Will Jamie LEAVE Sophie?!

0:03Before we start this podcast, we have some really sad news. We had a lovely, wonderful person called Fingal who came on to our podcast. He's been on it a few times. I think he's been on Wednesdays as well. He's been on Wednesdays and then he's also just been in our lives. We've spoken to him so much. Really sadly, him and his partner Jamie were on board the devastating flight from India to London on air, India that unfortunately crashed. And he and his partner, Jamie lost his life. And we just want to send all of our love and all of our prayers to his whole family, to everyone who was close to him.

0:43You know, we were only a little bit close to him and it really, really, really took my breath away when I found out the news. So we're sending all of our love and prayers to him. I never met Jamie, but Fingal was a beautiful soul, just an incredible person. So special The greatest, we miss you man And I just hope you and Jamie are together In a most beautiful place where you deserve You're making me a spell so hard Anyway, wanted to say that before we start the episode Fingal, you're a ledge Okay, we're going to begin the episode

1:20Well, hello everybody, welcome back to Nearly Parents On the menu today Jamie gets Botox Well, okay, fine. We can discuss that. We have an amazing baby update. We also have amazing messages, as always. Sophie buys Desperate Housewives for the sixth time in our lives. And we have a renovation update. All to come on the show, so buckle up, baby, and welcome to Nearly Parents.

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3:16Hello, I'm Jamie Leng. And I'm Sophie Leng. And we've been married for two years. And we're having a baby. Yes, we are. Are you ready? Let's go.

3:30Well, welky, welky, I smell a belky. It's back to Nearly Parents. Welcome back to Nearly Parents, guys. My name is Jamie. And my name is Sophie. And you're in for a freaking wild ride where we talk about all the things to do with our lives. Are you ready for this, baby? I'm ready. Well, pigeons fly. Can I just say, you and I, I actually really don't want to say it, but I think we're a bit of an icky couple. Like, I was listening to us. What the fuck are you talking about? I don't know what it is about us, but I was listening to us on radio and I was like, I'm making myself out big time. On radio?

4:06You don't really ick me out, actually. But then sometimes you, like, lean into what I say, probably because I've just said it. But like the words we say Like groovy Like what? Yeah you were saying groovy You said weird words too Plummy plumb plumb plumb plumb You think we're an icky couple? Well like I don't know I'm icky myself out Big time at the minute In what way? Explain it to me Well just like I don't know Welky welky It's like slightly icky You overthink shit sister You overthink shit I don't overthink anything Also Yeah it's not icky but I icked me out I we icked me out in that Daily Mail article recently I'm just like I'm really going off comment what are you talking about you're like being cruel I'm not I'm saying I icked myself out like I just I look dirty in it I looked to myself I thought I need a good wash I'm a very clean person but like I just looked odd in it I'm gonna read I'm gonna read this is brilliant what I forget right we do this podcast every single week and we joke around.

5:11We have fun. We have a good old laugh. Turns out the Daily Mail doesn't think so because an article came out yesterday, picture of Sophie and I linking arms together, walking down the street, being papped. I'm wearing exactly what I'm wearing today. Literally, like for like, with the hat. I didn't want to actually be a bitch, but that's what's icky. And the article title is, Pregnant Sophie Abu Links Arms with Husband Jamie Lang as they step out in London after he threatened to leave her over our unbearable hormones. It's just the worst thing. It's the worst title. You know what's really funny about this title?

5:46And I'm going to be honest because we're honest on this podcast. We were actually in a raging argument when that guy took that photo of whoever that paparazzi was. Done it! And can I just say something? You were not being very nice to your pregnant wife. So I called Jamie up and my response to it was, well, it serves you right. and if they got a camera, you'd have been done for. I've looked at the comments, don't hear them, from Brian Deuce. Certainly not a good-looking couple. I agree, Brian. I agree. I saw it too and I thought, wow, I need to really chat myself. Someone else has written it and it's not over yet.

