A Dad? or Life Altering Changes

So I haven't had the chance to update for a few weeks as I am now a DAD!?!?! That's quite crazy. I had always assumed that I would have kids someday, but never that it would be now. This one sort of sprung up on us but hey, you've got to roll with the punches. The little dude was born September 1st at 8:23 AM at 8lbs 5 ounces, and is named MASON LEONARD RUSSELL. Leonard for Leonard Cohen obviously and Mason (inadvertently) for Steven Seagal's character in "Hard to Kill", Mason Storm. We thought it was a powerful name, the kind of name that you don't mess with its bearer. I mean, the kid already beat the odds to be conceived (against birth control methods), was so big that he was causing gestational hypertension in the mom, refused to respond to induction methods, and did not want to come out the normal way (ended up C-Section). So there you go, the kind of kid who calls his own shots and doesn't do things the normal or easy way. Everything was pretty normal considering the process. He was a tad jaundiced and seems to not always want to latch properly but he's regained his birth weight and had all the requisite parts and appendages where they should be. It's actually going to be an interesting ride now being a dad. I can mold him in my own image and teach him to hate what I hate. Perhaps I will do as suggested and keep him in the dark of anything made post 1980's. That way he can grow up like I did, with Transformers, Gi Joe, He-Man, Thundercats, Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, etc. They only hard part would be getting him all the toys... hard and expensive considering he'd probably wreck them as I did growing up. Also, so many movies to ween him on! I'll just have to wait until he's age appropriate of course. It may take some remembering to think of the ages I saw certain classics, like Gremlins, Ghostbusters, The Monster Squad, etc. They didn't mess me up, so I'm sure that they won't mess him up either!
This is pretty much the biggest step you can take in life. After having a kid, things should rightfully become all about it and not you. Being selfish is no longer a viable option. I'm sure I can handle it. It is what we are all here for, biologically speaking after all. I am fulfilling my genetic path! Yay to that. My genes will continue on throughout history where perhaps my progeny will do something cool with jetpacks or robots or science.
Work has been crazy, and still drives me mental, but the added knowledge that the money is going to provide for a kid helps with a little perspective. I still dislike it, but at least I can see a reason for staying a little longer.
More to come, I promise.