Katina Z Jones - The Everything Get Ready for Baby Book: From Preparing The Nest and Choosing A Name To Playtime Ideas and Daycare--all You Need To Prepare For Your Bundle Of Joy

THE EVERYTHING GET READY FOR BABY BOOK 2nd Edition

From preparing the nest and choosing a name to playtime ideas and daycare all you need to prepare for your bundle of joy

Katina Z. Jones Technical Review by Vincent Iannelli, M.D.

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ISBN-10: 1-59869-402-2

ISBN-13: 978-1-59869-402-4 (paperback)

ISBN-13: 978-1-60550-222-9 (EPUB)

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J I H G F E D C B A

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Jones, Katina Z.

The everything get ready for baby book / Katina Z. Jones, with Vincent Iannelli. 2nd ed.

p. cm.

ISBN-13: 978-1-59869-402-4 (pbk.)

ISBN-13: 978-1-60550-222-9 (EPUB)

ISBN-10: 1-59869-402-2 (pbk.)

1. Pregnancy Popular works. 2. Childbirth Popular works. I. Iannelli, Vincent. II. Title. III. Title: Get ready for baby book.

RG525.J677 2007

618.2 dc22

2007015891

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THE Get Ready for Baby Book

Dear Reader,

When I had my first child, Lilly Eleni, in 1992, no one told me what a wonderful journey lay ahead. Sure, there were lots of birthing stories from other moms and unsolicited advice from complete strangers, many of whom asked to touch my stomach like I was a good-luck Buddha. But with all the advice and books out there on the topic of pregnancy, nothing seemed to directly address what was really happening: I was becoming part of a larger circle, a conduit through which the past, present, and future would converge into one beautiful little life.

Flash forward fourteen years, and I now literally see the fruits of my labors: two wonderfully talented daughters, Lilly and Madelyn, as well as two sweet children, Zoe and Simon, whom we adopted from China. Now the circle is complete at least until they grow older and start expanding it themselves.

Our purpose as parents is to continue the legacy of life, to give more than what we alone can leave behind, to keep history moving forward with a new life and a renewed sense of hope for a brighter future. It's also to help our children learn how to love themselves and exceed even their own dreams of what is possible.

Of course, while babies are a gift of the future, they are also a continuance of the past. They contain in them a thousand specks of ancestors, from red, curly hair and freckles to deep brown eyes and black hair. They may have Daddy's eyes, but they will pass along all of our stories, traditions, and songs, building a bridge for all other family members to cross and transcend time.

The Everything Get Ready for Baby Book, now in its second, updated edition, offers you hundreds of thought-provoking tips and guidance to help you on this new life journey as a creator of the future. It's filled with useful information, fun facts, and unusual ideas for celebrating your role in the Great Circle of Life.

Enjoy this special time as you anticipate your baby's arrival!

For my own circle of life: My parents (all four of them!); dear friend, Mary Lund; wonderful husband John; and our four beautiful children, Lilly Eleni, Madelyn Dela, Zoe Quan Yin, and Simon Fu Xing.

Where would I be without all of you to keep things moving forward every time I take on another book project? You mean the world to me and you make it all so worth it in the end.

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