What Parents Talk About with Dave and Lya

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A podcast created by working parents, for working parents. Dave Gerhardt & Lya Gilmore provide a brutally honest look at life raising young kids where both parents are working full-time.

Dave Gerhardt and Lya Gilmore

  • Mar 18, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 27m AVG DURATION
  • 19 EPISODES


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Live From Quarantine

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 21:14


No better time to podcast than now. We're back with an update on quarantine life, working from home with the kids, and trying not to go crazy. Stay safe. Stay sane. PS. Email us and let us know what you're doing at home with your kids daveandlya@gmail.com

20 Questions aka The Dave Roast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 39:02


We each wrote down 10 questions. And then this podcast happened. Podcast is actually the wrong term for this episode - it's more like a roast of Dave. Leave us a review on the Apple Podcast app if you're enjoying the podcast. They make us happy and we like to sit on the couch and read them together. So give us that pleasure! See ya. Contact us: daveandlya@gmail.com

Full-Time Instagram Husband?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 40:35


It's been a while, so we talked about everything on this episode: leaving Drift & what's next, how far we've come with Sam, Annie loves Lya again, being a terrible Instagram husband, Colin Kaepernick and more. You get it. It was all over the place. Which made it fun. Also: is it weird to bring the potty everywhere? And this might be turning into a Bravo podcast... Leave us a review on the Apple Podcast app if you're enjoying the podcast. They make us happy and we like to sit on the couch and read them together. So give us that pleasure! See ya. Contact us: daveandlya@gmail.com

What’s Harder - The First Kid or Second Kid?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 22:24


Say Goodbye To Ice Cream & Pizza

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 35:14


Dave & Lya talk about going dairy-free, a review of the first few nights with SNOO Smart Sleeper, figuring out how to make couple friends that we both want to hang out with, and getting ready to go back to work (where the hell did the summer go?)

Our Doctor Thinks We're Crazy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 37:20


We talk about that, progress at the Baby Chiropractor, all of the ridiculous things we're buying right now to try and get some sleep, finding clothes & getting your body back after kids, and a little throwback to AIM screen names.

Oh So THIS Is Colic... (SEND HELP)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 36:05


On this episode we're talking about HOW HARD THE FIRST 5 WEEKS have been with a Colicy baby and trying to survive on no sleep, finding the "Baby Whisperer", going to Baby Yoga, and more. Not going to lie, this is tough. But we're taking things one day at a time. PS. We're doing a fun giveaway with our friends at Little Beats (littlebeatstda.com) and giving a FREE birthday party for up to 50 people ($425 value). To enter, all you need to do is take a SCREENSHOT on your phone while listening to the podcast and post it on Instagram and tag @lyagilmore and @davegerhardt - we'll pick one winner in the next 3 weeks. So go. Go go. **WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU** Email: daveandlya@gmail.com Instagram: @davegerhardt @lyagilmore Please go & hit subscribe on Apple Podcasts

Making Time For Each Other

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 36:57


On this episode we’re talking about our first road trip to Vermont with both kids, the importance of making time for each other, the pros, cons, and costs of daycare vs. nanny vs. nanny share, and RIP Lya’s personal space. **WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU** Email: daveandlya@gmail.com Instagram: @davegerhardt @lyagilmore Please go & hit subscribe on Apple Podcasts

No Sleep, The Best/Worst Parenting Advice, & F*CK WE LOST ANNIE’S BLANKIE

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2019 39:08


On this episode we’re talking about two weeks in to life with two kids, mom classes, why people don’t send gifts the second time around (?), how we knew we were ready to have another kid, the best & worst parenting advice we ever got, the two things every new parent needs to have that we didn’t know about, balancing an infant and a toddler together, working on not working, surviving on no sleep, and the witch hunt for Annie’s blankie. Of course during the time in Annie’s life when things are changing the most, we lost the ONE THING SHE CANT DO WITHOUT -- her blankie. So there’s that. Anyway. *Please make sure to SUBSCRIBE, and if you really like us, leave a review* Contact Us: daveandlya@gmail.com

We Have A Baby (And Holy Shit We're Tired)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 32:08


And just like that, we have TWO kids. On this episode we're talking about what's happened between Lya being 39 weeks pregnant and Sam being born, life with a toddler and a newborn, and our first official hater (sup?). Subscribe on Apple Podcasts* the podcast is now available everywhere. **WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU** Send an email to us and say hello daveandlya@gmail.com

The Last One Before Baby #2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 30:36


Lya is nesting before baby #2 arrives (this is the last podcast we recorded before). We make the case for leashes. A birthday tradition for our daughter’s 2nd birthday. Parental leave. AND WHO THE HELL IS BRAXTON HICKS??? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts* the podcast is now available everywhere. **WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU** Send an email to us and say hello daveandlya@gmail.com

36 Weeks, A Lot of Heavy Breathing, & The Terrible Twos

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 16:22


"I'm just so tired." Lya is 36 weeks pregnant, and now officially the most pregnant she's ever been (our daughter was born at 34 weeks). This is an update on what life is like at 36 weeks pregnant, with a lot of long sighs and heavy breathing. Plus talking through the Terrible Two's (which are very real FYI) and Bringing Up Bebe. PS. If you're enjoying the podcast, can we ask two quick favors? 1. Subscribe & leave a review on Apple Podcasts PLEASE 2. Email us to say hey: daveandlya@gmail.com

Finding Balance

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 23:28


We’re talking about balance. Balance between work, family, working out, gym routines, and how we manage our time between them all today. Email us and share feedback, request a topic, become a guest caller or just say HEY at: daveandlya@gmail.com Follow @davegerhardt & @lyagilmore on Instagram.

Early or Late: When Is Baby #2 Coming?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 18:18


“And is someone going to edit out all of this dead air?” Everything felt like a normal night on the couch talking about life until we hit record (and then things got awkward). In this first episode of “What Parents Talk About” we talk about why the hell we’re doing this podcast in the first place, life with a toddler, when Baby #2 is going to come, and Lya’s raw cookies. And yes -- we’re getting the kinks out doing this podcast together in the first few episodes. Email us and share feedback, request a topic, become a guest caller or just say HEY daveandlya@gmail.com Follow @davegerhardt & @lyagilmore on Instagram.

Hey! It's our TEASER!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2019 1:08


A quick welcome from Dave and Lya. See you soon. Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss the first episode. Bye.

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