Ep 9. 48 Hours

In Instant Mom season 2 episode 9, titled "48 Hours," Stephanie struggles to balance her work as a party planner with being a full-time mom. She takes on a big job for a wealthy client, but it requires her to be away from home for 48 hours. Her husband, Charlie, promises to handle everything with the kids while she's gone, but he quickly realizes that it's not as easy as he thought.

As Stephanie prepares for her big event, Charlie tries to keep up with the kids' schedules, but he's soon overwhelmed. The house is a mess, the kids are fighting, and he's not sure how he's going to make it through the 48 hours alone. To make matters worse, Stephanie's mother, Maggie, drops in unexpectedly and starts bossing everyone around.

Meanwhile, Stephanie's job is not going as well as she'd hoped. Her client is demanding and difficult to please, and the other party planners she's working with are not very helpful. She finds herself questioning whether all the hard work is worth it.

When Stephanie finally returns home, she discovers that Charlie has been struggling to keep up with everything. She's disappointed that he didn't handle things as well as she thought he would, but she also realizes that she needs to be more understanding and supportive of him.

Together, Stephanie and Charlie come up with a plan to make things work better in the future. They decide to hire a babysitter to help out with the kids when one of them is away, and they also set some ground rules for how they will handle their work schedules.

In the end, Stephanie realizes that being a mom is her most important job, and she's grateful to have a supportive husband who is willing to help out when she needs it. This episode is a reminder that it's not easy to balance work and family, but it's important to keep trying and to support each other along the way.