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-[Astrid] Andrew, if we're gonna share a room, you gotta sleep.

Andrew, I can't stay up with you anymore.

-[Andrew cries]

-Where were you?

-Just took a little sleep on the stairs for a bit.

I brought you your purse. -I asked for water.

-Hmm. -Here, take Andrew.

It's my turn for stairs now.

-I got you, buddy. Have we tried pleading with him?

Please, buddy, please.

-Oh, I forgot to tell you.

Uh, our daughter, -Viv?

-Uh, she wants to go to the animal jail

-Zoo. -To see the parkour monkeys.

-Lemurs. Wait.

You already told me this twice already. You're delirious.

-Uh, you brought me a purse to drink.

I need to sleep. Chuck called.

He wants me to come in tomorrow about a new position.

I--I need to sleep. I have to sleep.

If I don't sleep, I'm going to be sloppy and grumpy.

-Yeah, the two worst dwarves. Maybe we try sleep training.

Andrew can cry it out.

-And thus I will cry it out.

-Mm-hmm.

-I think he's falling asleep. -Is he? Wait.

-Quiet.

-Will he stay asleep if I get him off me

and put him back in the crib?

-I don't know. I forget--

-Okay. -Shh.

-I can't. Is he awake or asleep?

Can you see back there? I can't see his eyes.

Astrid? Astrid?

Am I awake or asleep? I can't see my eyes either.

♪

[beeping]

-[radio announcer] Sunny this morning...

-[sighs]

[radio announcer] and that sun is...

-Hey. Excuse me.

Are you wiping your face in your sleeve?

-Nuh-uh.

-What's this?

Go change your shirt, please.

-Viv, why was my hat in your room?

-Why were you in my room?

-Are those my socks?

-Okay, guys, that's a lot of stealing

and trespassing going on.

Let's try to be a better influence on Andrew here.

-Morris is a better name.

-Well, Andrew is what we named him.

Don't I have to sign a test for you?

-Thank you.

-[Astrid] Having a kid is life changing.

-[James] Having two is life changing again,

and also harder and less novel.

- [Astrid] Having three is honestly a weird choice.

-[James] With three, you go from man-to-man

to zone defense against the team that has more energy,

more players, and who do not care about the rules.

-[Astrid] Which leaves you feeling defeated sometimes.

But the game can be so fun and beautiful.

So really there's no losing. - [James] Except losing sleep.

-[Astrid] Yes, we're losing a lot of sleep. And money.

-[James] Yes. And time and personal space.

And also freedom.

-[Astrid] Anyway, we love it. -[James] We do.

-[both gasp]

-[Astrid] Not bad.

-Yeah, I think we should sign

Everyone should sign. -I wanna sign.

-Yeah, you should sign this. Well, let's all sign.

♪

[loud techno music]

-[Astrid] Hi!

-Hi. -Hi, I'm Astrid.

Am I in trouble?

-I don't know. Are you? [chuckles]

-I thought you were gonna tell me the music was too loud.

-It's too loud. Yeah, but that's not for me to decide.

Or is it? Where's Chuck?

-Oh, he left for the private sector.

Something to do with money.

-Oh, 'cause-- well, he told me

to come in today about a new position.

-Oh, you're the veteran data analyst.

Sick! Come in, come in.

I'm Jean-Luc, the new team leader.

Welcome aboard.

-[Astrid scoffs]

-Or back, I guess.

You had a baby, right? That's nuts.

Have a seat.

-Are-are you my boss?

-Well, boss is so business.

We're all fam, sis.

-Okay, so you're not my boss.

-Oh, yeah, no, I'm your boss.

Chuck is gone and there's a lot of new people.

We are the oldest ones.

-You mean I'm the oldest one.

-Yes, but Chuck said you did a lot

for the city's bid for the World Cup.

-Oh, yeah, yeah. What did I do?

I did lots.

-I bet. Like what?

-Just, uh...

Um, figuring out how to use the data to make better...

moves.

-Cool.

So you've been working from home,

but could you start coming in here

a few days a week? We vibe better in person.

Yes, totally, totally.

That's my vibe, too.

Uh, and then also, um...

Forgot what I was saying. [chuckles] Okay.

-Are you, uh, wearing two different shoes?

-Yes.

I am.

-[Andrew cries]

-[James] Well, hello there. I'm Professor Wakey.

You mustn't fall asleep, otherwise

it will be terribly sucky for everybody.

-Don't you want babies to sleep?

-If he naps now, then he'll be up all night.

Then I'll be up all night.

-Hey, you know what you need is some CBD oil.

That always puts me to sleep when I'm bored of being awake.

-I'm not going to be drugging my baby.

