Re: Hope you enjoyed your vacation! (birth announcement)
Congratulations, Buster! Very great news.
The board is adding lots of daughters this year. My wife and I entered the parenting world in April with the birth of our own little girl. Relatives made sure she had a Redskins outfit to wear when the season kicks off, and it's been all I can do to resist putting it on her until opening day.
As I said, I'm new to the parenting role, but for those who aren't dads yet who might read this thread, I actually do have advice to give. My wife took the full three months off from work after our little girl was born, and then, when my wife went back to work, I took five weeks of leave that I had accumulated with my organization. Let me say this--if you have leave to take when your first (or subsequent) child is born, take it, take as much as you possibly, possibly can. Except for a guarantee that our daughter will live a long, healthy, happy life, I wouldn't trade those five weeks for anything. I actually felt bad for my wife, because I took over just when little girl's smiling and alterness was kicking into high gear. Every single day was awesome. So, really, if you have time to take, take it.
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