Synopses & Reviews
In high school, Michael Crider was the jokester, the drummer in a band, the Howie Mandel impersonator. Fast-forward ten years and the funny man has married and become the family man. The Guys Guide to Surviving Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the First Year of FatherhoodCriders candid, down-to-earth account of his transformationproves that even without much sleep, he has kept his sense of humor completely intact.From the moment he hears the unexpected news that the pregnancy test is positive to the end of his sons first year of life, Michael Crider is awed, anxious, and all-too-human. In between these milestones, he endures the aches and pains of his wifes pregnancy (which had a clear impact on his own bodily comfort), swallows his pride when bunny wallpaper replaces his beloved Budweiser mirror, has a short and only partially-appreciated stint as her labor coach on the Big Day, and experiences every one of his sons firsts” as though they were his own. Honest, informative, hilarious, and heartwarming, The Guys Guide to Surviving Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the First Year of Fatherhood is a must-read for all new parents.
Synopsis
"Absolutely hysterical. No matter what stage of fatherhood you're in--whether you're still watching your wife expand (and listening to her gripe ) or if you're now up all night with the little one--this book will provide much-needed comic relief."--Jenny McCarthy From the moment he hears the unexpected news that the pregnancy test is positive to the end of his son's first year of life, Michael Crider is awed, anxious, and all-too-human. In between these milestones, he endures the aches and pains of his wife's pregnancy (which had a clear impact on his own bodily comfort), swallows his pride when bunny wallpaper replaces his beloved Budweiser mirror, has a short and only partially-appreciated stint as her labor coach on the Big Day, and experiences every one of his son's "firsts" as though they were his own.
Honest, informative, hilarious, and heartwarming, The Guy's Guide to Surviving Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the First Year of Fatherhood is a must-read for all new parents.
Synopsis
A mans man trades beer bottles for baby bottles and lives to tell the tale
About the Author
Michael Crider is the author of The Guys Guide to Surviving Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the First Year of Fatherhood, and The Guys Guide to Dating, Getting Hitched, and Surviving the First Year of Marriage. He lives in Tennessee with his wife and son.