Studying Up

The amount of reading that I do always decreases during the summer.

I'm too busy spending time outside and enjoying the fresh air. 

Even when I do hunker down with a book, I'm usually sitting on my back deck or a beach soaking up the sun as well. 

Besides the fact that I haven't been reading much, whenever I do turn to a book it's usually baby related. 

I feel like there is just sooo much information to take in! 

I have to be careful that I don't fill my head with too much information that it becomes overwhelming, but I like to know that my symptoms (or lack of symptoms really) are normal too.

And I like to read what's good for the baby's growth so that I'm more encouraged to be healthy. 

Without the books (and my helpful CSA produce!), I would not be eating as many leafy greens. 

So I'm still reading and learning :)

Some friends have warned me that reading ahead of time is good, but reading books about what happens after the baby is born are not helpful. 

They tell me that I have to get to know my own baby and not fill my head with info about other babies. 

I haven't formed an opinion on this yet (maybe cause I'm nowhere near that stage! lol). 

I can understand the need to get to know your own baby obviously, but I also see the merits in finding out how other parents coped with changes, etc. 

I think that since I've been around a lot of kids in my life, and babysitting them since I was legally allowed to (and even a bit before that.... shhhh) I'm not all that nervous about the baby being here and pooping and crying, but I can see how others would be (aka my husband!). 

I am maybe nervous about what to do if babykins gets sick... but that's normal I think. 

Anyway, what did you do? Did you read up? Scour the internet?

Any thoughts? 

Good "baby" books? 

Did you avoid them?

For now, I'll just keep learning from my pre-baby books :)

{xoxo}