The Book of Baby Love: Rememberances on Becoming a Parent from Madonna, Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis, Bill Cosby, Rosieo'Donnell, Celine Dion, and More Than 100 OthersEdward Hoffman For new parents, old parents, and loved ones, this is the perfect gift for christenings and baby showers. Remembrances on becoming a parent from Madonna, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and more than 100 others. |
Contents
Acquiring Maternal Wisdom Sally Field | 1 |
All Babies Are Unique Doris Lessing 7 Kuniko Muramoto | 9 |
Announcing Fatherhood | 16 |
Attentive Mothering Vanessa Williams | 25 |
Becoming a Father Tim Allen 31 George Harrison 32 | 32 |
Becoming a Grandmother Lauren Bacall 38 Judy Collins | 40 |
Becoming an Adoptive Parent Diane Engle 46 Mia Farrow | 47 |
Being a Celebrity | 58 |
Help from the Babys Siblings Katharine Graham | 145 |
Keeping Memories Alive Alicia Ostriker | 151 |
Marveling at Your Baby Samuel Coleridge | 157 |
Meeting Your Newborn Rebekah Baines Johnson 159 | 159 |
Motherhood Makes You Grow | 165 |
Nurturing a Baby with Disabilities Laura San Giacomo 173 | 173 |
Lucille Ball | 181 |
Preparing a Toddlers Birthday Party Camryn Manheim | 188 |
Building Your Childs Character Abigail Adams 63 Katie Couric | 64 |
Coping with a Prolonged Pregnancy Hunter Tylo | 70 |
Coping with Stubborn Tots | 76 |
Displaying Fatherly Affection Kirk Douglas | 83 |
Enjoying Motherhood Cindy Crawford 92 Namjo Kim 93 | 93 |
Enjoying Pregnancy Rosalynn Carter 98 Cristina Garcia 99 | 99 |
Experiencing Labor Roseanne 104 Cher 105 Elizabeth Barrett | 111 |
Expressing Fatherly Pride Bronson Alcott | 118 |
Gaining Identical Twins Michael J Fox | 124 |
Getting to Know Your Newborn Maya Angelou | 131 |
Giving Birth to Twins Madeleine Albright 136 Jane Seymour | 138 |
Recalling a Sisters Birth | 194 |
Rejoicing After the Birth Elie Wiesel | 201 |
Seeing a Stressful Birth Lance Armstrong | 210 |
Seeing Childrens Joy William Blake | 213 |
Surprised by Your Newborn Catherine ZetaJones | 221 |
Teaching Love for Reading | 227 |
Thinking About Motherhood Annette Bening 235 Celine Dion 236 | 236 |
Christopher Reeve 257 | 257 |
Working During Pregnancy Diana Ross | 264 |
Sources | 271 |
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