I’m not sure what prompted it, but at a recent breakfast with Andy Ackerman, the executive director of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, I had barely sat down and said hello before Andy pulled out his cell phone to show me a picture of himself holding a newborn. It was a classic of him looking proud and mesmerized, and the baby looking squishy and heavenly. Knowing that Andy has a son in his 20s, I assumed this was a photo of Andy and his first grandchild. It turned out to be his cousin’s baby—but that did not detract from the feelings that the baby not only evoked in Andy but also the rest of us at the breakfast table. As someone else observed, the miracle of life gets you every time. I can still remember holding each of my children, now ages 14 and 10, just after their respective births, and feeling like I am all in, now and forever.
I hope that spirit guides me as I work with my colleagues to produce this magazine, along with everything else we do for expectant and new parents.
New York Family Baby, which comes out twice a year, is a spin-off of our regular magazine, New York Family, which comes out monthly. In a way, though, it’s also an extension of the New York Baby Show, the mega-event we produce for expectant and new parents (and their babies and toddlers) on the weekend of May 16-17 at Pier 92 in NYC.
The New York Baby Show has grown into the largest of its kind in the country, and my colleagues and I are extremely proud of the joy, satisfaction, knowledge, and support that families find there. But the Baby Show is only one weekend a year, so we try to extend the party with this magazine and our baby blog and free weekly e-newsletter.
To tap into all of this, including news about the upcoming Baby Show in May, I recommend signing up for our baby newsletter at www.newyorkfamily.com.
Best wishes to you and your family,
Eric Messinger,
Editor, emessinger@manhattanmedia.com
