Two years into our marriage Jax and I started having conversations about children and at first they were just passing comments like "maybe someday" or "what do you think about kids" but gradually those talks became more serious and happened more frequently during quiet evenings when we were alone together.

"Do you think we're actually ready for this" I asked him one night while we were lying in bed unable to sleep.

"I don't think anyone's ever truly ready" he said turning to look at me in the ...