6:23Pap walk. This will go on for months. What does that mean? We've organised the paps. If I'd organised paps, I would not be looking like that. Toffee Pop has written it and says, Jamie will fix it I don't get it Because Jimmy Savile's Jim will fix it So what happens in Noggle with Jamie and I Is I am very good at like Keeping my cool Like I don't really lose my shit That sends this boy Over the edge Over the edge If you are anywhere near us in Noggle All you will hear is Sophie Sophie Sophie Sophie And I don't respond I'm silent. You can push my button sometimes. I still to this day don't think I did anything wrong.

7:11No, no, I really don't. Anyway. What am I like in an argument? Come on, be honest. You're not great. Am I not? No, you're like a child. The way you personify a toddler stomping his feet. That's what you're like. Well, welcome back, everybody, to another episode of Nearly Parents. We're ready to rumble, baby. Yeah, we are. How, okay, first before we kick things off, a little update on how you're feeling. How are you feeling, honey? I feel amazing today. Yesterday I felt like arse and today I feel amazing. It's like just you don't know what you're going to get. Like 10 out of 10 today. Wow, the world is great.

7:49Yesterday I felt like I had COVID again. Took another test. Was like, couldn't stop eating. Like ate the world. Ate the world. And then today I'm like, feel kind of normal. Is that what happens with it? Is it this up and down? It's so weird, yeah I was speaking to a lady that I was having a meeting with this morning And I was talking about how sort of up and down and rough you've been feeling throughout this process And she said, no, you're just saying you're just feeling like, you know, just crap at times But then okay at times and everything And she said, she told you as well She said there was one time when she was going up the escalator in the tube And she felt so unwell when she got to the top of the escalator She had to lie down on the ground because you felt so bad.

8:32I get it because it's like walking up the stairs is like walking like Mount Everest. I'm like, I'm not joking. But some days I'll sprint up those stairs and I'm like, what's happened to me? So you said one thing people don't tell you what happens when you're pregnant. She said it's like you get one of those balloon pumps and you just pump gas into your arse. My stomach is like full of air. Like I just don't feel right there. My digestive system, as I've mentioned, is just not working in my favor at all. And that, my friends, is something that is not fun to be around or like be with it. Sophie said, her arsehole's been opened and filled up like a balloon.

9:14Yeah, it's really, really. But you know what? I've got this new drink that this like vegan girl swans around this little like mince, tiny little vegan person on Instagram who like walks around in her bra and pants every day. Is she pregnant? No, but she has a three-year-old. And she still breastfeeding her three-year-old and she just eats dates every day. Anyway, she gave this recipe about this lemon drink that helps with constipation and bloating. No. And I've been doing it and I feel fantastic today. And I'm sure it's down to her. Honey, I love you so much, but you follow these fads. I came down this morning and you were blending up chopped up lemon.

9:50Yeah. And ginger. Yeah. Everyone, by the way, you're acting as though That's like I ate raw carrot, raw tripe with like lemonade. Like that's very normal. You don't chop on a lemon. You don't chop on a lemon. I blitzed it whole, put a couple of dates in it, drank it, olive oil. It was unreal. It was unreal. It tasted like lemonade. That tastes like ass. Can you explain to me what is in that? Give me the ingredients. Go again. So it's a whole unwaxed lemon cleaned, chopped up with the seeds and the pips and the rind. Then two tables of olive oil, three dates I did, a little dash of honey if you need.

10:25I don't think I needed it and a tiny knob of ginger water blitz ice stunning tasted like lemonade creamy lemonade I want it now you're lying all I want is sour and vinegar and like if I all I've been craving is to bite into a lemon so like that really satiated all my cravings and then she walks into the studio today carrying what I can only describe as a litre of apple cider vinegar well it is a litre of apple cider vinegar because I need to just drink it now and again Talk to me about this Botox thing that you keep going on about Because so many of you are convinced I've had Botox And it's not true I'm not convinced you've had Botox I know you've had Botox, I walked in And by the way, you forget that Elle is one of my actual Very good friends She doesn't say that When Elle Heart Medical sees Jamie She texts me going, hi my love, Jamie's coming And do you need me to give him anything like Creams or like Skinner N Or like a face wash, because I get it all from Elle Heart Medical Obviously I can't go see her at the moment, which is a travesty in itself.

