I just got the new edition of "A Child is Born," and it is amazing. We
had the first (1970s?) edition in the house during my first pregnancy,
but the new pictures are just incredible.

I'm also enjoying the sentimental but lovely "Gift of Life," which I
never got around to reading with Sproutkin.

I'm finding that this pregnancy, I want plain old "feel good" books. I
spent so much of my first pregnancy battling the choices, feeling
defensive while going through Goer and others, arming myself with
knowledge and preparing for the unknowns ahead, etc. This time I just
want to focus on the process of being pregnant and enjoying it. It's nice.

Any other feel-good books to recommend?

Mary S.
mom to the Sproutkin, 22 months
and a new wee babysprout, due October 1