Books, books and more books!

It seems as though the baby guide book industry is similar to travel guides or wedding planning books. There are so many books out there. In our less than 950 square foot home we have 8 books and Melanie mentioned that she still wants to get one more. The titles are the following: Your Pregnancy and Birth, What to Expect When your expecting, The Vegetarian Pregnancy, The Girfriends Guide to Pregnancy, The Baby Name Wizard, Expecting Fathers, Your Pregnancy Week By Week, and The Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook - whew!

These books talk about what you can and cannot eat, what to expect from your body, when to buy new clothes, etc. It is similar to the guide books I have used in Latin America. Where to eat for the best deal, what market to hit, what to expect when you board a chicken bus, don't drink the water, traveler's stomach flu. There should be a book called How to Raise your Kid in South Philly.

We are off to Boston this weekend. Since Melanie and I both lived there for two years, we are heading up to a friend's party. It is a quick trip fly out Saturday morning and back on Sunday. I am looking forward to seeing how much the city has changed.

It is Christmas time in South Philly. It is always a good laugh to see how people decorate their windows. Some of our neighbors have moving deer, but they are locked up with bike locks so no one can steal them.