I am the father of a one year old. My son, our first kid, was born on February 29th! That's a leap year day for you yards, in case you didn't know. That has nothing to do with parenting, I just think it's cool. Now to answer your question. Don't read any books beyond first aid for babies. Just know how to save your kids life if, god forbid, something ever happens. Beyond that your just taking in advice from people you don't know just because it's in a book. Your natural instincts will kick in and you will just know what to do. The most important thing for a boy is spending time with their father. Make sure you do as much with him in your free time as possible. Also anything and every thing your kid looks at or is interested in should be named and the first letter emphasized. For example hold out an apple and tell him what it is and say "A is for Apple, Ah,Ah, Apple." Also don't goo goo gaa gaa talk to your baby. Just talk normal to it. The sooner you treat him like a human adult the better. I think it delays kids to talk baby talk to them. Other than that just follow your gut instinct.