Mom Jeans and Minivans

What a difference this 2nd birthday celebration will be for Charlie and Remi compared to their 1st birthdays. Not only did Morgen and Trisha want to tone it down for year two since they went big on the 1st birthday celebrations, but Covid has played a major role in their planning. This time of year is the time to take advantage of the fall festivities and weather that the Northeast is known for. B...

This week’s description has to start with the most obvious thing you will take away from this episode: Women are freaking rock stars!!! Stacey joins Morgen & Trisha in this week’s episode as they discuss all things related to infertilty. We’re talking timed intercourse, IUI, and IVF. Hear Morgen and Stacey’s journey through the world of infertility and all that it encompasses. It is one thing for...

Ahhh, transitions. Life is full of them, and Morgen and Trisha are finding themselves in a pretty big one now. Charlie and Remi are transitioning from routines they’ve been in since they were born. Remi has her first overnight away from Mama, Papa, and home (spoiler alert: no tears and no issues whatsoever), and Charlie started preschool. Charlie’s transition into school was a little tougher for h...

There are so many benefits to kids cooking in the kitchen. It is great for bonding, it creates independence, and it works on their fine motor skills, to name a few. Morgen and Trisha share their ideas on how to get their almost 2-year-olds more involved in kitchen and cooking tasks. Let's just say it started with a lot of trial and error. We all know baking is a science, so when Remi slapped the p...

For every mama, parent, and caregiver out there, back to school during, a pandemic is new for us all. Whether it is virtual or hybrid, there are adjustments and transitions for every child, student, teacher, and parent. Some have been in school for years, while others are starting preschool. Either way, it seems we all have to get used to the new 'Covid-norm.' Morgen and Trisha discuss the precaut...

Morgen and Trisha felt that both Charlie and Remi were long over-do for a play space revamp. Morgen’s Montessori teaching played a big part in them feeling the urge to give the girl’s a new, uncluttered space with updated toys and activities. Since the revamps, Morgen and Trisha have noticed better concentration, focus, and time playing independently. While both Trisha and Morgen wanted to make su...

Morgen and Trisha are finding themselves in a state of toddlerhood exhaustion, as they call it. Charlie and Remi are nonstop, and although this episode is about discipline, they realize it's more about communication.  As the girls grow and develop more, Morgen and Trisha are discovering that how they communicate with Charlie and Remi can make all the difference. It takes a healthy dose of patience...

How did you spend your summer? Morgen and Trisha share their summer away from the mic and the creative things they did with Covid still lurking around. With the exception of many home activities, they spent a lot of time outdoors either on their bikes, hiking, or parks. Oh, and splashing around in their new blow-up pools, of course! And since it's the halfway mark of the year and then some, Morgen...

Morgen and Trisha welcome Lindsey, Morgen’s niece, and Melinda, Trisha’s step-son’s mom, to share their blended family stories. We’re talking ex-sister-in-laws as best friends and ex’s living across the street from one another. Yup, those kinds of blended families. Haha, the ones where people can’t understand how everyone gets along but also gets together for holidays and special occasions.  As di...

This episode is all about Morgen and Trisha's experiences with (and without) weaning Charlie & Remi from breastfeeding. So many things factor in. IVF, trying to grow the family, age, lifestyle... whatever the reason they touch on most of them. Morgen was blindsided when told by her doctor that she'd have to stop breastfeeding if she was going to start IVF. It was something she wasn't anticipating...

Mom Jeans and Minivans are so happy to be back from summer break, but unfortunately, they have to kick it off with a heavy topic. With the recent death of George Floyd and the protests around racial inequality, Morgen and Trisha thought this was too important not to discuss. It wasn’t easy, but both of them needed to get uncomfortable and think about this issue on a deeper and more personal level....

Have you thought about how COVID will affect you, and what might change once it's all over?   Morgen and Trisha have been thinking about it a lot lately as states start to move through the reopening phases. They both feel pretty split down the middle on the things they have enjoyed and want to remain after the pandemic ends, and the things they miss and can't wait to get back to in the "new normal...

Morgen and Trisha made a break from quarantine and decided a visit was in order. After quarantining themselves for 14 days, they made it happen, and it felt so good! It was great for the girls to have a playdate, but if they are keeping it 100, it was the adults who may have needed it even more. Charlie and Remi are in a prime developmental stage, and the lack of interaction with anyone outside th...

