The transition to parenthood is often a time of excitement and pleasure for couples, yet it can also be a time of great stress. Couple distress is associated with significant negative outcomes for parents and children. The Healthy Nests (HN) intervention is a three-meeting, strength focused couples intervention for first-time parents designed to decrease maladaptive relationship conflict and increase couple well-being. We conducted qualitative interviews with ten couples from each condition (n = 20) about their experiences with the HN project. Four categories, twelve themes, and three subthemes were identified across the intervention and control group couple participants. The categories that emerged for the intervention group include: (a) we are partners AND parents and (b) we experienced significant changes. Some subthemes included (a) increased affection and (b) normalized stressors. Implications for practice, research, and training are discussed.