Reagan Brinkley (Christina Applegate) is a loving wife, successful executive, and the life of the party. She’s also a brand new mom. is determined not to compromise her career or cool reputation and lose them to the cliches of motherhood. With the support of Chris (Will Arnett), her nice-guy and supportive stay-at-home husband, Reagan adjusts to life with a baby and returns to work. Chris believes that, if they just do many of the same things that they used to do, the couple can somehow hold onto their old lives and not become “old parents.”