11:24And you come out with your frozen fucking forehead. If anything, you should be eating more. You should not be exercising. And you should be wrinkly, because Melissa's going wrinkly for me, so you should too.

11:40But no, alas, he looks like a wax butt. Yeah, you're a comedy god. And I don't understand what... You're actually comedy god. What is going on? And I'm really sorry, but you do have a couple of sores on your face, which I'm really disturbed by. That's because Sophie's scratching me in the night. You're beating me up in the night. No, we're not, because we haven't touched each other in too solid. No, it's four months. Wow. Okay, we need to do something about that. I'm too scared now. Too much time's gone. Don't know how we'll get back into it. I haven't had Botox. Take your hat off, then. Doesn't come off my head.

12:12And raise your forehead. That's some good Botox. It's not some good Botox. That's a knob. I know because like what happens with you is the eyebrows are like dead straight which is what I would love and then they like lift at the corner you get a bit of a fox eye because what she must do is she must just think oh Sophie likes that look so I'll give it to Jamie but it's quite a feminine look and you get this like lift here and you've got that right now and boy am I jealous Sophie has this unbelievable talent where she can notice a facelift a nose job a necklifth A neck lift A jaw lift A jaw lift An eye lift I mean Sophie can literally She'll send me videos of people On Instagram and go Look at that amazing jaw lift Look at that eye lift Look at that brow lift You can spot You'll walk down the street Someone will walk towards you Go look at that good nose job shirt But I've got like really observant Like I can meet someone once And I will tell I know exactly what colour eye they have I know what their hands are like No you don't Get out okay fine Okay let's Why don't we test it What colour eyes do I have My husband's Hot green There you go Alright Okay, what colour eyes does Magda have?

13:20No, I don't want to ask her. I think she's got green. I've got very, very dark blue. Dark blue, green, same thing. Okay, Tom over there, what colour eyes does Tom have? Brown. Is that right? Oh, fuck. Okay, right. You're really good at this. Okay, sorry. Sorry, I'm in work mode when I'm in the office. Sorry? What colour eyes does Melissa have? Brown. Okay. Like I need to like properly like you know Mull over and stare in someone's eyes Right here it's like we're talking about the content And we're doing this and that Sorts of other factors that come in So also A little bit of a sex update Still none of it I don't want to call it a sex update Okay A little bit of a fornication update Zero And all big daddies over here has been tried He's been tried You're nervous to get back I don't feel like doing that pregnant I really don't So we're going to go nine months without it Respect the women who do But I feel like something's going to not be good if that happens Like it gives me fear We had Poppy and Jay on the podcast They said it was like the most amazing time It was incredible I spoke to a friend Did you?

14:34Yeah, they said it was great I spoke to a friend He wasn't a friend I spoke to a guy at the wedding I said this to you He said first trimester It's like get away from me Second trimester my partner was all over me. So you're not even a little bit frisky? No. I'm really not. Like, it's like I got pregnant and honestly, everything, there's a padlock and the key, I don't know where it is. Can we go for a hunt for it, please? I tell you what, can I just look through the keyhole? Can I just have a quick look through the keyhole just in case? Because I actually forgot what it looks like. No, stop. It's crazy, honey.

15:11I think you're I think you But you know What's amazing about our podcast I'm so full all the time Like a pregnant woman Not eating I'm so full Do you know what's amazing About this podcast there as well I don't want you like Crushing anything I get you It's true What's amazing about the podcast Is that we are So honest on it Which Sometimes may be too honest For some people But also I reckon There are so many couples Who go through Exactly the same thing Where they're probably Not being intimate With each other Because the wife Is either feeling Certain things or feeling upset or feeling worried, totally understandable.

