I had a really great book for DS called "There's a house inside my Mummy". It may have been from the UK though, i'm sure you could look on Ebay.

I must admit I found going from one to two quite hard but I had no family around and not many friends as we'd just moved to the Coast. Luckily DS could be kept quiet with cartoons so we got Austar (also good for feeding at all hours of the night) which he loved.

Before I was pregnant I was working so DS was in Kindy. I kept him going for two days a week after so he could get out and have fun with other kids. Other than that I found play centres were good so he could run around and play and I could sit and have coffee and watch him.

What about a playgroup or mothers group? They're always fun and there is always someone willing to cuddle bubs for a little while