Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Giving Baby a Healthy, Happy Start 7
Chapter 1: Preparing for Baby 9
Chapter 2: Smoothing the Transition to Parenthood 17
Chapter 3: Hitting the Road with Baby on Board 43
Chapter 4: Returning to Work? 53
Part II: Introducing: Baby! 65
Chapter 5: Settling In with Baby 67
Chapter 6: The First Month: Getting to Know You 79
Chapter 7: The Second Month: Finding Your Rhythm 101
Chapter 8: The Third Month: Rolling Away from Infancy 111
Part III: Moving, Shaking, and Growing 125
Chapter 9: The Fourth Month: Food! 127
Chapter 10: The Fifth Month: Rocking Baby’s World 141
Chapter 11: The Sixth Month: Baby on the Move! 151
Part IV: Discovering the World Beyond Mom 167
Chapter 12: The Seventh Month: Developmental Delights 169
Chapter 13: The Eighth Month: The Cruisin’ Kid 183
Chapter 14: The Ninth Month: Grabbing Your Attention (With Intention) 197
Part V: Keeping Up with Baby 215
Chapter 15: The Tenth Month: Chatting Up Baby 217
Chapter 16: The Eleventh Month: Walking the Walk 233
Chapter 17: The Twelfth Month: Who’s This Toddler? 247
Part VI: Protecting Baby’s Health and Safety 267
Chapter 18: Keeping Baby Healthy 269
Chapter 19: Making It All Better: When Baby Has a Boo-Boo 289
Chapter 20: Preventing Injuries at Home 303
Part VII: The Part of Tens 323
Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Surviving the First Few Weeks 325
Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Daddy Survival 329
Chapter 23: Ten Reasons to Call Your Pediatrician 333
Chapter 24: Ten Reasons Not to Run to Your Pediatrician 337
Index 341
