Congratulations to you also Alex. You're a new father do you mind sharing your experiences thus far?
Thanks chief. it's been almost 8 months already so first thing is time flies sooo fast. Take pictures, lots and lots of pictures. We take professional pics every 6 weeks and on holidays. I fussed at first but looking back at all the framings we already have, I'm glad my wife is nuts and regimental about this.
First 6 weeks, do what you can to help; but don't get frustrated if you can't do much. Depends on mom's temper but some like mine want things done their own way, so can feel like "baby: you're doing it wrong" a lot of times.
When buying newborn stuff, stick to the same brand if you can, like Carter's. The definition of "newborn" size varies a lot depending on which region of Chinaman child labor it's coming from
Last, bond with him/her as early as possible. Be part of the routine. Bath time, pop in, help out, read them stories as early as possible.
Oh yea one more thing, around 8 weeks mom may have the routine of bringing him/her to bed for night feedings. At this point, mom is pretty much burned out, so chances are baby will be spending the rest of the night in the bed. Maybe time for you to sleep on the couch for a couple of weeks at this point.