15:44But trust me, when it does happen, it'll be like an Armageddon of glory. Yeah, that's what I don't want. It's going to be 10 seconds of like nothing for me. So like I've gone this far, I may as well wait another five months. Coach, give me a shot. No. Coach, put me in the game. Give me a shot. Certainly not if you keep wearing these outfits. We do have to go shopping though for like some summer looks. At the moment, am I annoying you at the moment? To be totally honest. Not really, no Not in the last couple of days Oh, that's good You really sort of like Look, I'm going to be really honest You're a very Like, we're really getting into a deep conversation here But you're a massive smotherer Mm-hmm Is that mean?

16:25Mm-hmm But it's like Sometimes I'm hot and I'm bothered And like, you really, really, really, really do stop Everyone here is literally like What? Isn't that the nicest thing? Okay, I'm sorry that I like to kiss my wife I'm sorry that I like to hug her I'm sorry I'd like to tell that I love you No but like I don't mind Tell me gorgeous I love to hear that But I don't like always always hot hot bodies on me 24-7 Because I'm hot as it is at the moment And I really really like the TV show that I'm watching Every night And you are in my way Hugging me all day every day And I'm like this I've had it Okay I reckon out of my 12 hours that I'm awake I reckon six of it you're trying to hug me Right so here we go So this is the new rule that I'm going to do until next episode.

17:11I'm not going to hug you once. See how you feel. Well, no, just hug a normal amount. No, that's my love language. No, because what happens is because you're not getting it somewhere else, right? I don't get it anywhere else. Because we're not having sex. You do. I'm a very affectionate, tactile person. Don't even say that. Sorry. Wait, sorry. Sorry, sorry. You think you're affectionate and tactile? Absolutely. That is absolute nonsense. I love to touch people. Who? Everyone. No, you like being touched. Yes, touching. This is every single night. I always have a foot on you. She'll put her foot up and she'll ask me to massage it.

17:45No, no, no. When we're sleeping, I put a foot on you. Yeah, but every single night you go, can you please just touch my feet? And you don't. I do it every night. Every night I massage your feet. Okay, well, what I'm asking for is just like a little less heat off you. I won't. No, don't worry. Listen, I'm going to really withdraw. And then we'll see how you feel, your old cat. That cat is not going to be stroked And then you'll be cast out You'll be one of those cats that leave And they don't bloody come back My cat left me Jamie finds it so fascinating That I moved from my house And we left two cats there Because one moved to the neighbour's house And one wouldn't leave the house So we left it for the new people to live in They took the cat in Do you know what else has happened?

18:30So Sophie has access to my Amazon account and every single time she spends money on it, bloop, it comes up. Money spent. You never accept it, so then I have to buy it on my own Amazon account. No, you've worked out a way to get around that system. I haven't. Yes, you have. Because, ladies and gentlemen, announcement to be made. For the sixth time in our relationship, Sophia Boo has started Desperate Housewives again. She started it from the beginning. She's bought the series again. I know, but I tell you, Amazon, you're lying to me. It's not on my bought things. It's not in my store. I buy it every year.

19:01Six times. I buy it every year. Each season's 20 quid. Like, where is it going? Into the, like, ether. I don't know. It disappears. It doesn't disappear. It goes. And I kid you not, I don't know if anyone else has this. Sophie's watching it and we're sitting there, like, watching it. I'm bored out of my mind because I've seen this for the 18th time. I know exactly what's going to happen. The gardener is going to start hooking up with Eva Longoria. I know the whole story. And Sophie still does this. They say a joke and Sophie goes, Oh! like she hasn't heard it before. And then when something happens, she goes, no, no, you know what's about to happen?

19:37It's unbelievable TV. To this day, Desperate Housewives is the best TV out there. And I urge anyone listening to buy season one and watch it from the beginning because you will not regret it. What do you love so much about it? Tell me. It's unbelievable. It is so clever. Like the storylines, everything is, it is actually amazing TV. Like I'm not joking. It's not just like naff TV It is so fantastic I don't know why You won't give it the time of day Like you Are missing out Sophie is the Sophie is the king and queen Of our house Quite rightly Because you're pregnant And you're beautiful And wonderful In every single way Everyone seems to be like You're beautiful And wonderful In every single way Say that to me What happens Is you play tennis Or football Or whatever the fuck you play You come home And you're like No food in the fridge And I'm like Absolutely not oh, it's 8.30 at night.

