Thain said:
4 weeks and counting until baby Thain arrives.
Not that you don't already have enough advice pouring in, but this was our checklist:
Nursery furniture.
Car seat - take it to the local FD to check.
Call list - someone (typically some random aunt or uncle) is bound to get offended you didn't call them personally within minutes of birth. Screw 'em. Let your mom, dad, or sibling start that process on your end and the same on your wife's family's end.
Hospital bag - apparently they're sending home natural birth kids within 24-36 hours now. Ours were all C-sections, and we averaged at least 2-3 days per stay.
Have a pediatrician in mind - you'll want to schedule a checkup pretty soon after getting home. If you're in the Greensboro/Burlington area, I can recommend a couple.
If you're going to a hospital with multiple floor units, wear good running shoes. I thought about wearing flip-flops when the twins were born, and thank God I didn't, because with the nursery on the 1st, NICU on the 2nd, selective post-op moms on the 3rd, and slow-ass elevators. I was pretty busy that day.
Good luck, man! It can definitely be draining. I think I was more overwhelmed the 2nd time round, with twins coming and talking to our oldest who was going from The Only to The Big Sister.
Thain said:
It's ok. Sleep is overrated anyway...it's really not.
Hey, if your wife is breastfeeding, you get a pass! :P
I tended to get up anyway, though - refreshed my memory on a couple of seasons of Fresh Prince during those hours. :lol: