I have nothing to add, but to appreciate the cool insight that Greg posted in the comment above - being patient as the main skill…

truly, I bet it’ll take me another 10 years of “patience training for the impatient” til I would not go nuts in similar situations …

anyways, all the best to all three of you

christoph

Above all else, practice saying “I Love You” - tell your beautiful wife you love her often, and get ready to shower your newborn with pure adoration.

The rest of it you figure out as you go, and what works for some doesn’t work for others. Most advice you can take with a grain of salt - but always remember to be patient and loving.

That was the funniest damn thing I’ve read in a while!

Happy Mother’s Day to your lovely wife!

Herb salad indeed!

Sleep will become a real challenge for her soon. Get her one or two of those “Body Pillows”

Get a good rocking chair. Don’t get a cheap one. Mine fell apart in less than a month. Those large workout balls work great as well. You can sit on it and bounce up and down if the rocking chair doesn’t work.

When you buy the stroller, be sure to get the bonus package with a detachable bassinet that doubles as a car seat. The bassinet/car seat should have a detachable base that stays in the car. You should be able to detach the basinet from the stroller and snap it into the car seat base. Don’t purchase these items separately or they won’t work together properly.

Shoemoney might have some advice:
http://www.shoemoney.com/2006/09/08/traveling-the-world-with-a-baby-is-all-about-the-equipment/

Don’t go crazy buying everything you see. We purchased thousands of dollars worth of baby stuff and clothing we never even used. Baby product marketers are great at making you feel like a bad parent if you don’t purchase their product.

BabyCenter has a great email product you should subscribe to. http://www.babycenter.com/
The daily email will let you know what to expect at this moment in time based on conception date you provided.

We purchased a large comforter for the living room floor. This was one of the best investments we ever made. Babies can be messy. You also want a soft clean surface.

That’s all for now,

Aloha,
Dave.

Thankfully my wife hasn’t had the cravings that everyone speaks about, but she does (like most of us) want the things that she used to be able to have (sushi is a good one). I have yet to be in the grocery store fending off others or digging in other people’s baskets, but I am sure that this too will come. I tend to try to be reserved and structured, however, I have already found that this WILL NOT be the case if I plan to survive the pregnancy!

Thanks for the tips, keep ‘em coming if you have more to share!