400th Episode: Baby Names, Second Kids and Broken Rules: Q&A - Ep. 400

Laura and Shanna celebrate their 400th episode of "Big Fat Positive" with a very special "Checkin' the Inbox" segment, in which they answer listener questions sent in via voice memo! They dive into the topics of baby naming, deciding whether to have a second child, the parenting “rules” they swore they’d never break and more! Also, Shanna recaps Elle’s 10th birthday celebrations, and Laura shares a sweet sibling moment during Sebastian’s 5th birthday trip. Finally, the moms wrap up with their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including a party activity that will excite all your guests and an ingenious way to brush up on your foreign-language skills during your kids' bedtime. Shanna’s kids are 10 and 7 years old, and Laura’s kids are 7 and 5 years old.

Topics discussed in this episode:
• Celebrating 400 episodes of Big Fat Positive
• Big birthday milestones
• How the podcast has changed our lives
• Handling the decision about going from having more than one child
• Baby names we love
• Fun ideas for your kids' birthday parties
• Graphic novels to read with your kids
• A unique idea for brushing up on your foreign-language skills

Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:
• Speakpipe - Leave us a voice message! (speakpipe.com/BFPPodcast)
• Doc Martens Girls' Sparkly Black Boots (zappos.com/p/dr-martens-kids-collection-1460-l…)
• Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland (disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneylan…)
• "The Ghost Ship That Didn't Carry Us" by Cheryl Strayed (therumpus.net/2011/04/21/dear-sugar-the-rumpus…)
• Clawsome claw machine rentals for events (clawrentals.com)
• "Ghosts" by Raina Telgemeier (amazon.com/Ghosts-Raina-Telgemeier/dp/0545540623)
• "Fantasmas" by Raina Telgemeier (amazon.com/Fantasmas-Ghosts-Spanish-Raina-Telg…)

Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode:
• Ep. 399 - Where Shanna talks about the name Elara Jane (bigfatpositivepodcast.com/ep-399)
• Ep. 396 - Where Laura surprises Auggie with a birthday trip to Disneyland (bigfatpositivepodcast.com/ep-396)

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