Bro… your life arc is scary similar to mine. Had a tuned Mk6 VW Golf TDI, sold it when I got married, left ems after 10 years, and had a kid Nov 2022. I fully co-sign on diapers - dang son they are expensive! The “blob phase” is tough along with the no sleep nation status lol (ems trained us for that right!) but indeed after 3 months it really gets awesome. Recently my son has really started connecting with me and it’s been incredible. Congrats on the life changes and I’m glad your little one is healthy!