Congrats on the new baby!

A must have: Ferrets for Dummies by Kim Schilling

The best ferret resource I've found on the net:
Ferret Central

A great community is The Ferret Store's board...many ferret experienced people there.
Neeps' Ferret Store board

My webpage with basic info:
Triple Trouble

I'll be happy to answer any questions you have, and if I can't answer it, I'll find someone who can. What kind of food are you feeding? Ferrets need a diet high in protein and fat. A good quality food makes all the difference in the world. Plus poor nutrition is directly related to health problems later in life. Stay away from Kaytee foods. Very horrible food. Good foods are Mazuri, Zupreem, Totally Ferret, 8 in 1 Ultimate(NOT the Ultra), Marshall's(although some say because one of the ingredients is fish that it makes their poops smellier), Path Valley, and The Ferret Store's Superior Choice.

You can also feed high quality kitten food. Some good ones are Iams kitten, Eukanuba kitten, Maximum Nutrition kitten(made for and available at Walmart). Ferret food is best but kitten food is also good(but only high quality kitten foods and never any cat food!) It is best to mix at least two or 3 of these foods as ferrets imprint upon foods early in life. If one company changes their formula or stops making it at least you know you can fall back on another food to feed. Ferrets are stubborn animals, if you don't have the food they like they will refuse to eat and get very sick. You should always have food available. Ferrets have fast metabolisms so free feeding is the only way to go. Water bottles are ok, but ferrets will drink more out of a bowl....And by drinking more, it makes their urine smell much less. You can buy a lock on crock for water. That way it is attached to the cage and your ferret can't move the bowl and spill water everywhere.

What else....you should have a litter box in the cage with some kind of pelleted litter(no kitty litter, the clay is too dusty for them) and hammocks hung and blankies on the floor of the cage for bedding. I can give you litter training tips if you need some. I could go on and on. And make sure your fuzzy gets the proper out time everyday in a ferret proof room...at least 2 to 3 hours with 4 or 5 or more hours best. you don't need to constantly interact all that time but they do need the time to excercise to expel energy. Also check out theferretstore.com They have tons of ferret products and they have FREE shipping with purchases over $25 . They have a great selection of cages for much less than petstore costs. The Ferret Store

Hope that helps! Sorry so long!!