>> Counseling will do a tremendous amount of good, laying groundwork for all kinds of details that no one has thought of yet, but which could theoretically cause major fights. <<

I think so too. It'd be fun to see a round or two of that before the baby arrives, like we've done with Calliope and Vagary.

>> They're going into this with plans to make it long term, and it shows.<<

It helps that they were willing to spend time on a long courtship. Most people have forgotten about that nowadays, and then wonder why their relationships don't work out well.