Moose, I'm fairly sure he was directly involved. Congratulations, JohnT!. This isn't his first dance, so he knows he's in for some very sleepless nights.
The first two weeks are the parentally equivalent to "hell week" in military training I've heard about... Fortunately, severe sleep deprivation means you don't process memories very well, so when you look back on it it's all kind of a blur.