Scary as hell, brother
LOL SCARY AS HELL
It's all worth it, when you hold that little bundle in your hands for the first time
Long story short:
Minor birthing complications (mercurium in the placenta, translation, baby took a dump).
8 hours of labor, until they gave the episiotomy, then another 2 hours.
You cant do anything except be there for her.
I cut the cord, baby is whisked to a cleaning station and cleaned up.
*****I got to hold him first and pass him to my wife*****
Not normal - usually baby goes to mother first, but the nurse took pity on this 6 foot tall blubbering mess and gave him to me at the cleaning station and led me back to my wife
I thought I understood what it meant to love another person
And then - when he comes running at you yelling DADDY (or whatever he calls you)
this time of scared confusion, never goes away ðŸ˜,
But it subsides, AND is all worth it