In this Lil' Mama-sode, Morgen and Trisha delve into the "stay-at-home-mom" stigma. Are you, or have you been, a stay at home mom that has felt overlooked, or that your role is not valued as much because you're not a "working" mom? Perhaps it is the emphasis on the 'working' mentality in the U.S. and the labels associated with the work that you do, that people don't always know how to respond to t...

Morgen and Trisha's labor and delivery stories are finally being shared, and self-proclaimed Queen Mother, Tara, joins them.    All three ladies had entirely different experiences. Morgen had a 39 week scheduled C-section due to previous medical conditions. Tara blissfully had hoped for a natural birth. She ended up with anything but that, while Trisha channeled her inner warrior and managed a nat...

Are you like Morgen and Trisha, and thought the days of sleep training were behind you? Ahhh, you are not alone. WE FEEL YOUR PAIN! Charlie had turned 12 months, and Remi turned 18 months, and suddenly their sleep patterns started to change. Yup, it can pretty much happen at either or both ages, or none if you're super lucky. Morgen and Trisha navigate these tricky times. They have learned a lot a...

Join Morgen and Trisha for another Lil' Mama-sode, where they blinked, and the girls turned 18 months. The ladies go through their 18-month checklist and milestones. They share where Charlie and Remi are at (or aren't at 🤷🏻‍♀️) in four significant areas of development: Social/emotional, language/communication, cognitive/learning/problem solving, and physical development. Is your child hurling th...

Happy Mother's Day to all the mama's (women) out there, that take on a mothering role! You all have been asking, and Morgen and Trisha wanted to do a special Mother's Day episode, answering your questions. The Mom Jeans and Minivan tribe is simply the best, and being able to connect with all of you was a blast. The ladies answered some great questions, and hopefully, the answers spark a smile, lau...

Hearing from their listeners makes Morgen & Trisha feel that much more connected to their Mom Jeans and Minivan tribe. Wondering what there most embarrassing pregnancy moment was, or how they met their significant others? Are you dying to know what their favorite episode is, or their go-to cocktail? They have decided to focus their Mother’s Day episode on answering the questions they’ve already re...

Are you going into labor during Covid-19 or know someone who is? Kacie, Trisha's older sister, joins Morgen and Trisha to share her birth story during Covid-19 and gives insight on some things to expect. Seeing the silver lining in every scenario is possible, and being quarantined with her four-week-old baby has turned out to be the most intimate and memorable time Kacie could have ever imagined f...

Food, food, food! Let’s face it, we all love eating it, but this coronavirus has most people searching for easy, yet tasty recipes. Morgen and Trisha have ideas that are sure to satisfy the whole family, from babies to adults.  Their go-to during Covid-19 ideas are the ones where there is a simple base that can have interchangeable ingredients added to appease everyone’s taste buds. We’re talking...

Morgen and Trisha are joined by Christina to discuss positive self-image, what that means, and how they want to be examples for their girls. Christina and her husband, Scot, have two teenage daughters, so they are right in the thick of it. Christina is such a positive influence in her girls' lives, and she explains how she has an open-door policy with them, being completely candid, truthful, and h...

The coronavirus has everyone spending a lot more time at home. Are you going stir crazy and running out of ideas on how to entertain your kiddos?  In this episode, Mom Jeans and Minivans have tons of ideas for the entire family that are both indoors and outdoors, ranging from 'clean' finger painting, starting a garden, and receiving an inspirational text from a celebrity. You'll have to check out...

Welcome to Mom Jeans and Minivan's first Lil' Mama-sode! A shortened episode still packed with goodness.  This shorty but goody is all about how Morgen and Trisha find daily moments of sanity while they're raising their 1-year-olds. We know, we know, you're thinking, "moments of sanity, ppfffff like that exists." It is far and few between, but when it does happen, it is glorious! Ever catch a morn...

Trisha says that she’s never wanted to be the best version of herself more than she does now that she is a mom, and we have a feeling most moms out there feel the same. This week Morgen & Trisha pay homage to the women (and men) in their lives that have been instrumental to them with the way they choose to raise Charlie and Remi.  Some parents seamlessly pick up their lives right where they left o...