-No, I mean for you.

-I can't be asleep if my baby's awake.

-It's a lot of rules.

Saying you look pretty rough.

-How's being a regional manager?

-[groans] So much driving.

I mean, Toronto to Hamilton,

Toronto to Kitchener

then back to Toronto from those two places.

-What happened to your, uh, plan for a secret triple life

where you've got a girl in each city?

-Too much work.

I mean, I'm doing it, but they all know each other.

You know, they got a group chat going.

They're going to the Raptor game this weekend.

-I can't work anymore on no sleep.

-You know what? You don't need CBD oil.

You need some of these.

-Why do you have so many energy drinks?

-[groans] It's life on the road, man.

I got Hamilton this morning, Toronto this afternoon.

I got a date with Margo in Kitchener tonight.

We're going to see Hamilton . I'm burnt out.

At least this way I can burn out with my eyes open.

[groans]

It all tastes a bit like a spoon.

♪

-Okay, so you've probably noticed that Daddy

and I have been very tired lately.

-I haven't noticed anything

and I'm not going to notice anything.

My lunch had three sandwiches.

-And mine had none.

Okay, so Daddy and I have been up a few nights

with your baby brother and--and -Mm-hmm.

-because I'm going back to work--

-Are you sure you go back to work?

-Okay, we're going to try something called sleep training.

-Is there a sensei? -Ooh, good and cool question.

-We are the sensei and the training begins tonight.

-What if Morris doesn't want to sleep?

-Viv, we settled on the baby's name and it's Andrew.

It's not Morris.

-I haven't settled.

-Okay, but the baby's name is Andrew.

-I've been calling him Andy and Drew. Is that okay?

-Yes, those are fine. Maybe not Drew.

Okay. Morris-- Andrew.

If Andrew cries tonight, then we are just going to leave him.

-Mm. He's not in danger.

He's not in pain, he just needs to learn

how to fall asleep by himself.

-Will you come to my room if I cry?

-Of course, buddy.

-But if--if Andrew's asleep while you're crying,

just please try not to wake him up.

-Yes, but you will have to cry loud enough for us to hear you.

It's a real high low sweet spot.

-[Astrid] Mm-hmm. -[Andrew cries over monitor]

-Look, it's happening. -Oh! Okay? All right.

-It's okay. Perfectly fine.

-Ain't no thing. -It's fine. Perfectly fine.

-[Andrew continues crying]

-Not for us. -Yeah, no thanks.

-No. -Andrew!

Mommy's coming! You'll never be alone again!

♪

-[Felix] I want to do something else.

-[Viv] No, it's my turn to choose!

[indistinct chatter on TV]

-No, not there.

-Good morning. -Hi.

-Hey! -Where were you last night?

-I was with Viv. She had a Red Ghost nightmare.

-What? Again? Those dreams are so scary.

He cut her hair off with a saw in one.

-Why do you assume it's a he?

-Uh, it's a he, James.

Andrew needs his own room.

He--he smells me. He hears us.

We need to sleep before we go insane.

-I don't disagree, but we don't have the room.

-Well...

-No, I feel what you're thinking.

'Cause now they're going to destroy each other.

-I think it could be fun. -No.

-You know, it's like a sleepover,

but every night forever.

-I had to share my room with my brother for years.

It sucks.

[indistinct chatter on TV]

-My dear. -What?!

-Hm. Yeah, sorry.

-Look, they asked me to come into work a few days a week.

Everybody there is 24 and awake on youth.

I can't drag myself in,

like A Weekend at Bernie's corpse every day.

I can't do it.

-Not a reference to use with them, by the way.

Okay, fine. They'll share a room.

We'll have to get a bunk bed, I guess?

Uh, um...

Oh, unless... -If you're trying to figure out

how to stack their existing beds, stop.

-Well, then we're going to have to go over there

and break the news to them that they are

about to share a room.

-[Felix] Come on, change it!

-Ready?

-[kids grunting] -[Viv] Give it back!

-Not before we have coffee.

-[kids arguing] -[groans]

-[Viv] No!

-Oh! -Oh! You boofed it!

-[Felix] Stop! -[Viv groans]

♪

-Okay...

So...

Andrew needs his own room.

Now we only have three rooms. -Mm.

-So he's going in the basement?

-No, no, we want you two to share a room.

-Never. -I hate it.

-Look, we're going to get you a cool new bunk bed.

-I call top bunk. -Bottom bunk!

-Uh-- -Okay.

-No, that's-- -[stammers]

-Felix can protect me from the Red Ghost.

-Yeah. -Yes, you can do that.

-Sure. -Good.

-You have to scare it with the whisper song.

-The what? -Oh, I'm not doing that.

