Just a bit of advice based on my own experience (and mistakes). If you go into having kids thinking "how can I experience as little disruption as possible?" yo

Just a bit of advice based on my own experience (and mistakes). If you go into having kids thinking "how can I experience as little disruption as possible?" you're going to find yourself angry and frustrated a lot of the time. Appreciate this little person. You are their whole world for the next several years, and it was your choice to bring them into the world, not theirs. Absolutely try to carve time and space for yourself so that you don't feel like you've lost a part of yourself that's important to you. But remember that the demands, and racket, and interruptions can be precious if you make space in your head to appreciate them. On a more practical note, the first six months you'll be close to useless as a programmer, but those are also some of the most magical moments of your life. Enjoy them. People at work know what it's like to have a newborn.