20:28I'm not making you dinner now. You don't need to make me dinner. You missed the slot. I went for dinner last night to go and do emails because I was like, I'm going to go for dinner by myself. Quite nice. I think everyone knows this. You asked me to go for dinner. I said no. Yeah, you so said no. So I was like, I'm going to go for dinner by myself and just do emails and do messages. Quite nice. Eating food, having that evening to yourself. I came back and Sophie thought I'd gone on a date. I'll tell you why. I mean, what did you eat? And he went, well, at first we had oysters. And then secondly, we didn't have that.

21:01So then our main came. Who's we and are? It's me. Who the fuck were you with? Turns out you were with someone. Someone's not keeping their story straight. I went to the restaurant and I know one of the matre d's of the restaurant. So he sat with me and we had a great time. And then Sophie thought I was having an affair. Because you were like quite fishy about it. in the restaurant across the road. I kept saying, who's we? And you were like, oh, no one, it was just me. And then like after 10 minutes, you told me who it was. I was like, what? You're being shifty. Like literally cheating in broad daylight.

21:36You have a lovely time. Desperate Housewives, massages on your feet. You get massages as well. Okay, so I had, yeah, I have acupuncture once a week with this amazing woman called Susie. Give me a little tip. Why is that good for you when you're pregnant? Why is that good? I have no idea. Well, I had acupuncture actually before because my friend recommended this incredible guy to me and it was to help with fertility. Not that I necessarily had fertility, but I just wanted like it's supposed to like brush blood to your eyes. I don't really know, but I did it. He's amazing. And I still see him. This is like more for like relaxing and like hormone levels, whatever.

22:12And she's incredible. And she also does like lymphatic drainage massages. Anyway, she's very, very like blunt and to the pointless lady. And she's got sort of broken English. and she comes in and she's like wow that's what she says to me is wow your legs have got so big and I was like oh my gosh thank you and then when she got to my feet she went wow your feet have got really big and I was like okay and then she said have you started snoring yet I said no not snoring no I haven't I promise you last night you were snoring I couldn't breathe last night yeah you were snoring last night don't lie I swear to god you were snoring I didn't I promise you did okay right well she goes I said, no, next month you'll be snoring.

22:53And I went, wow, it's a tough gig for women. And she said, yeah, well, it's what God wanted. I said, what do you mean? She said, God created women to be the ugliest they could ever be in pregnancy. And that's what God wanted. I said, why? She said, because you need to repel men. God wanted women when they're pregnant to repel men because we're animals. And if you were a lion and you were pregnant, you wouldn't want another male lion trying to shag you. So you are an animal, Sophie. So you now are pregnant and your whole being is designed to repel men. So God knows why you still want anything. I was like, fucking great.

23:28The legend, the legend that is Catherine Ryan. It's so funny what she put up on Instagram. Did you see what she... I don't know why she's so funny. She's so good. So, hey, Catherine, if you're listening, congratulations on your pregnancy and the new baby that's coming. She's just incredible. She put on her Instagram, which was one of the funniest things, a picture of you and then a picture of her doing it in the same position. It says, Sofie Boo, congratulations on your impending arrival and I will cherish a summer of converting your maternity style while I'm sweating under the hat wishing for ankles.

24:00She's so great. And honey, I love you very much. Love you too. Sofie went to Beyonce and she went to the Beyonce concert and she sent me a video with her, Melissa and her sister and her friend Bella and they were singing, If I were a boy Even just for a day I roll out of bed It's my favourite video, singing it, Beyonce got it It's my favourite video I've ever got for some reason I just loved it so much And I was at my mum's, because I went and saw my mum for the weekend And in the morning I got up and I went for a run And I was wearing my headphones And I decided to listen to If I were a boy And it got me so emotional Because you want to be a boy?

