Couples Co-op: A Marriage and Family Podcast

Can you count how many times we use the word "potty" in this episode? haha. Come along with us as we explain how we potty trained our 20 month old in just ONE WEEK! Stay to the end to hear hilarious FAIL moments from this crazy journey.

Episodes Referenced:

22: Babywise Sleep Training

It's vacation time! Join us as we share all about our very first cruisin' adventure along with a few tips if you'd ever like to embark on a cruise ship yourself.

Episode Referenced:

40: Our Hawaiian Honeymoon

Natalie's little sister, Leah, joins us this week. We discuss sports, friendships, High School, future decisions, and Byron attempts (and maybe fails) to relate wherever he can.

Head on over to our socials to see the picture Leah made for Natalie that's mentioned in the episode.

Happy Valentine's Day! This week Natalie opens up about some recent struggles and we share Biblical truths that can be helpful in any stage of life you find yourself in. We also share our Valentine's Day plans and a few recent changes we've made to stay intentional in our marriage.

Episode Referenced:

12: Married to a Gamer Birth Vlog Link: https://youtu.be/Ll4XkKeYfsI

We're having a baby today! We're starting this off right where we left you in part 1- active labor; and we'll bring you all the way until we're ready to bring our sweet Kara home with us.

Birth Vlog Link: https://youtu.be/Ll4XkKeYfsI

This is part one in the story of our second child's pregnancy and birth. We discuss some differences between the girls' pregnancies, Natalie's new preparations for labor and delivery, and how labor begins.

Episodes Referenced:

15 & 16: Selina's Birth Story Pt. 1 & 2

30: Life Updates

38: Childbirth Class

Happy New Year! After taking over a year break, we're back and sharing where we've been, what we've been up to, and what you have to look forward to in upcoming episodes. We've missed podcasting, and we're happy you're here!

As we promised in our previous episode, "Behind the Curtain", here is the very first episode we ever recorded but decided not to release... and you will find out why very shortly. 

A reminder that this is our last episode before our extended break for our new baby's arrival. We should be back within the next few months. Keep checking in on our social medias for updates. See ya next time!

Happy one year of podcasting!! To celebrate, we tell you all about the origins of this podcast and a behind-the-scenes look into the making of every episode.

Join us as we reminisce about the TV shows we grew up watching.

This is our MOST special episode as we have our daughter, Selina, herself on as a guest! We talk about how she's been developing in her speech and then we let her show off some of her favorite words for you. Enjoy!

Friendships make a huge impact in all of our lives and this week we're talking about our BEST Friends! In this special episode, we discuss how friendships change in adulthood, what a best friend is, and you'll even hear a few audio clips from our Best Friends themselves!

Pumpkin Pot episodes are an assortment of fun, short stories from our lives. This episode is specifically about us (Byron & Natalie). There may even contain a story about Natalie that Byron hadn't even heard until the recording of this episode... Enjoy and laugh along!

Join us as we chitchat about the new Doctor Strange and retell his most recent adventure through the Multiverse... of Madness.

Join us this week as we take you to our honeymoon paradise! We discuss our crazy flight there, getting attacked by ground cacti, and our first marital dispute. 

This week we're talking about our experiences with online and in-person childbirth classes. We also give you the inside scoop into what it was like being pregnant and preparing for a baby during the lockdown.

Byron's brother, Justin, joins us in attempting to settle the argument once and for all about which characters would win in a fight in the rivaling universes of Marvel and DC.

We finally made it to the big day! Hear everything from the getting ready process to a late-night run to Denny's in this special episode of us recounting our wedding day.

This week we interview each other about anything and everything or maybe even nothing at all. Enjoy the fun!

It's our first "movie club" episode! Hopefully you watched this movie ahead of time, because we've got some great discussions to be had about this classic, masterpiece of a movie.

Pumpkin Pot episodes are an assortment of fun, short stories from our lives. This episode is centered around our daughter, Selina, and some parenting fails we've decided to confess to.

Every single couple should have some solid Christ-centered premarital counseling. Hear about our experience with premarital counseling and how it has affected our marriage in this week's episode. 

