As soon as I left D.C., it seemed like 90% of my coupled friends decided to start having babies. Within the next few months, my former city will be home to many cool new parents.

Walker Lamond isn't a friend of mine (yet, anyway), but he is another hip, D.C.-dwelling dad. Lamond started the blog 1,001 Rules For My Unborn Son for his friends and family. It quickly took off, and now he's the author of the new book Rules For My Unborn Son (St. Martin's Press, $14.99).

Lamond's "rules" include things like, "Don't jog shirtless," "Don't date your bartender" and "Your best chance of being a rockstar is learning the bass." (Many of the rules could easily apply to an unborn daughter.) He incorporates song lyrics, movie lines and celebrity quotes -- and somehow manages to avoid being too cheesy or sentimental.

Check out the blog for a new daily rule -- Lamond is up to No. 407 -- and consider the book the next time you need a gift.

In the meantime, I received a list of Lamond's "songs every boy should listen to." Check it out after the jump, and feel free to add your feedback/argue in the comments.

Walter Lamond's list of songs songs every boy should listen to: