The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast - Rock-a-bye Baby with Amanda Stanton

Episode Date: March 1, 2024

Amanda Stanton has welcomed baby #3 into the world! Ben and Ashley are hanging out with the happy mom to hear all the details of growing her family, her postpartum journey, and how life is going to change going forward! Plus, Amanda has some crucial advice for Ashley as she prepares to become a mom of 2!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Or wherever you get your podcast This is the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast with IHeart Radio So years ago In a time far far away Our guest today and I we're on the same season of The Bachelor. Amanda Stanton, thank you so much for coming on, Almost Famous.

Hi, thanks for having me. It's really good to catch up with you. I'm really excited for you. You are a great follow on social media. So I feel like even though you and I maybe haven't spoken, it's probably been three years, I keep up with your life. And so I feel like I know what's going on.

But I can't wait to be here with you today to really get the details of what's happening in the world of Amanda. Yeah, I know. Last time I came on the podcast, actually, you weren't in town. So I was just talking to Ash. So it's been a while. Well, okay.

Obviously, there's some very obvious, big announcements in your life. You recently just had a baby. Yes. Can you walk us through kind of what this experience was like, where you're at now, just kind of give us a little insight

into what exists in your world today? Yeah. So it's funny actually because I don't marry in 2022. And we originally were like, let's wait until like our one year anniversary and then start trying. But then I started just I am very like anxious person. I always like think of a million different scenarios in my head. So I was like maybe we should just start trying a little sooner just because you don't know how long it's going to take. So it ended up happening a little bit sooner. But I had a really good easy pregnancy. honestly felt very long but other than that it was good and then we had rosy last month she's a month old now which is crazy I don't know how it's going by so fast I mean I don't know necessarily how to ask this question but obviously when you and I met you had a little family unit like you had a little family unit you were a great mom your daughters had big personalities you guys were like best friends you know you and I were talking a second ago about like just and I plan for a future family. And one of my biggest concerns is I've gotten really used to

a 34 years old, like just being me. Like it's me and, you know, and now I'm getting used to being me and Jess. And, you know, what that looks like, it's, it brings me like a lot of anxiety to think of what it now looks like to bring in a kid to that scenario. So I guess my question for you is, when we first met you had this family unit, you guys had gotten really good together and really used to being together and now that unit has expanded what has that been like it's actually funny that you say that because i feel like i mean you know like back years ago like when i was on the show i got a lot of like judgment for being like single mom on the show young mom whatever and i feel like even this time when i was pregnant people are like are you it's going to be so much easier for

you this time now that you're like married and you have help and you're older and it's so funny because and not to scare you it's actually it's it's very easy you this time. I feel like I'm a lot more patient and stuff. But when you're younger, like, it is so easy because, I mean, I was 21. So I didn't have that. Like, I'm so used to living like my whole adult life, only having to worry about myself. Like, I had kids like from so early on. So it was all I knew. And it was really easy. But now with the girls, I mean, I was nervous mostly about like starting over because of the age gap. So Charlie just turned 10 and kids will be 12 in April. And it doesn't really feel like I'm starting over. It actually feels.

easier because before I did two under two, and now I just have like one baby, which feels like super easy to me. But that was my biggest fear. And it hasn't happened yet. It's pretty easy so far. We were ecstatic here with the birth of Rosie. I mean, it's, it's such a cool thing to witness. And it's really cool for, you know, for me to witness and talk about with Ashley, just seeing everybody's lives move in a direction that it was supposed to, you know, that like, You know, see all this come full cycle. And so, you know, speaking of full cycle, obviously now, there is a 10-year-age gap. And you have a 10- and 12-year-old.

