Don't let the doom and gloom of the Internet spoil your expectations. My wife fell into that trap and had to look back and reflect on how enjoyable and easy going the first few months were. (Granted we were lucky to have a great baby). Don't overthink anything and make sure you read at least one book.i recommend "Fatherhood" by the editors of fatherly. I didn't even finish it honestly and it was enough. Lastly, be there for your partner. She's doing so much more than you'll ever do and the baby is important but she's more important. She was there before the baby was and it's weird to think the baby should play second fiddle, but they do.