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A Hat for the BabyHas It Really Been 11 Months?In this episode Baby is 11 months old! Kevin and Ilgaz talk teeth, screens, parent madness and musical toys. Follow us on Instagram: Kevin is @kvncsy Ilgaz is @ilgazulusoy2022-03-0834 minA Hat for the BabyWatching the World Go ByIn this episode parents talk about baby, specifically if there's a "fun stage" in between infancy and pre-toddlerhood, if our baby gets to have a dog soon and how babies demand those around them live in the present. Follow us on Instagram: Kevin is @kvncsy Ilgaz is @ilgazulusoy2022-02-1432 minA Hat for the BabyThat's My Boy!Ilgaz and Kevin talk baby-steps, or more accurately, baby-crawling all over the house! Since he started this new hobby he has been a lot more content to explore the house on his own. This means Mom and Dad are getting a lot more done but have a lot more to do. Follow us on Instagram: Kevin is @kvncsy Ilgaz is @ilgazulusoy2022-01-1932 minA Hat for the BabyIt's a New Year Baby! Ilgaz and Kevin talk Christmas traditions, New Years, Birthdays! Follow us on Instagram: Kevin is @kvncsy Ilgaz is @ilgazulusoy 2022-01-0337 minA Hat for the BabyFirst Holiday Special Ilgaz and Kevin reminisce on making this podcast for over a year! Plus with the holidays coming up Baby has a lot of firsts ahead of him. And his very adult parents will be standing by and watching him all the time. Follow us on Instagram: Kevin is @kvncsy Ilgaz is @ilgazulusoy 2021-12-2036 minA Hat for the BabyThe Eight Month Check InThis week we recount the last three weeks worth of our baby's growth. He charms the heck out of his dad and starts using his five teeth to consume new foods at an alarming rate. Kevin asks: can I feed my baby pasta? Answers within! Follow us on Instagram: Kevin is @kvncsy Ilgaz is @ilgazulusoy2021-12-0831 minA Hat for the BabyWorking Mom This week: Ilgaz got a job! Kevin and Ilgaz discuss working life and time away from their sweet baby. Also: an underwhelming doctor visit and very short walks behind the house. Follow us on Instagram: Kevin is @kvncsy Ilgaz is @ilgazulusoy 2021-11-1432 minA Hat for the BabyOffice Baby Intern Our sleep script revealed! Plus some of Baby's eating habits and how he spends time away from home, working with his dad in the mornings. Plus: are we delirious from lack of sleep? Follow us on Instagram: Kevin is @kvncsy Ilgaz is @ilgazulusoy 2021-11-0730 minA Hat for the BabySleep WorksA sleep plan was delivered. It was three pages long. Ilgaz and Kevin try it out, but will it work? Listen to this week's podcast to find out! Spoiler, it does work. It's amazing. Follow us on Instagram: Kevin is @kvncsy Ilgaz is @ilgazulusoy2021-10-3037 minA Hat for the BabySleepless at Six MonthsWe're back and sleepier than ever! Ilgaz and Kevin recount long sleepless nights with Baby waking up every hour or so for the past few weeks. Is there any end in sight? Maybe. They have a plan! Follow us on Instagram: Kevin is @kvncsy Ilgaz is @ilgazulusoy2021-10-1334 minA Hat for the BabyA Passport for the BabyWhy aren't baby passports smaller and cute? On this week's episode, baby's passport arrived! Kevin and Ilgaz pack their bags and discuss their upcoming trip to Turkey, plus a day-in-the-life snap shot of life at home with the little one. Special Travel Episodes to Come Follow us on Instagram: Kevin is @kvncsy Ilgaz is @ilgazulusoy2021-07-0929 minA Hat for the BabyWhat's in a Name?Kevin and Ilgaz are back this week to discuss picking a name for "Baby Boy Ilgaz" and the attendant dread they experience waiting for the poor kid to be released from the hospital. This episode wraps up the hospital time and catches us up to now!2021-06-2941 minA Hat for the BabyThe Birth Story or Oh My Gosh He's Here!Spoiler alert: our baby is doing great! Now, Ilgaz and Kevin are back on the mic to tell the exciting events of their son's caesarean delivery plus some of the unfortunate early hurdles "Baby Boy Ilgaz" had to endure. 