Congratulations on the new member in the family.
You will find yourself encountering countless niggling problems such as this in the first few days of using the car, especially since this is your first time with a classic. You will come across choked fuel lines, loose plug wires, flooding carbs, burnt out points and the like as a daily routine. And these are just minor problems requiring a couple of minutes to detect and correct, but more importantly will give you an idea of how to carry out basic maintenance yourself. You will find it a very rewarding process! We have many Beetlenuts on the forum as well to give you advice as and when needed. One very important book you must get a hold of is the Bible itself, John Muirs Idiot's guide to repair a Volkswagen. All possible procedures are written in a simple, non technical manner along with many useful tips.
Wish you many years of happy motoring!
Cheers
Karl