What have they been like with Rosie? Like, has it been? Are they making it easier on you? Yeah, they're obsessed with her. I feel like they think she's like their little baby doll. They always want to take care of her. They want to hold her all the time, beat her, change her diapers. And it's so funny because when I was pregnant, too, people were like, oh, they're going to

be like such a big help. And I wasn't really sure if they would be a help or if they'd be kind of like uninterested and a baby because they're at the age where they have friends and sports and stuff. But they're obsessed. They've actually been such a big help, which has been nice. I feel like it's what it has to be one of the coolest things as a parent to see that. Like to know that you cared for the two of them, that you're still caring for the two of them. But now to see them, you know, kind of use the skills that you showed them by. being a mother to care for, you know, their new sister. Right. No, it's so sweet. I cry at least, at least twice a day. It's like watching him. It's the sweetest thing. Well, let's talk about

Michael for a second. Obviously, you guys did get married in 2022. Yes. You know, social media tells a piece of the story. It looked like a beautiful dating relationship into a wonderful wedding and a terrific marriage. What has it been like, you know, for you to have, you know, now Michael with like the three of you, you know, I guess the four of you now. Like how has it been helpful? Has it been weird at times? How is he as a dad? He's so good.

Well, I kind of, you know, I got to see him kind of as a dad beforehand with Kins and Char, but it's different at the ages they're at than like with the baby. But he's so good. He's so helpful. He's like very on top of everything. He's actually, he's watching her in the office right now. But he's such a good dad. And he's so great with the kids.

the older kids. So yeah, he's been good. It's really special for me to see you meet a guy like him. I mean, I don't know him. I haven't met him. But he seems like a terrific guy who loves obviously you and the family so much. Has that changed, I guess, experiencing that love? Like, has that changed you at all?

Yeah. I mean, it's funny, too, because it's one of those things, like how I felt when we started dating was kind of like I looked back at all these other things that I had been looking for before and I was like oh like this is how it's supposed to be but even like with the kids one thing that I thought was like really different was I feel like back in my single mom days when I was dating I'd always look for someone who was like really like you know fun with the kids and like I don't know just good with the kids like in a different way whereas like Michael came along and like he's a little more like strict and he has like these rules

and I feel like it's been so good. I'm like, I was never even looking for that, which is like something that's so important now. So he's definitely changed, you know, kind of how I view things. How does that work? Like, how do you, we just spoke with Braden, Christina, who recently got engaged at the Golden Wedding. Christina, you know, has a daughter.

Braden has now moved into the house. They were talking a little bit about like assimilating as a unit and what does the co-parenting look like? Yeah. Kind of how did that look for you as you did kind of bring in somebody that maybe wasn't what you thought you were looking for who maybe did want to put down some like boundaries that you'd never, you know, thought of

and had different expectations? I mean, it kind of was something that happened gradually. I feel like it's not something like you can start dating someone and they can come in and like have all these rules and start like disciplining your kids or something. It's kind of something that just like evolved a natural. over time. But it's been, it's been good. I mean, I feel like when he first moved in, obviously, we took things like a little bit slower. We actually, he didn't move in,

actually, until after we were engaged. But now it's, it's actually been so helpful. Like, there's so many little things like that he's stricter about that I didn't even realize were like so chaotic in my life, like how I used to parent. So it's been nice and it's been good for the kids too. And it's, I mean, you guys are living where now? we're still in Orange County You're in Orange County Okay so you've got your place together The family set up in Orange County

The connections are still there Your networks are still Is that where he's from? He actually, he was boarding raised in New York Okay And then he moved out He was in L.A. for a long time For like 13 years

And then his family moved to L.A and then now we're in Orange County And so, you know Your family then lives where? In Orange County also So you have everybody around. Has that been awesome?

Yeah, it's the best. I always say, like, I would never be able to move just because I couldn't leave my parents and my sister. And it's great. They come over and help. Like, they want to be around the girls. They want to come over and hang out still.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. I see my family, like, multiple times a week. And talk to my mom, like, 15 times a day. Like, it's slightly crazy. Hey, that's okay. We both really appreciate having, you know, adult children that are very much still in contact with parents. We find that here at the Almost Famous Podcast.

It's very healthy. Yeah. It makes a lot more fun. I think for me, that's one thing I'm worried about, right? I live in Denver. My parents live in Indiana. Her parents live in Nashville. We're so far away.

So, you know, that's always something on the back of our minds, too, of getting that support from, you know, the grandparents. Right. I'm sure they'll come visit all the time. I mean, I went through a short period of time where I didn't live close to my parents. My parents moved to St. Louis for like five or six years when Charlie was born. So I've like had it both ways, you know, being far. And my mom used to come visit and stay with me for like weeks at a time. Yeah.

