(!!!) Congratulations! I know you have wanted this forever, may you and your husband share much happiness together!

I would love to see a photo. I can be e-mailed through my profile; happy to send it or FB link to you as well.
I totally understand the nerves about the wedding thing. For a long time I liked the idea of getting married. My boyfriend is divorced and we have a lot to work through before we can consider it, most of this is related to money and the fact that he already has 2 kids that I love and who love me. I won't deny that I have a biological drive, though, especially now that I'm in my early 30s. He is 10 years older than me.
Re: kids being unpaid labor: LMFAO, you guys must not know the parents I know - probably half of my friends that are parents ask their kids to do NOTHING! The other half pay age-appropriate allowances and give extra privileges for reasonable chores. My biggest gripes about kids today (which makes me feel really, really old) is that they make TV and video games a priority over going out and climbing trees/playing sports/etc., and that most of them are fed sugary and processed crap. BF has 50/50 custody with his ex-wife. The kids outright refuse the healthy food in the house and 'hate all vegetables' - I was able to sneak in some kale into a homemade marinara, though, hehe.
Beachcat, congrats to you as well. There are advantages to being a bit older when having kids, usually you're more financially secure, more patient and more mature. My parents were 25 and 29. When I was 25, I worked 60-hour weeks and lived with an unemployed deadbeat; at 29, a serious relationship ended. Now I'm quite ready to be a stepparent, absolutely ready to be a foster or adoptive parent (particularly if I am single), and maybe a biological parent once I've had more time being sober. I've heard of women having an increase in fertility when they lose weight, good work on dropping those 50 lbs as well.
I guess wish us all luck?

Being back with "recycled ex" has its own set of challenges. I'm glad we have reconciled. Time will tell.