eleven month into our marriage, I woke up on a Saturday morning to the sound of laughter echoing through the house. Real, carefree laughter that would have been impossible just a few years ago.

"Daddy, you're silly!" Solana's voice drifted up from the kitchen.

"Mama! Come see what Daddy made!" Kai called out.

I padded downstairs in my robe to find my family in the middle of what looked like a pancake war. Dominic had flour in his hair, the twins were covered in syrup, and there ...