2021-06-2033 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 15 - Rounding the BendPregnancy Week 37: Kevin and Ilgaz explain their hiatus from the podcast and share the exciting events of the past month. Baby coming soon!2021-04-0639 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 14 - The Road AheadPregnancy Week 32: A new sonogram shows that baby is letting the other boys catch up a bit size-wise but the partial previa seems to be sticking around. Ilgaz and Kevin talk about picking a birthday, baby shower, registry, and life with a baby! 2021-03-0633 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode13 - GiftedPregnancy Week 31: It's smooth sailing as the hand-me-downs start to arrive. Kevin and Ilgaz have had a few visitors this week and have received a few loads of baby clothes, carriers, rockers, changing pads, etc, etc, etc. Also in this episode: 90s VHS nostalgia.2021-02-2729 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 12 - Winging It!Pregnancy Week 30: Kevin and Ilgaz are back on track! This week they discuss some ideas from the book The Fourth Trimester, and their hopes of Ilgaz's family being present for the birth.2021-02-1933 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 11 - A Little More RoomPregnancy Week 29: The results are in. Our big baby is just... big! Also Ilgaz and Kevin are reminded that placenta previa is very real, and they discuss some differences in how they prepare for the baby.2021-02-1431 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 10 - Big BabyPregnancy Week 28: Another ultrasound reveals our baby has hair and is a 98th precentile big boy. So Ilgaz has a test for gestational diabetes. Also in this episode Kevin and Ilgaz talk cesarian section, new house, and sad songs.2021-02-0630 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 9 - Third Trimester Baby!Pregnancy Week 27: We've officially entered the home stretch, the endgame, in other words: the third trimester. That means our baby's bones are forming, he's blinking and possibly dreaming as Kevin and Ilgaz prepare the house for birth. 2021-01-2932 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 8 - Back to SchoolPregnancy Week 26: We're going back to school in this episode. Ilgaz and Kevin get a strong draft of reality at their first birth class. Also in this episode: disappointing delays in getting Ilgaz's family to Montana for the birth.2021-01-2235 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 7 - A House, A StoryPregnancy Week 25: We bought a dang house! Ilgaz and Kevin talk about preparing their new space for the baby's arrival. Then they discuss gendered kids clothes, toys and stories after Ilgaz read an interesting post by storyteller Judith Malika Liberman. (@judith_malika_liberman on Instagram)2021-01-1536 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 6 - Baby Status NominalPregnancy Week 24: Hosts Kevin and Ilgaz talk through another round of ultrasound imaging that confirm that the baby is looking right! From button nose to his 91st percentile belly. Plus baby book club! We talk about the first few chapters of Alfie Kohn's book Unconditional Parenting.2021-01-0735 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 5 - Baby Stuff and Joy PanicPregnancy Week 23: This week we talk about the how getting "baby stuff" for Christmas added a whole new level of happy freak out for us both. Plus a mixed bag of other topics. Basically squeezing two podcasts worth of content into ONE. Enjoy!2021-01-0134 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 4 - Four Years AgoPregnancy Week 21: Ilgaz and Kevin talk about what it's been like to be married to each other for four years. Hint: it's been awesome! But how will that translate into parenting style? Stay tuned to find out.2020-12-1835 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 3 - Ten Fingers, Ten ToesPregnancy Week 20: This week Kevin and Ilgaz talk about switching from a midwife's care to a doctor's and all about the baby's anatomy ultrasound.2020-12-1131 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 2 - The Longest DrivePregnancy Week 19: Ilgaz and Kevin tell the story of overcoming an expectant parent's worst fear; a threatened pregnancy. But have no fear! There is good news and laughter too.2020-12-0434 minA Hat for the BabyEpisode 1 - New BeginningsPregnancy Week 18: Ilgaz and Kevin set out to introduce themselves and the podcast. Opening the conversation with a discussion of anxiety dreams and discussing what it means to be growing into the role of being parents.2020-12-0132 min