24:40No, I don't know, it just got me so emotional And I was thinking like how good you looked and how amazing it is and how lucky I feel. And I was running down the road. I was running down the road in the countryside, slapping my chest like this, going, slapping my chest, going, if I were a boy. And I started crying. No, you didn't. I swear to God. Good for you. If I was a boy. And then pointing to the sky. Sprinting so fast. Wait, are we talking like off trial country road? No, on the middle of the road. middle of the road loads of cars going past and me going if I was a boy pointing to the sky it was that story bore you I'm so sorry the yawns just come out of nowhere that is a very funny story so I feel very lucky I feel very blessed I feel very excited I feel all these different things and I'm just very excited for everything well what do you have for me now sister?

25:32listen up ladies and gentlemen we've got dictionary corner it's a dictionary corner sing it to me it's a dictionary dictionary dictionary Pregnancy edition. Corner. Pregnancy edition. Pregnancy edition. Pregnancy edition. Okay. Limited edition. Pregnancy edition. I want to know if you are ready to be a parent. So I have some words for you that are pregnancy related. And I want you, Jamie, to tell me what they mean. Hit me up, sister. Quickening. Quickening? I learned this the other day. Quickening. Quickening. This is a pregnancy term? Yep. When you quicken out the baby? No. What is it? I thought that noise was jarring.

26:13The first fluttery movements of the baby felt by the pregnant person, often described like gas bubbles or popcorn popping, usually felt between 16 to 25 weeks. Have you felt any of that? No. Engorgement. Engorgement. It's the amount of food your wife eats when she's pregnant. When the breasts swell and feel full due to increased blood flow and milk production, typically in the first days after birth, when do I start getting milk in my boobs? Can we try? I can't wait to try that Apparently it happens way before you get back I think we need to make a pact here When your breasts start producing milk, I would like to try the milk but in the natural way sucking on the teat Why is it called a teat when we call them tits?

26:59No, because that's two of them Oh, how interesting That's the teat and these are the teats Um You know what, I'm like My baby's not going to be able to tell me what it feels like. I'm quite interested. I will try my pregnancy. I'm going to do it while looking up at you. I want you to cradle me. No, that's so icky. I feel sick. I actually do. While I suck on your teeth. Okay. Mucus plug. Mucus plug? The mucus plug. The mucus plug. Is that sort of a... You know when bears hibernate, they sort of shove a cork up their butt? No. That's what they do. Why would they do that? To keep all their food in so they don't poo?

27:40Yeah, so they don't shit. Bears create like a cork and they put it up their butt when they hibernate. So they get a piece of wood and they make it into a cork. They blitz it up and put it into a cork. They're like hay. Basically, I think they eat loads of stuff that basically makes like a cork in their arsehole. They basically constipate themselves. Yeah, they constipate themselves. A mucus plug is a thick clump of mucus that seals the cervates during pregnancy to keep bacteria out. It comes out towards the end of pregnancy and may signal labour is approaching. My sister said that when that came out, it looked like bloody cottage cheese.

28:14My God. And Barry, her husband, was like, oh, no, no, what's that? That is the most viral thing I've ever heard. It's actually the most viral thing. Bloody cottage cheese. Oh, my God. Cottage cheese without blood in it is worse enough. It's so true. Okay, give me another one. That's it. Is that it? That's the end of Dictionary Corner. pregnancy edition um okay well it's time for now you little fuckers it's time for the time of day that we'd like to call listeners messages

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30:45Well, welcome to listeners' messages. You know it's listeners' messages because I've already said it's listeners' messages. Thank you so much for sending all of these in, we absolutely bloody love them. Don't we, honey? We bloody love them. Okay, I'm going to go first. Our little community of people. It's growing day by day and I'm prouder than punch. I'm proud as punch for you. Again, another icky saying. Proud as punch. You're becoming a mum. That's what you're doing. Are we going to let our baby call you mummy? Yes. Sweet. No, call me Sophie. Call you sexy. I was going to say Sarah because that's what I call my mum.

