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A Dad’s Birth Story | Dude Turned Dad, Season 1, Episode 2

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0:00 ready watch this so this is Rory Laird Kauffman first of his name and he has the hiccups and this is my son and he's tired and he probably shouldn't be doing this he looks pissed at me right now so it stand a weak one and I'm not tired

0:30 at all I have to be quiet right now I don't wake up or my mother-in-law mostly my mother-in-law everything's funny to me now I'm awake so obviously you probably want to know how the first week is gone the first week has been really hard we don't know what we're doing nice mom is kind of going through it a little bit we'll get to all that later Rory was born Sunday April 22nd Earth Day the same day is the Royal baby and

0:59 obviously I'm talking about the rocks daughter we all saw the skin-to-skin photo [Music] the same it's my skin-to-skin photo yes II see exactly the same as the rock it's been really hard first week and I'm gonna get to all that and we'll save some of that stuff made for week two but for right now I want to show you Rory Lehrer Kaufman's first day on earth so enjoy last it was due April 26 here's

1:29 how that went with Saturday April 20 what is it April 21st Saturday April 21st and Caitlin's water just broke I panicked I do a bunch of paper towels on it now we're just wandering around the house trying to figure out what we're gonna do just freaking out freaking out yeah yeah my wife has no pants on it's exactly like the movies we call an uber to take

2:02 us to the hospital the driver doesn't seem to care that we might have a baby in his car I give him five stars are you doing okay right thank you the reviews are in so it's about 12:30 right now and we're in the hospital and it's happening we wait for four hours at

2:32 4:00 I am Caitlin elects to get an epidural how you doing good great yeah guys this is where you tell our kids that doing drugs is cool the coolest one time is 6:02 I just don't feel a little wired honestly you look great but I'm ready here in the squeakiest recliner Volta yeah they really do a great job making the dads feel as

3:04 comfortable as possible it's like they want the moms to get mad at the desert yeah I can't murder e-signing out forever until I murdered uh yeah but we're getting there it's happened at 10 a.m. Caitlin starts pushing at 10:59 a.m. we meet our son for the first time and for the first hour of his life he screams

3:51 [Music] [Applause] Danny [Music] [Music] stay in the hospital for two days we

4:25 give him a name that's almost Kellan and now that seems crazy Rory takes his first breaths he has his first meal he takes his first bath everything is a first Rory Rory my son's name is Rory it all sounds so weird a friend of mine text me he asked me how's Rory I said who's that it's two days in and I've already forgotten I have a son you have a son now

4:57 they just let us walk out with him and on the ride home I'm thinking okay now what like and subscribe for more dude - dad videos every Sunday on fatherly

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Summary

The video features a humorous recounting of Rory Laird Kauffman's first week of life from his father's perspective. The new dad shares the chaotic experience of childbirth, the challenges of the first few days, and the overwhelming emotions of becoming a parent.

- Rory was born on April 22, coinciding with Earth Day and the birth of the Royal baby.
- The father describes the panic leading up to the hospital visit after his wife's water broke.
- He humorously notes the lack of concern from their Uber driver during the ride to the hospital.
- Caitlin, the mother, opts for an epidural after several hours of labor.
- Rory is born at 10:59 AM and spends his first hour crying.
- The family stays in the hospital for two days, during which they bond and navigate new experiences.
- The father reflects on the surreal feeling of having a son and the realization of his new responsibilities.
- The video concludes with a light-hearted invitation to follow more parenting content.
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