A lot of broad information with some specifics of what's going on, developmentally, each week, which can be useful when you're watching the baby thrash around like a turtle on his back and you wonder if he's working on rolling over or just itchy. It suggests developmental games for each week, but a better source of them is found here. Organization is a little less than stellar, as each week in the book also contains non-age-specific information as well, and that non-specific information is really scattered about. (Sunscreen and sunblock, for instance, is scattered across at least three different weeks--something like 11, 18, and 20, I think, so not even consecutive.)

Not the best reference I've ever seen, but it's useful enough to justify the $8.50 I paid in a used bookstore. Mostly it'll hang around the house and I'll skim it from time to time, but it's not a cover-to-cover read. ( )

It is unreal to believe that this first year of my baby's life is coming to an end. Time has flown by so fast and we have so many more to look for in the future. This book has been great for us, and though I did not diligently read it a week it at time as it is laid out I did read the whole thing through out the past year and benefited from it. I was very interested in Glade Curtis' Baby's First Year, because his version of What to Expect in Your Pregnancy Week by Week was the best pregnancy book I experienced out of the dozen that I read.

Each chapter was broken down into a week of your baby's first year. Typical height and measurements as well as highlights of milestones of a baby's social, emotional and intellectual development. It was great to jump into and look to see how to evaluate AppleBlossom's progress. It was neat to see that she is much smaller in height and weight, but faster advanced than the average child with walking and interaction. Without hesitation I recommend this book to any new family. You may not need all of the sections, but those that you do are invaluable.

*Thanks to Da Capo Press for providing a copy for review.* ( )