I have read today that the first year of the baby's life is very stressful on the parents.

Stress, depression, sleep depravation.

Dipers and feeding every 2 hours of the night, etc...

Since seems like the bulk of the effort will be falling up on me, I am preparing for the effort. I am entirely not sure what to think about the idea of stay-at-home dad. Will we eventually send off the baby to the daycare, yes, probably.

I am sure I want to help as much as I can for the first 2 months to let my wife re-bounce back to good health and to rest. We will see what to do later.

I hope I will experience the baby carrying as a good practice for myself. I hope I will grow mentaly and spiritually.

Remember the buddhist marathon monks of the Mount Hiei raising up after midnight and running 80 km daily.