Yesterday. October 6th, 2025 at 7:37am. Near the cusp of sunrise after a long night of labor, Laya (phonetic: LUH-yuh / ipa: /ˈlʌ.jə/) Bhusal Thapa aka LBT made his grand debut into the world.

We're still in disbelief that we're parents – thanks to the unfathomable resilience and strength of his mom & the love of my life Pallavi Bhusal. This lil fella has irreparably bent all of time and space as we know it. Every sleep-deprived moment now feels simultaneously richer and more fleeting than ever, and we are overflowing with love and gratitude for this new experience of parenthood. The adventure of life continues!

I write this as I sit bedside to him. He sleeps so peacefully. Completely undisturbed by the turbulence of the world around him as we frantically move around him to make the next 6 hours survivable. Wash the bottles. Heat up the milk. Have diapers and wipes ready. Wash all the soiled bibs. It's insane! The amount of chores that has piled up. I used to think I was busy! No, this is busy. This is what chores look like once you become a parent.

Little man looks like Yoda. We think he looks like me, but only time will tell us of his long term appearance. I hope he starts to look more like his momma, TBH.

But seriously, nothing beats the feeling of which these two sleep together. I've never felt so much overflowing love from within me for my wife and our little dude.

Watching her give birth was the most surreal thing I've ever experienced.