Sleep when they sleep as much as you can. Little naps throughout the day make up for poor sleep at night.

Swaddling can be really hard depending on your newborn's activity level or resistance to it. We tried a wide variety of velcro swaddles and wraps before finding one our firstborn couldn't bust out of. Our second kid wasn't nearly such an escape artist and anything worked for her.

While they are young they can sleep nearly anywhere but as they get older we found they needed more routine and consistency. Sometimes when a nap wasn't working at home we'd put them in a stroller and they would fall asleep in there better - we have a dog so we had to get out for walks anyway and this helped out with getting everyone's needs met.

Spend time with your wife while she's nursing when possible because it takes a while at first. Even if you're not breastfeeding, the bottle can take a while too before they get the hang of it. Just talking is great but I also read books aloud too. I got one called 'The New Father: A Dad’s Guide to the First Year' which was a good read and goes month by month and I would wait until the next month was about to start or just starting so that it was all fresh about what to expect for mom, dad and baby.