-Then I'm not sharing a room with you.

-I'm not sharing a room with you first.

[teasing] -[James] Stop, stop, stop!

Guys, look at me. This is important.

What is the whisper song?

-[scoffs] We're not asking you.

We are telling you. You're sharing a room.

-Fine! -Lame!

You're going to be moving in this weekend.

It's going to be like one big sleepover.

-[both] Yes!

-Wa- Okay, great. -Breakfast.

-[James] It was a real rollercoaster.

-[Astrid] I mean--

-We killed. -We killed it.

All right. I'm gonna try getting a bunk bed.

You--you wake up enough to convince Marla

to let you work from home a few days a week.

-Yes. Actually, don't worry.

I have a secret weapon.

Hey, Viv! No, no, no. Please put that down.

-Can I have this for my breakfast?

No! [groans]

You already have so much energy.

♪

[beeping]

-[man] Hey!

-Hey, Gary. Good to see you, buddy.

James!

Just came by to drop off that CBD oil you said you wanted.

-Did not say I want that.

-Hey, man, don't be so defensive.

It's not a narcotic.

It's just to help you sleep. You know, like sleeping pills.

-Hey, why are you here not working?

Don't you have a new job to not do?

-Ennis!

Nice to see you. I need label designs by four.

You look well. Price point on sauces today.

So, what brings a regional manager into my little division?

Work, please.

Can I help you with something?

-No, I don't need a thing.

I just came by to say hi to my oldest pal, James.

It does feel like it's a little smaller in here.

-You think you're better than me? You're not.

-Hey, Marla, can I chat with you in here for a second?

Thanks.

Thanks.

So, Marla, listen. Um--

-[Marla] I have been working at

Gero's Grocery for a long time.

I started as a teenager in the deli slicing meat.

-Mm-hmm. -But I worked hard,

and now I am Junior VP

in charge of Gero's newest division.

An in-house grocery label "Baggie's Buys."

-Yep. No, I'm up to date about what's happening.

So it brings us to our current situation,

which I have a question.

-You know, being a VP, it's a lot like working in that deli.

Trimming the fat, slicing the bologna,

knowing the look of someone who needs ham.

I need to work from home a couple of days

a week so I can be there for my baby

and also when my kids get home from school.

-All right, James, I'll give you your ham,

but I want something, too.

I want Ennis back.

-Sorry, you want Ennis back?

-It's hard to say why.

He doesn't seem to need me anymore,

which makes me feel like I need him.

-Oh, he's negging you? -Yes, he's negging me.

But he's also got charisma and effortless charm.

-"Effortless." That's a good word for him.

Tell you what. I will deliver you Ennis.

-Then we have a deal.

Okay, great. [grunts] That's needlessly firm.

-Deli hands!

♪

-He's such a good sleeper. Better than either of you.

-He's a liar. He's lying right now.

-Who was a better sleeper, me or Astrid?

-Definitely you.

Astrid was a terrible baby and a difficult toddler.

Oh, a horrible teenager.

-And now I'm an exhausted adult

who has a new worst job with a bunch of 20 somethings.

I'm being punished for taking six months

of Mat Leave. -Mm.

Your third Mat Leave.

-Um, two and a half.

Sorry if I'm awesome at getting pregnant.

-Well, it's illegal for them to fire you for having a baby,

so they changed your job to want you to quit.

-In my corporate days, we'd make life miserable

for pregnant people, sick people,

people who use the bathroom too much.

We were monsters.

Hm. I missed the camaraderie.

-How's the crochet business going?

-Well... [clears throat]

You tell me.

-Maybe you should still tell us.

-Lots of demand for these.

♪ I say this pair for James ♪

-He's gonna love those.

-I know, right? -[chuckles]

-So, while I'm here, um, you know how

Corey has a bunk bed, but he's just one person,

and my kids are two people that need a bunk bed.

-Oh, no. We gave that bunk bed away.

It was causing nothing but problems.

-The top bunk brought out a real air superiority in him.

-We thought it best if we just removed

the temptation altogether.

-Well, you should just go on Kijiji and buy

a bunk bed second hand. Remember Tara's Mom?

-No. -Bad asthma...

Got a fishhook in her eye...

-I don't remember people by their suffering.

-Well, she goes on Kijiji.

-Okay.

♪

-What is the sky made of?

-The sky is made of air. It's atmosphere.

-What is the blue part made of?

-Oh, my G-- Okay, I've actually been preparing

for this question since Felix was two months old.

-James. -[James] Yeah.

-It is so past her bedtime.

-She's gonna be fine. She's going to go to bed.

-No I won't. Where does energy come from?

-M'kay, well, energy can neither be destroyed or created.

