were at a beer festival recently and she insisted on holding Ted's hand but she was already holding mine, which then made us look like a family, and poor Bridget with her newborn, a single mom.
Speaker 2:Also she said she liked Uncle Ted better than me.
Speaker 1:She ranked everyone at the table and I was like third, yeah, for sure, for sure. You know what it's the blue eye tribe. That's why you don't have baby blues.
Speaker 2:Wow, you have not known him as well. Ted's been around. She knows him as long as she knows me, but like we're related by blood bitch.
Speaker 1:I don't know. She looks oddly. Looks oddly like him, though if you guys are in public, they'd think that that was his and not yours. For sure I think, yeah, they're.
Speaker 1:They have a lot of similarities the pale skin, the lighter brown hair, the rat more round face yeah, yeah so, but I just yeah, so that we just wanted to update you We'll give you a quick little five minute what Jerry kind of did with her birth story, since you've obviously heard mine, you've heard Bridget's and let's compare Jerry's. So take it away, bridget, since I know you probably remember majority of it.
Speaker 2:Okay, so anything is Jerry's. Jerry also had completely unmedicated all three labors With Marissa. She's like, oh, she was in church doing a funeral, I believe. She felt like she was going into labor so that all day she was like in early labor just letting it ride out, whatever, carrying on with her day. Night she woke up and was like, oh, I think things are kicking off up our dad early but he takes 45 minutes to get ready, still does to this day shower, blow dries hair, you know the whole nine his teeth in the middle of the night to go to the hospital with his wife who's in labor. So she woke him up early so he could get ready for 45 minutes and then drive her to the hospital in perfect time.
Speaker 2:And then, uh, she delivered marissa, unmedicated, with forceps, and I'm like, ow, uh, had a big tear. So she doesn't know specifically because she's not like in healthcare, but it's either like a 3C or a fourth degree tear because she tore. Like she says, I tore all the way in my asshole. Oh, jerry, she does say that the other two were easier, just because they're not the first. So Michael and I were not forceps, didn't need forceps for us. She said they were much quicker. Michael, I'm pretty sure, was quick because we were old enough to kind of like remember her being pregnant and everything. And one day she was there and the next day we were getting picked up by dad at school, taking us to the hospital to meet Michael and I was like, wait a second, it was also her smallest baby so none of us were small.
Speaker 2:We were all over seven pounds, by the way, but he was the smallest at like seven, five or something. I was 7, 14.
Speaker 1:Mercer was 7, 12 yeah, but you know she had done it before, so her area knew what was going on so she, she was like they get better.
Speaker 2:And I'm like, because mine was kind of quick, the nurse after Theo was born was like um, for your next baby, like come in early because you might like have a an accidental home birth if you don't yeah, be mindful of that for sure yeah, but I was like things on blessings, like I didn't want this to drag out because I would have given up. I would have been like I can't do it anymore so that's good.
Speaker 1:So that's kind of our check-in. Obviously it's a little touch and go as school has started up and my kids are in a bunch of things and Bridget's learning her new mom life. We are going to try to do weekly when we can. I believe this is episode eight, right, bridget Episode eight of season two.
Speaker 1:Yeah, Right, so we do about. Obviously you guys know we do about 10 a season, so we should get the next two out, hopefully on time, if not like a week delayed at most. Um, but I will say, after episode 10 we are probably going to take a nice break because we only have bridget and ted and theo with us for so long and they leave us right before christmas. So I really would like to be present with my family. But in the new year, when they are finally settled back in the UK and Bridget's up for it, we'll get back to season three and update you on that.
Speaker 2:Absolutely. Marissa said, yeah, we'll try to do it weekly for the next two, it'll be okay. Just yeah, september's hectic for parents. Marissa's like getting back into her school routine and her son decided to do hockey and cross country at five years old. How adorable that they even offer cross country. Plus, we're doing swim lessons with him every Saturday morning, so it's he's involved.
Speaker 1:It's a lot. I'm back to school night parent teacher conferences. That's just for one kid I got a whole nother to worry about. So thank you so much for listening and obviously, congratulations to the new mel in edition. Please like, subscribe. Follow us at psychotic py podcast. Thank you, guys, so much please subscribe bye.