31:18Okay, listen. I've got one from Els. Hey, Sophie and Jamie. Firstly, massive congratulations on being pregnant You are both going to be such amazing parents I've been listening to your pod from the very beginning And it has me in tears of laughter every time I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your journey through life with us From planning your wedding, moving house and now having a baby After getting married last July Me and my husband decided to try and get pregnant We were very lucky to fall within the third month of trying Congrats I was listening to a recent pod It made me laugh and I couldn't agree more about how sex became a true military operation.

31:53Thank you. Don't worry, Sophie. I also have my legs up for 10 minutes and hope the sperm would stick. It's mental how that happens. What the hell is pregnancy constipation about? No pregnant woman ever mentions it. I'm telling you guys, it's a serious thing. My husband seems to think it's because I'm not eating enough fibre but doesn't understand it's all the hormones. It's all the hormones. I hope your pregnancy goes smoothly, Sophie and Jamie, and I love, love, love the pod and you guys. So it's the hormones This is what's happening to you Well yes, we are aware Okay, this is from Anonymous Hi guys, congratulations I have watched your podcast religiously since your first episode And I just saw the baby announcement whilst on the loo I literally gasped and nearly sucked that poo back up I'm so happy for you Thank you so much That is a great image to have in my little, little mind From Anonymous I just wanted to send a message to say a massive thank you I found your podcast while dealing with a difficult pregnancy last year And would listen to you both through 20 weeks sitting on the bathroom floor Dealing with severe morning sickness And during four months of sleepless nights with insomnia After nine long months that honestly seemed to last a lifetime Our beautiful baby boy fiddler was born at the beginning of the year We had a tricky birth that didn't go to plan But baby boy was born happy And after a couple of days in hospital healthy too In the hospital my partner and I listened to you to keep us sane And to feel like a sense of normality And we've continued to do so for the last months at home The sound of you two is obviously a familiar one As for the first time Theo put himself to sleep listening to you in the background Let's go Oh my god that gave me goosebumps Theo hasn't been the best sleeper And to have had half an hour's peace was honestly a game changer in our household So thank you for keeping me sane, for keeping me company and most importantly, thank you for the unintentional babysitting and giving me some rare time to myself.

33:50You don't need to hear it from me, but this is just something else proving just how great parents you're going to be. All our love for you and a very grateful mummy. Guys, you're going to kiss at me off again. So sweet. It's so sweet. Hey team, because that's what I call you guys, thank you beyond for all of your messages. You guys are the best. You're the best. Hey, can you please keep sending them in? Can you send me some voice notes? I love the voice notes. I like pictures. Okay, pictures, voice notes, voice notice on Instagram. Do we have a WhatsApp number? We've got a WhatsApp. We've got a WhatsApp.

34:24We've got a WhatsApp. News alert, news alert. We have a WhatsApp. Okay, I don't know what the number is, Magda. It will be in our episode description. It's in our episode description. So if you scroll to the bottom of our episode, WhatsApp us some voice notes or pictures or anything. Send us to at nearlyparents on Instagram or nearlyparents at jampodproductions.co.uk or you can send us to our WhatsApp number in the show description. That, people, is the end of Listen's Best Chess.

34:55Okay, quick little update for you, Sasspot. Guys, by the time you listen to this, we'll be moving into our new house this week. I know. I do have mild anxiety about it. Why? Talk me through it. Just the thought of tackling the boxing up and the organising is like, What do you mean the boxing up and the organiser? We just like all of that room That spare room It's like it's really Because you're not helpful You really are not helpful What do you mean I'm not helpful? You're not helpful You'll give me 1 % of your time Honey Despite me booking in 5 hours this Saturday You will give me 5 minutes of your time And then you'll go Okay yeah And then you'll start gaming And I want you to pop a little ADHD pill In that little mouth of yours Do you want me to do that?

