Not every one can afford Adobe's PhotoShop software for editing their Photo's when starting out and just testing the waters for amateur Photography. So why not try an opensource free software editing tool called Gimp.
With the addition of a new member of the family there is no better way to remember than with pictures.
If at all possible to make every thing perfect my suggestion is to higher a professional photographer with in the first few days. But that is not always fesable. So take as many pictures of your own as you can to capture the moments.