It's going to be a wild ride. As I said earlier, it's really cool to see everybody, you know, building his families and moving into a direction that it was always meant to be. Now, we did have some listeners write in some questions. And really the biggest question for you on all of this was, is Rosie related to The Bachelor? Like, is the name Rosie? Did the inspiration of it come from the show? Not at all. And it's so funny because I didn't even think of it until we posted her name.

And then people were like, oh, like, it's The Bachelor. And I was like, that's so funny because I think had I thought of that, maybe it would have been something where I was like, maybe we shouldn't name her this. But I feel like, I mean, I was on it so long ago. I almost like forget. So it just wasn't even something that crossed my mind. But no, it's not.

Where did the inspiration come from then? Be honestly, just like the name. And with Kinsley, Charlie, and now Rosie, like there's really no meeting behind any of the names. Just picked him, just liked him. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly and now I'm seriously suspicious. Oh, wait a minute, Sam.

Maybe her boyfriend's just looking. for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now, he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now, hold up. Isn't that against school policy?

That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor and they're the same age. And it's even more likely that they're cheating. He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person. person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So, do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not?

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My name is Ed. Everyone say hello, Ed. Hello, Ed. I'm from a very rural background myself. My dad is a farmer and my mom is a cousin. So, like, it's not like... What do you get when a true crime producer walks into a comedy club? I know it sounds like the start of a bad joke,

but that really was my reality nine. years ago. I just normally do straight stand-up, but this is a bit different. On stage stood a comedian with a story that no one expected to hear. Well, 22nd of July 2015, a 23-year-old man had killed his family. And then he came to my house. So what do you get when a true crime producer walks into a comedy club? A new podcast called Wisecrack.

where stand-up comedy and murder takes center stage available now listen to wisecrack on the iHeart radio app apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts how does that process work like how do you pick a name do you just sit down with michael and be like hey what do you like what do i like yeah like i started we you can look online they have like you know just like lists of like thousands of names and we would just go through them and like find one that we like oh do you like this one and for the most part we actually kind of had the same taste with names but we changed rosy's name probably three times when i was pregnant like we were fully calling her a different name and then changed it we got like three different name signs for her room we could not make up make up for mine but we finally did when she was just to jump in here hi guys it's actually When she came out and you were holding her, were you like, yeah, she's a rosy? Yeah. I mean, now looking at her, like, the other names that we had picked, and like, she is such a rosy.

Like, none of these other names would have even worked. So cute. Well, I hate to jump into the conversation late, but I'm assuming that you didn't ask this question, Ben, because it's kind of like a female, a female question. You mentioned on your Instagram story soon after she was born. you said that you'll tell her full birth story eventually but like this one you said it's like a little traumatic can you hint to us as to why i know that you'll probably want to share the entire thing on your own yeah it was so it was kind of crazy so i they always say like the third comes really fast and i didn't know because they had like such a big age gap i'm like is this going to still be true

because it's been 10 years or whatever but i mean she came really fast it was like honestly easy as fastest labor. And then when it came time to push, everything went super fast and easy until the end. She had, it's called a shoulder dystopia. Yeah. I don't know if you know that it's, it's like basically where their shoulder gets stuck, which doesn't sound dangerous, but it's really dangerous. It's like it's an emergency.

So basically all like the sirens and lights started going off. She wasn't breathing at first. This is traumatic. Yeah, it was very traumatic. So I wasn't able to, like, hold her right away. They had to take her to their side. Like, I saw her, but then at the same time, I'm laying there. So there's nothing I could do.

So Michael was with her. Anyways, it was chaotic and it all happened so fast. But then once, you know, like, they got her breathing and her oxygen went up and everything was fine. And she's been great ever since. So you were still able to push her out, even though the shoulder was a little off? Yes. I mean, kind of. There had to be some intervention.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. So, but it's crazy because my doctor was saying with like a shoulder distosia, which I've heard of, they only know one of the person who had a baby that had that baby, like, didn't make it. And it's so scary that when it happened, my doctor was saying that usually it's like bigger babies. And she was only seven pounds. So we're not really sure. Like, I don't really know why.

