Erik: What are 3 things you wish you knew
before becoming a dad?
James: First, I think I would say that no
matter how much you prepare for or plan for
or ready yourself for the experience of having
a baby that, you know, it may not and likely
will not follow script.
And so I think -- Be ready to roll with the
punches.
Two, if you're not already aware of this,
you certainly will be in short order that
everybody has an opinion about everything.
And it's polite to listen, it's polite to
nod, and sort of take in the info, but at
the end of the day I think the most important
thing is to do what's most comfortable for
you.
And then, the last thing and other people
told me this, and to the extent you can really
do it, is that those very short moments after
your baby is born, when it's you and your
wife or the mother of your child, in a very
intimate environment, soak it up, because
it's unlike anything you've ever experienced
or will ever experience again.
And it's not something to be, I guess, glossed
over.