Also, listen until the end for a special announcement about a future episode.

Byron's childhood dog, Sopo, was a huge part of the first few years of our relationship. In this episode, we share with you her life story and hope that you feel a piece of the love we had for this adorable, quirky, lovable dog.

Between our move to Oklahoma, hopes of buying a house, a new job, and a new BABY we've got a lot to update you on!

If you don't know by now, Batman is Byron's favorite superhero so we have lots to say about the newest stand-alone Batman movie. Beware of spoilers ahead! 

This week we're sharing with you all the details and logistics that went into planning our wedding. 

This week we're talking about all things eating out and all things eating in at home. We discuss our least and most favorite restaurants, how we meal plan, and our specialty food creations. 

As with most things in parenting, you just don't know what you don't know until you're in the thick of it. Hear about our experience of making it to one whole year of exclusively breastfeeding Selina. 

This is our first video game episode! Hear how we finally found a video game that both of us enjoy playing. Overcooked is simple yet can have its challenging times depending upon how into it you get. This game is a great relationship builder as it requires a lot of teamwork, communication, and our favorite: cooperation!

Link to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEv_UPmTwYlKQfdTxjOVh3A/featured

Happy Valentine's Day! This week we're sharing with you about our time dating long distance and how we made it work. And since it's Valentine's day... we're sharing our cutesy story of getting engaged as well!

Joining us this week are Byron's two younger brothers who are both currently serving in the US Army. Ethan & Cameron share with us their experiences of being an Army Soldier and some childhood memories (including a special guest).

In this episode, hear about the method that worked for us to have a great sleeping baby and toddler. We talk about the basics of the Babywise sleep training method, the pros and cons, and how it practically worked for Selina. 

We moved! Listen to all the details of how we came to the decision to move to Oklahoma, how the moving day went with a toddler, and what we're up to now. 

We know you've been waiting for this one as it was the biggest movie of 2021!! Hear some behind-the-scenes info, comic book tidbits, and of course all our shenanigans as we talk about the latest Spider-Man movie.

Pumpkin Pot episodes are an assortment of fun, short stories from our lives. This Pumpkin Pot is centered around some of Byron & Natalie's misadventures. 

Natalie's parents, also known as Dan & Kim Patterson sat down with us for a fun and heartfelt chat. We talk about their life on the farm, years of infertility, embarrassing moments, and more!

Merry Christmas from the Tahtinens! In this holiday special, we talk about Christmas movies, music, and family traditions along with the "reason for the season".

Heads up: we will be taking next week off so stay tuned on January 3rd for our next episode.

This week we are picking up right where we left off in Part One- Natalie's ready to push! We're having a baby this week!!

In this episode, we talk all things childbirth. Buckle up because we don't hold anything back. We discuss our personal experience with the hospital and the first half of labor. 

In this episode, we discuss "Venom: Let There be Carnage", the sequel to the 2018 movie, "Venom".  We talk about this buddy, action-comedy in detail so spoilers ahead.

In this short holiday episode, we're playing "Would You Rather"- thanksgiving edition. Listen as we ask each other silly hypothetical questions that may help you navigate your family gatherings this week.

In this episode, we discuss our backgrounds in gaming, how we learned to enjoy each other's differences, and how Byron's hobby has changed throughout our relationship up until now.

This episode is a direct sequel to our first episode, "Our Origin Story". We are walking you through our first year of dating: from all of the "firsts" in our dating relationship, to fun and failed dates, to good and bad gift giving, and so much more!

If you haven't listened to part 1 yet, you need to go listen to episode 8. Byron and his brother, Justin, finish up their conversation sharing lots of fun childhood stories from growing up. And Natalie is just in the room enjoying their shenanigans with you.

This is our first holiday special episode. We'll be talking about what Halloween looked like growing up in our families and how that plays into our lives now. And since it is Halloween we gotta talk about some "scary movies", but spoiler: we're both wimps when it comes to horror.

This week Byron and his brother, Justin, share lots of fun childhood stories and memories from growing up. And Natalie is just in the room enjoying their shenanigans with you.