But she's good now and it all worked out. I'm, like, so thankful, but it was very traumatizing. Were you so relieved when you started going into labor? Because I know that the week or so leading up to it, you're like, how am I still pregnant? Was she exactly at, like, 40 weeks? Yeah, I mean, right there. And it's so weird, too, because of everything that kind of happened, like, during birth, I had Kensington Char both at 37 weeks.

And towards the end, I was like, try not to complain. I had never been pregnant that long before. But I just felt like she was too big for me. I was like she's huge. Like, I'm so uncomfortable. comfortable. Then I'm like, maybe everyone just feels this way. And now looking back, I'm kind of like, I think she was just like too big. I think that's why it kind of happened. I wish I would have had her sooner. But it's all good now. Can you teach me something here? Obviously, I'm very uneducated in this field. Two of you can teach me a lot. I've heard, you know, Jared's reaction before. But what was like, what did Michael do during this whole process that was good? bad. I mean, I've had one of my best friends. He passed out and had to get his own separate room. He could even be in there anymore. The doctor was like, get out of here. Like, what is he doing

during this whole process? It's funny because we had talked about it before because Michael definitely could get like a little queasy. But he was so good, you know, like holding my hand just with me through everything. But when the doctor came in, like Michael didn't want to cut the cord and he didn't want to be, like he wanted to be up where I was. He didn't want to be down. Yeah, that's what I had Jared do. Yeah. Yeah. And I think it's like, it's good. At least they know. Like, you don't want a situation where they're down there and they like pass out or something. But then with everything that ended up happening, it ended up not working out because he had to go to the other side to be with the baby. So he ended up seeing everything. And he told me everything. And it was my third time, obviously having a baby. And he told me things that I didn't even know, like we're going down in the room. And so he's a little traumatized. yeah i know it's so funny i was like bird's eye view is okay full frontal is not okay and then it was like after the fact when he was over at the little table with dawson and they're

like stitching me up he's like they were like pretending to cover you but like i saw that entire process i'm god i'm so hard don't be sorry it's beautiful i mean it's natural it's beautiful It's just, I love, I mean, I do. I always ask my buddies now that they're having kids, like, what, what were you doing? And they all have very different reactions. I will say the most common denominator for all of them, though, is like their eyes open up. Like, that was wild. Like, I don't know, like, none of them are like, yeah, that was a good, cool, like, thing to see.

It was like, no, whatever was happening was, like, out of this world wild. Yeah. Amanda you posted something on Instagram last week that really resonated with me as being like feeling like a disgusting pregnant woman because as we all know and I don't have to say a zillion times but like I just don't thrive during it like I just don't feel my most I don't I'm not my most beautiful that's fine and I'm looking back at pictures of myself I'm like a year ago today and I was like Dawson there's your hot mom like what has happened to me but this time I like know that I can like I will rebound. but you posted something about saying how like you got yourself ready for an Instagram reel or like a story set and you try to feel like you're very cutest but like at the end of the day you still felt like discouraged with how you feel postpartum. Can you elaborate on that? Yeah, I was actually just thinking about this this morning because I've been really hard on myself. I am five weeks postpartum today. And it's like you know like these things take time.

Like you just had a baby. Like you know, you're going to go back eventually. I've been a little hard on myself. It's random fact. Like, I literally have not lost a pound since I've been back from the hospital. Really? No. And, you know, I've been a little down to myself about it. Then I was thinking, you know, like when you're pregnant, you have like all these fears. Like you hope everything goes well with like labor and I was nervous about like, you know,

having postpartum depression or baby blues, all these things that I don't have luckily. And I'm like, okay, well, I feel really lucky that like the hardest thing for me right now. now has just been like that I'm not losing weight fast enough like at least I don't have all these other things and that's kind of like helped me like it'll I'll go back to normal in time like it is what it is it sucks in the moment when you don't fit in your clothes and stuff but it'll all be okay but yeah I've been trying to just like put makeup on when the baby naps and like little things like that definitely definitely help and I pull you out of a rut yeah but I feel you I'm pregnant for me is bad.

