Sure you've read your medical books, washed and folded all those cute baby clothes, and maybe even put the crib together, but are you ready? Are you really ready for the life-changing event about to arrive?

Relax, The Everything Get Ready for Baby Book, 2nd Edition is here to get you through it all! Inside you'll find tips on:

• Baby safety (Lock those cabinets and plug those outlets!)
• Choosing a pediatrician (More difficult than choosing your mate)
• Baby names (We have to name her too?)
• Sleep for the baby and you (Ah, sleep, the long-lost friend)
• Activities for baby (What do I do with him?)

With tried-and-true answers and ideas to help even the most shell-shocked parent, this guide will be the survival handbook for your new exciting life-with baby!

Katina Z. Jones is a freelance writer and author of several Everything books, including The Everything Get Ready for Baby Book, 1st Edition and The Everything Feng Shui Book. She lives in Akron, Ohio.

Technical Reviewer:
Vincent Iannelli, M.D., is a board-certified pediatrician and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is also an associate professor of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and has been in private practice for nine years. Dr. Iannelli is also the author of The Everything Father's First Year Book and he has worked on The Everything Get Your Baby to Sleep Book and The Everything Cooking for Baby and Toddler Book. He lives in Dallas.