New dad all over again

Normally when you are a “veteran,” it means that you have experience with a particular career or event and you should know what you are doing.

On Friday, March 30, Susan and I welcomed our second child, named Lincoln Dion into the world at 8:35 a.m. He weighed eight pounds, two ounces, and was 19.25 inches long.

He cried for about 20 minutes before he calmed down. As I looked down at his hand grabbing my finger for the first time, I had forgotten that the initial crying is good for C-section babies in order to help clear their lungs, because they don’t get the final push through the b...