Ready, Set... Baby! - Anna and Oliver's Big Sibling Guide - The Big Wait - How the Baby Compartment Grows

Oct 13, 2026

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A big-sibling duo, Anna and Oliver, explain what it is like when a new baby is coming and what life feels like once the baby arrives. The story sets expectations beyond common advice, using kid-friendly humor about naps, diapers, holding the baby, and reading baby body language. It introduces the “Big Wait” after parents announce the baby, then describes how the baby “compartment” changes from 3 to 6 to 9 months as Mom’s belly grows.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages40

Reading Time1 h 2 min

AccessFree to download

The Big Wait

How the Baby Compartment Grows

Ready,Set….Baby! You're getting anew baby? ilostrate by Qin Leng by Elizabeth Rusch Anna and Oliver,bigsiblings extraordinaire,are hereto tell you all about what toexpect when your family isexpecting-and what life willreally be like once a new babyarrives.The dynamic duo coverseverything from naptime to stinkydiapers and from holding thebaby to deciphering your baby'sbody language.They even offerup helpful ideas for parents onhow to make life as a big brotheror sister as filled with fun-andlove-as it can be! So,get ready...get set...time to welcome a new baby! Jacket art o Qin Leng by Elizabeth Ruschilstrate byQin Leng HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT Boston New York DISCARDEDfrom lowa City Public LioraryIOWA CITY FEB--2017 PUBLIC LIBRARY To my big kids,Cobi and lzzi.—E.R.To Liam,for that babysitting day in Bordeaux.-Q.L. Text copyright2017 by Elizabeth RuschHustrations copyright 2017 by Qin Leng Al rights reserved.For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book,write to trade.permissions@hmhco.com or to Permissions,Houghton Miflin Harcourt Publishing Company,3 Park Avenue,19th Fioor,New York,New York 10016. www.hmhco.com The text of this book is set in Humper Condense.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file.ISBN 978-0-544-47272-3 Manufactured in China SCP 10987654321 4500628501 | | | --- | | A new baby's headed your way? | | We got one of those! | | LotS of people are probably teling you | | what to e×pect,but Kids in the Know can | | 9ive you the real deal.Don't worry,it'S | | not as hard as it seems | | we were GREAT at it/ri⁹ht away. | | well,amoSt r19ht away
Anna and Oliver | THE BIG WAIT When Mom and Dad told us we were going to have a new baby,they seemed excited for us,like it was our birthday or something.So we were excited too.Then a whole day passed,andanother,and another...and there was stillno baby in sight.We call this “The Big Wait.” HOW THE BABY COMPARTMENT GROWS3 months6 months9 months Mom's belly bulged like a balloon.We couldn’t sit on her lap withoutsliding off.And she got a lot slower.She couldn't chase us around the parkor wrestle anymore.We had to find someoneelse to do that. One day,Mom placed our palms on her tummy. Day after day,we tapped HELLO on Mom's tummy.Some days our baby eventapped back.

FAQs

What is “The Big Wait” in the book?

It refers to the period after Mom and Dad tell the kids about the new baby, when many days pass and the baby still hasn’t arrived.

How does the baby “compartment” change over time?

The book explains that at 3 months Mom’s belly bulges and she can’t chase or wrestle with them, and it continues to grow more by 6 and 9 months, changing how the siblings interact with her.

What do Anna and Oliver do while waiting for the baby?

They spend time imagining what’s ahead, and they interact with Mom by placing their palms on her tummy and tapping “HELLO” as the days go on.

Oct 13, 2026

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