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So I bought this book for myself - I am a 33 year old first time Dad. Being new to this, I had no idea really what to expect. I keep this book in my diaper bag in case I am ever alone with the baby and my wife is not around. The book has good tips on how to calm a crying baby and is also written in a fun way - I didn't find it boring, and its about a baby. I really surprised myself as I normally dislike books. I also like how the book is divided into stages, making it a reference for many many years to come.

I thought I would write and let you know that I love your book. My wife hasn't yet delivered, but she will any day now. When she first found out that she was pregnant she dragged me to the bookstore and told me that I needed to pick out a book that would help me with this baby. She picked out a long boring book written by some doctor somewhere, and I luckily found your book. I have already read through it 2 1/2 times since I bought it, and I will probably read it again! It's one of the funniest books I've read, and it gives me so much information that for once my wife thinks I'm intelligent! I just wanted to say thanks for writing such a great book for guys like me who the last thing they want to read about is all the stuff about babies. After reading your book, I feel like I might make it through this!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.It is both factual and funny. What a great gift idea for the new dad. It's always easy to come up with a gift idea for the new mom, but coming up with one for the new dad is a lot tougher. Thanks to these two authors, the problem has been solved.

A family member sent this when my firstborn arrived, and I enjoyed the book's humor and valuable content so much I gifted it to my brother-in-law when his first child was born. Just like the healthy food for kids that tastes good (they'll never know they're eating healthy!), this book delivers a wealth of invaluable tips, timing of events, how-to's, Dont's and straight up information via humorous drawings and diagrams, wit, catchy phrases and laugh out loud style.
I often read the book in bed at night and would share passage after passage with my wife - the new mom - who would chuckle along with me (quietly, so as not to wake the baby). To confirm it's your flavor of book, check out the sample above: "What Your Baby Won't Look Like" and the back cover's list of topics, including "How to stay awake (or at least upright) at work." Well worth it!

I was never a boy scout, but as a new mom, I thoroughly enjoyed this book's refreshing sense of humor and practical, can-do approach to parenting a newborn when all the other books are long-winded, too serious, or aren't digestible in small pieces here and there when the baby is napping. I recommend this book *highly* to every couple expecting the first baby. You simply cannot go wrong giving this as a baby shower gift, but you might want to address it to the expecting dad, or mom will co-opt it all the time.