-[Astrid] James. -[indistinct]

-Stop letting her distract you with questions.

-Okay, okay, okay, okay.

We're gonna focus here, all right?

-[Astrid] Sleep.

Like wearing socks or drinking water,

kids need to do it, but really don't want to.

-Look at you. Clean as a whistle.

Get out of here.

-[James] There's a big list of requirements that needs

to be met before your child will

begrudgingly agree to try to sleep.

-[Astrid] And that list can grow and change at any time.

Usually bedtime.

[James] But often after bedtime.

And in some cases, after your bedtime.

-Good night.

-Good night. -Good night.

I found a free bunk bed.

-Ooh! Okay, what's the catch? Is it haunted?

-No. But we do have to drive to...

the suburbs. - [James gasps]

-Whew!

It's quiet.

You hear that, Andrew? It's so nice.

♪

[Astrid] James?

James? -Hmm?

Can you help me change Andrew? -Yes, yes.

Val wanted me to text one guy.

-Don't worry, Andrew, you're my special friend.

You watch, I'm gonna take good care of you.

I'm a master.

Better than she is because you know what it--

[exclaims]

-What happened?

-There- he's not done with the diaper.

The diap-- The diaper.

-The guy's coming out.

-Well, you know, just--

do we have a paper towel or anything?

-I have something better.

[Andrew fusses]

Hi. I'm Astrid.

This is James. -Hi.

So excited about that bed.

I'm so excited to get rid of it.

-I love how quiet it is here.

-Oh, well, it's not always so quiet.

Sometimes the neighborhood has a barbecue.

Oh, and this one time,

we set off fireworks in the park.

[chuckles] Got a little raucous.

- Oh! It's always loud where we are.

We live in the city.

-I knew it. Because of the pants.

-Oh, yeah. These are... they're not my pants.

-[chuckles]

You want to give me a hand with this?

-Yeah, let's go.

-I don't have the instructions for it,

but it's pretty straightforward.

-Sure we'll figure it out.

-Yeah, thanks, buddy. -I'm sure.

-[James grunting]

-Wait. I just found a third-size bolt.

-Is it bigger or smaller than the other bolts?

- A medium? -Uh--

-James, I'm so tired.

Is this hell? Are we in hell?

-We'll just finish making this bed

because then we'll know for next time.

-"Next time"?

W-we have to go to sleep.

-Yeah. The kids are in our bed, so I think we're

making this for ourselves.

-Why do we get rid of their beds?

Why did I go back to work, James?

Why do we have so many kids, James?

-Okay, I feel your spiral.

I took a nap in the bathroom at work today.

-How? -[exclaims]

[sighs]

What if we moved out of the city?

-To sleep? -To live.

-Mmm. My family's here.

Our jobs are here. The kids were born here.

This is our home. -Mm-hmm.

But what if it wasn't? More space, less mortgage...

We could open up a window without hearing a bassline.

-I don't hear anything right now.

-Mm. We're never going to get this bed done.

Do you want to share a bottom bunk with me?

-[both] Yes.

Nice work.

-[grunts]

-[sighs]

[Viv] Mommy! Daddy! The Red Ghost!

♪

-[Astrid moans]

Oh! -Oh, sorry, sorry.

[grunts]

[alarm beeps]

-[groans]

Is it the weekend?

-No, no, kiddo.

It's Monday. Work and school.

-Yeah. Did Andrew sleep through the night?

Morris slept great. Yay for Morris!

-Oh! -[fanfare]

We did it. -Yay for Morris!

Oh, Jean-Luc. Hi.

-Whoa! You are so early.

-Yeah, yeah, well, I know the World Cup is years away,

but we're still very much behind.

-Right? Well, we normally chill in the morning,

so message your peeps, grab coffees, make some content,

and then we'll all sit together and chat in the afternoon.

-I'm sorry. Why did I need to come in?

-We need you to help guide us

through what we're supposed to be doing here.

-Kind of sounds like I'm the boss. [laughs]

-I know, right? [chuckles]

Anyways, I'm going to be in my office.

Glad you're here.

[Astrid] To have kids is to be tired.

-Hi. -[Viv] Mommy!

[James] The more kids, the less sleep.

It's a simple, devastating math.

-[Astrid] You just got to push through,

-[James] Get help where you can.

-[Astrid] And just accept

that you're going to be a doyoy for a few years.

-I have saved you.

[Felix babbles]

-[James] There will be a time when you can sleep again.

-[Astrid] But until then, if you have to be up,

[James] At least the company's good.

♪

[creak]

[soft creaking]

-[toy clatters]

-[cries]

-I'm sorry.

♪

[closing music plays]