Emotionally, I'm excited: I have a son to go with my lovely
daughter. The upside is that you're prepared for a lot of different things, although we had a fright shortly after I posted this thread in which Mommy had to be checked out again in the operating room; she's had the same doctor for many years, so I trusted her very word, but privately was anxious for a few moments (you're not allowed in the OR during a non-birthing procedure, even if you were just there 12 hours before).
Since it's my second child, I've been through some of the pre-natal/hospital routine before. Still, you forget a few things, and you're back into "boot camp", with a wake-up every 2-3 hours. But you no longer get as worried when it cries (at first, you tend to think of the worst), and you know what your wife goes through, and can help out a little bit more than before (or just get in the way sometimes).
With the first child, you really have the changing of a personal era: Life as you know it is very different, your routines change, your circle of friends changes a little, and your responsibilities change manifold.
We also made the final decision that 2 + 2 = enough. That seemed to weigh on us a little, but although she's "21", I'm climbing that hill to forty...it's a good thing hills are rare to non-existent where I live!
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