Like, I do not feel good when I'm pregnant. Yeah, it's just not a fun time. It was like, last week I started to like finally not like feel, I started to feel like relatively not nauseous during the afternoon pretty consistently. And I was like, okay, go to your skin care closet and like pick out a few fresh items. And like, let's start like actually getting your skin care routine and caring about that again. So that felt good. And I put makeup on a couple of times.

times last week. And that it does. But then sometimes I feel like, oh, I tried today. Like, I tried so hard and I still look in the mirror and I feel like defeated because it doesn't look right. Yeah, it doesn't look the same. It doesn't look like what I know I'm supposed to look like when I try. Yeah. I get that too. Even now postpartum, like I was like, you know, I'm going to like go buy a couple pairs of jeans and like a bigger size just in the meantime. So I don't want to just be living in sweats all the time. And then I put the jeans on and I was like, they fit. but, like, I don't look good in them. So what's the point?

Like, you know what I mean? It's kind of the same mentality, but I feel you. It's hard. Of course, you do look good. Yeah, like, what is the consensus for, because this is obviously a topic that I'm hearing about all the time, you know, on social media people, you know, mothers are coming down and they're like, hey, I don't feel like I used to. And I haven't, you know, gone back to what I used to look like in the mirror and all those things. what is like the consensus advice that you two are receiving that maybe a listener could receive to kind of like work through this and with it and like heal a little bit mentally you know

emotionally and mentally well i guess i'll go first i think it's not so much um advice that i have been given so much as like i can give myself now because i've gone through it before but i think that like just having faith that like you you're going to you all it will feel back to normal like because the first time it's scary because you really don't know yeah like is this my this feeling of my body right now and that my self-confidence like going to stick like this and i guess and maybe i'm not speaking for everyone but for myself i know that like within a few months after having him i was just like oh what a relief i feel like me again and i do see these instagram reels that i can sadly not relate to this summer but i can't wait till

the following because it says like, this is your summer where you're not pregnant and not freshly postpartum and you get to enjoy drinks and feel like yourself by the beach. And I'm like, that's a great feeling. Yeah, I know. That's what I'm hoping to feel by the summer. You will. Amanda, any advice that you've been given? No. I mean, kind of just what I said earlier, though, is like, I've just been trying to like change my perspective and being like, well, I'm so lucky that this is like the only thing that I'm like struggling with right now because it's like Ashley said, something that I know is not going to last forever. And I feel lucky that like that's, that's what I'm stressing about. You know what

I mean? Because there could be so many other things. So that's kind of what's helping me. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly and now I'm seriously suspicious. Well, wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast. So, We'll find out soon. This person writes, My boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her.

Now, he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now, hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor and they're the same age. It's even more likely that they're cheating. He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him?

Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not? To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Imagine that you're on an airplane and all of a sudden you hear this. Attention passengers. The pilot is having an emergency and we need someone, anyone, to land this plane. Think you could do it? It turns out that nearly 50% of men think that they could land the plane with the help of air. traffic control. And they're saying like, okay, pull this, pull that, turn this. It's just, I can do it my eyes close. I'm Mani. I'm Noah. This is Devin.

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You know, I used to, Amanda, this was recorded and documented. I thought it was really sweet as an intruder. I was not lying to her, but Ashley with Dawson would show up to the podcast and be like, Ashley, you look beautiful today. And she'd be like, no, I don't. Don't say that. It's not true. And I'll be like, all right.

I'll stop saying it. Like, not my deal. I had exclusive acne. And I would get on the podcast after throwing up multiple times pregnant with Dawson. And he would say these things. Yeah. Not my role. That's Jared's role.

He gets to deal with whatever this is outside of me. But as like for a partner. who was going through this like what things has michael done or you know jared done to really support you well during this time i feel like michael was like so sweet throughout the whole pregnancy and even now i can't really think of like anything specific yeah i don't know actually do you have any anything okay so like i finished breaking bad last week and i finished a whole five season series in five weeks okay because and that's actually not it wasn't that like excessive. I was watching an hour

and a half every day. Ashley, you don't have to, you don't have to like apologize for yourself. It's fine. You watch an episode. Now tell us what happened. Right. So I would like be in bed and watching an episode at like noon on a weekday. And Jared would be like, and I'd be like, stop judging me. If he'd walk into the bedroom because

I'm like, you think I should be reproductive. And he's like, I'm not judging you. I swear, relax, enjoy yourself. I want you to. And I think, Ben, my best advice to you for the future or any other guys out there is just like truly don't judge your girl when she's like just resting because I saw this again funny Instagram real the other day. It was like, oh, hey, what's up? Today I just like created a kidney. What'd you do? You know? So it's like I'm still sitting there being really, really productive.

That's fair. Okay. So. Yeah. No, that's a good one. I would say the same with Michael. Like when I'm like taking a nap on the couch like in the afternoon or something, just like not, not judging. That's a good one. I feel like that's so easy. Like it's a job. Like it's a just obvious to me that like hey your wife's pregnant like don't tell her to get up and do something you would never tell me to do that it's just more of like how you feel because you feel like you should like be doing something i don't know i think that a lot of people out there like i feel so unproductive i just feel like a bump on a log and it's just like if the people around you embrace you being a bump on a log then you can like just relax a little bit

more truly yourself yeah yes exactly that's fair But Amanda, I was going to ask about your massages that you've been getting, the lymphatic drainage massages that you say have been helping you. Yeah, I love them. So I've been trying to go once a week because it just kind of like gets things moving, like flushes like water and like swelling out of your system. And I've noticed a big difference have gone three or four times now. So I've been trying to do that once a week.

Plus it's nice to like get out of the house and like go do something for myself. But I love it. You should find someone close by. I did it during pregnancy too. I think it's especially helpful, like, postpartum with, like, swelling. I didn't know. Like, I just guess I forgot that, like, I was more swollen the week after I had her than I was at the end of my pregnancy. The IV fluid.

Everybody looks nuts. Like, in the pictures, like, you're like a baby announcement picture when you, like, do your makeup. And you're like, okay, it's been 24, 48 hours. Let's put it out there. And then you put your makeup on. You think you kind of look cute. And then you see the picture. And you're like, my face is twice the size because they're sure.

so much salt in my body right now. Yes. Oh my gosh. I almost couldn't fit my feet in my shoes. Like I was huge. But I feel like it helped would just kind of like flush all of that out. Totally. So as we close up here with you, Amanda, what, like what's, I mean, you obviously have a lot going on.

And again, it's okay to be like nothing more than what's happening in this house. That's great. But is there anything our listeners can like pay attention to anything happening in your life that you want to talk about a little bit? um no pretty much just what's happening in in the house yeah um the girls are like a question then yeah how did you plan the most perfect birthday party for charlie's 10th birthday party it was like curated to perfection in the taylor swift era's theme it was nuts for something that you just said you just threw it together you're like i haven't planned anything like five days before

no it actually turned out a lot better than i was like it than i was expecting so what happened was I didn't plan anything for Charlie's birthday because I was due at the like around the time of her birthday. I thought that I was going to have Rosie like a lot sooner. So then like as every day went by, I was like, oh my God, I'm going to have her on Charlie's birthday. So I think I had a lot of guilt and I was like, I have to plan a good birthday party for Charlie because like we didn't do anything for her birthday. And so I managed to pull it together at kind of the last minute, but it was fun. She had a good time. Seems like a lot of those products you got her from Amazon. everything. Everything was from Amazon.

That's some mom magic. Mom magic. What would we do before Amazon Prime? I don't know. I don't know. It would be, it's a lot harder to be a mom, not in today's day and age. Yeah. Well, Amanda, it's really great to catch up with you. Very excited again. Congratulations on the birth of Rosie and your beautiful family. Tell Michael, congratulations from all of us. Thanks for jumping on, giving us the updates, catching us up on your life. We wish you the best. thank you and congrats ash thanks so so fun talking about this stuff with you because we're so close i'm gonna text

you later situation okay all right bye bye that's been amanda stanton on the almost famous podcast amanda is one of the best known contestants to ever be on the bachelor franchise she is a mom of three michael is her husband rosy is their new daughter. What a cool update that we got and what a gift it is that Amanda came on. So we have more episodes for you, breaking down obviously the bachelor season and headlines and almost good advice and interviews like this one. So stay tuned to our channel. More coming your way. So until next time, I've been Ben. I've been Ashley. Bye guys. Thank you. Follow the Ben and Ashley I

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