I posted and it seems to have gone away. Darn!

Books. You have to get books early and read to them every day for years. You'll be amazed at their reading and verbal skills when you do this, and don't stop just because they go to school or can read themselves.

Even if you're not nursing, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League is a great book for a lot of issues like feeding, making your own baby food, and the family bed (as has been discussed above).

And I suggested that maybe we should do a virtual baby shower.

SRS