It takes nine months to get a human ready for the outside world, and fathers need every minute of it to get ready. From the moment he started bouncing around the delivery room shouting, “Oh, God! Oh, my! Oh, God!” Kevin has had a few things to say about what happens after those first breaths.
All of the fingers and toes were appropriately attached, and young Carter cried on cue to announce his arrival. But I find myself baffled by how different I feel after that single moment of joy.