believe it or not...it worked out for me
I had just started a new job at the time, I had put in maybe 4 months, and my wife was 9 months pregnant at the time
in fact, she was so pregnant, when the two of us walked into the Gerber emergency room in Fremont, they tried to put her in a wheelchair instead of me
I knew my job would not have given me time of to spend with my wife and newborn, but that broken ankle bought me 6 months of paternity leave
(and since we knew the baby was coming, we had saved up plenty of money for her to stay home several months, so me staying home wasn't a problem either)
we made a pitiful bunch for sure, but I greatly enjoyed that time with the wife, we went everywhere together...almost like we were dating again