I know! He did great. He gave her time to heal from childbirth, then framed it in terms she'd understand. I think the thought of being a low energy single parent scared the crap out of her. He's been deployed twice to the sandbox, and he's still fit for combat, so it could happen again.  It warms my heart when husbands do this. I don't doubt he was also thinking he didn't want to have a pig next to him, or live a life of hookers either. That shit gets expensive.