My life has finally begun!!!

Keep your wife happy. She'll be doing all the work.

Congrats!!
Life just changed for the best!!
Most fun you will ever have in life.
Just let your kid know that they are loved unconditionally and that solves a lot of problems. Bring them to a Christian God-fearing church and teach them what is right and wrong.
Oh, and they copy everything that you do. So, live your life how you want your kids to turn out.

Now is the time to decide whether to go the dance/cheer or soccer route. Choose wisely. Your child's future depends on how you spend these many tens of thousands of dollars.*

*Violin is also an acceptable answer, or tennis if you're pretentious enough.

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tennis if you're pretentious enough.

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ISWYDT

Congrats OP!

Congratulations. You looked down and found your heart was gone, with a love you never even knew existed.

There is absolutely nothing sweeter than "I love you daddy."

Enjoy every minute of it. They are only little so long

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Any OT advice on the first few weeks of fatherhood is greatly appreciated

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Enjoy it. You’re going to be tired. Take care of your wife. You’ll also never know pure innocence like looking into your baby’s eyes. There’s good science about her mapping you and your responses to certain things. Coo her and start trying to know her now and it’ll pay dividends for you both later on.

Congratulations!

We had a baby in mid February and are still in the newborn mode. Nothing really feels much different from when she was born other than she drinks more milk, opens her eyes most of the time, and has added some weight. That first week is magical when everything is so new. It’s still fun now but more of a grind. I’m looking forward to when she can interact more.

- Highly recommend getting some bibs you can strap around her neck to catch spit up when she starts feeding more around weeks 2-4.

- Bottle warmer has been a big help. We recently got one

- Wipe warmer for diaper changes and blanket warmer (for after a bath) have been nice

- Simethicone (Mylicon) drops for gas pain

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Enjoy every minute of it. They are only little so long

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That cannot be overstated and it will go by very quickly.

As far as advice... Support your wife (it is a two-way street and don't forget that) as best you can because she is going to need it. Ask for help from family and friends. That could be to help watch your baby, meal prep, cleaning the house... whatever comes up. As tired you may find yourself be patient. If you need to excuse yourself to keep composure do it. You and your wife need to be on the same page as much as possible and that'll be challenged with the lack of sleep. I wouldn't go to an extreme of scheduling people to come over for visits (I have a nephew that didn't allow visitors ) but just make it clear what days and times are best for drop in visits.

I had polar opposite experiences with the girl and boy. Daughter was first born and you're learning everything as you go. The boy was much easier.

Congrats. Enjoy the early years.

Start a college fund tomorrow. The earlier you start, the better you’ll be in 18 years.