Great characterizations, great use of bleed-through from his past as part of the fanged four, and great use of Angel as a special guest star!
Thank you, thank you! :)

as I can see in retrospect that the first few hours after my son's birth was in fact the calm before the storm...
Yes, I thought that would appeal to all parents. *g* Also I wanted to show that deep gulf between the ideals of parenthood versus the daily reality.

and it's fun to imagine Spike as a sleep-deprived parent!
Poor thing. *pets him*