<b>A memoir filled with quirky warmth and razor-sharp wit that captures the universal wonder, terror, humor, and tenderness of raising a family</b><br><br>To fifty thousand readers, Catherine Newman is the beloved author of “Bringing Up Ben & Birdy,” a weekly column on babycenter.com. Now in the delightfully candid, outlandishly funny <i>Waiting for Birdy</i>, Newman charts the year she anticipated the birth of her second child while also coping with the realities of raising a toddler. <br><br>As she navigates life with her existentially curious and heartbreakingly sweet three-year-old, and her doozy of a pregnancy, she lends her irresistibly unique voice to the secret thoughts and fears of parents everywhere.<br><br>On the web: http://www.babycenter.com, http://www.parentcenter.com