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Or perhaps with me...
When I married my husband, almost 5 years ago, he was an alcoholic and I was still in denial of the true nature of his problem. For the 5 years we dated, anytime kids were talked about we both said "I'd never do that". When we got married, we both thought we'd never want kids. Personally, I was pretty horrified of the thought of what your body goes through and I would never consider it so long as he drank. I told him this.
Some time passed and he hit bottom. He got sober and our whole lives turned around. We are deeply in love, very close, VERY happy and most important, he is happy and healthy.
And then, about two years ago, I suddenly felt that itch. I thought about the possibility of us having children. We began talking about it in the "what if" scenario - actually something we had really always done, but this was more official now that he was sober. But when it came down to "would we really do this?" He said he didn't think so, I said I think so.
Lately the talk has gotten quite serious. I'm 29 and I really want a family. We've agreed on two kids. I mean, we agreed on a number, but when it comes down to it, he comes up with a million things he wants to do in life first as a way to side step the issue.
Last week, his sister had a baby and it really moved him. He is quite amazed by this experience. So we began to talk when. We decided after Christmas to start trying. Every day this week we've talked about it and while he seems very nervous, at the end of every conversation, he says he's fine. But I know he's not.
I guess what I would like to know is, should I just accept his word and go along with this, or should I be taking the underlying tone of his actions (which clearly indicate how stressed he is) seriously and call it off before it even starts? I really don't want to wait anymore. I don't want to go late into my 30's (which is what he wants, he's said in the past) before having our first. What should I do? Any fathers/mothers out there been through this?