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I love books. I love to read them and smell them and collect them. Until recently my library included classics, existentialists, spy novels, Harry Potters, science, finance, and things along that hodge-podge line. Lately, however, my library has an exponential growth of BABY BOOKS! Agghhhh!
Let me say, I am a planner. I plan everything. There isn’t a second that passes that wasn’t painfully planned. Dinner? That’s planned before breakfast. Leisurely weekend? Specifically planned weeks in advance to be leisurely with various lazy activities at timed intervals. So when I decided I wanted a baby, naturally I had to plan.
Not only did I have to plan, I had to become a certified expert parent, before child arrives. If I am to give this thing the best life, I have to know exactly what to do and exactly when to do it. I need to understand how their little brains function so that I can foster proper development. And I need to initiate insight and reflection on my own behalf so that all my flaws and misgivings don’t get passed down a generation. I must produce a perfect angle devoid of all defects god dammit!
So naturally when I wanted to attain this status of expert I turned to my friend the book. Now I know most parents enjoy a few books to prepare them for a baby’s arrival. NO, let me just say right now I did not undertake such a normal task. One year before I even stopped the pill, my collection began. (because I can’t plan in just 9 months like a normal person) And my collection isn’t just a few cute books. No, it’s admittedly ridiculous and over the top at 21 books and counting. Somewhere around 4-5 it stopped being helpful and now I’m just confusing myself. But I can’t stop – must keep reading – must find ANSWERS!
One benefit is that while I still feel no where close to an expert on parenting (and who am I kidding, how could I achieve that without actually parenting!) I have become a self-proclaimed expert on baby books! Yay!? So now I will share with you treasures and duds from my collection and my “expert” opinion on them. Coming soon: Baby Book Reviews!