35:36Yes please do But then we've got lunch You might be a bit weird Otherwise If we'd have just had the full day Maybe on the Sunday that you just take one and you just get it all done? No, you've got to do it with me. I can't. I'm pregnant. Don't use that. I will give it my best shot, but I will concentrate and get it done. I know your brain. You give me two minutes every time, then you're done. I will give you all the time that you need. You can't look at your phone. You can't do anything. I won't do any of that. Okay. But we're about to move into the house. It's so exciting. It is finally finished.

36:05It has been so stressful. I can't even... They said it was one of the most stressful things you can do. I've loved it. I know because you've had nothing to worry about I've chosen everything Jamie walked in the other day He goes, have you seen all the different lights? I said, yes I've spent hours picking them out with House 9 It's really exciting And rather than really like talking about it on the podcast I would say go on to our YouTube channel Where we have the Leng's Vlog Where we can talk about it Talk about the ups and downs, the lefts and the rights Those vlogs are out on Thursday every fortnight So every two weeks By the way, I thought fortnight was every ten days No, you didn't.

36:42It's every 14. I did. Well, what's a dozen? How many in a dozen? 12. Okay. What's a baker's dozen? 12 or 6? 13. That's random. Why is that? Yeah, don't worry about it. I don't know why. I don't know why. But we're very, very excited. Favourite room in the house? Give it to me. My bathroom. Our bathroom, sorry. My bathroom? Our bathroom and also my dressing room. Most stressful thing that's happened in the house? Nothing. You haven't had any stress in the house, have you? I really enjoyed the whole thing. And what's really exciting is we're about to build the nursery. What colour are we going to do the walls?

37:16Not going to say. Oh, keeping it a secret. I hear ya. Okay, honey. Well, I have a little game for you. Are you ready for this? I'm ready. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Craving or Crime. It's where I read a headline and Sophie has to guess, did someone do this because they were pregnant or they were just committing a crime? Okay. You ready for this? Women caught at 2am trying to break into a shop for a single jar of gherkins. Craving Genuine craving And I feel you girl It's a craving Apparently the shop Keeper letter in And gave her the whole shelf That's mad That is absolutely So funny I'm desperate for a garking Right now That is unbelievable I would drink the brine If I could No you wouldn't Yeah with the olive brine Is all I want I just want to Pour olive juice in my mouth Okay you ready for the next one Yeah These are brilliant Women detained at an airport For trying to smuggle Two kilograms of mangoes In her maternity bra In her maternity bra Yeah Pregnant?

38:11It's craving, yeah. This happened in Australia. Border control was confused, but sympathetic. But like, what, can you not bring loads of mangoes back? No, you can't bring two kilograms. I bet they were delicious. Arrested after trying to boil spaghetti in a public fountain. Fucking weird. I mean, if that's pregnant, I don't know what is. It's a crime. This happened in Italy. Sadly, the water wasn't hot enough to boil the pasta. Oh, my God. Women arrested after bathing in gravy. Crying. Yeah, and a food expert. A woman was found bathing in a gravy fountain, causing a scene and leading to her arrest.

38:44Women caught on CCTV performing yoga stretches before breaking into a bakery to steal almond croissants. Pregnum. Crime in Melbourne. Melbourne, a woman limbered up before stealing pastries and other items from a bakery. That, ladies and gentlemen, is the end of Craving or Cry. Come on. I love that. I want to say thank you to you guys. Thank you for supporting us. Thank you for listening to us, to watching us, to subscribing to the show, to allowing us to share our lives with you. Remember, you can send us a WhatsApp. Our WhatsApp number is in the show description. Send us some voice notes, anything at all.

39:22We want to hear from you. You can send us any messages at all at Nilly Parents Podcast on Instagram. We're also on TikTok. Or you can send us an email, nillyparents at jampoproductions.co.uk. And we're going to see you next Monday for another episode of... If you're getting married. Good luck, baby. If you're doing a renovation. if you're single and ready to mingle this summer mingle out because you won't get sex when they're pregnant and if you're pregnant and having a baby just have the most amazing incredible time we love you, goodbye see you next week, goodbye people

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