Congrats, God bless, and best wishes to you, your wife, and the new little guy.
Let us all know how it goes! Have you guys settled on a name?
You probably already have people telling you this... That first week at home can certainly be hard, but it's more than worth it. Just be as much of an encouragement to your wife as you can through the delivery and first few days home. No matter what happens, the changes will be hardest on her. Also, don't be afraid to tell your respective families to beat it for a while if she needs space. A friend gave me that advice, and I wish, wish, wish I had listened.
Anyway, when you see your kid changing and notice his/her personality being to emerge. The stuff like the first smile, the first laugh, the big and little accomplishments have been more fun and rewarding than I ever thought possible. It's always fun coming home because my 5 month old son's face lights up whenever he sees me.
Plus, you get to dress up your kid in stuff like this:
