Parenthood pending, or just Spring soppiness?

I can’t believe how much I’m coming around to the idea of being a dad. I haven’t had this conversation with Philippa yet (because I know that as soon as I do she’s going to go headfirst into the pool marked LET’S GET PREGNANT NOW!!!) but I’m running out of reasons not to do it, and gaining more entries on the list marked ‘Positive Factors.’ I think it would be fun, I think it would be truly wonderful to share an experience like that with someone like Philippa, and I think it is, after all, the only real purpose we have on this planet - to ensure our population continues. 
There are still, though, those nagging doubts and fears that are holding me back from taking the plunge completely. But maybe they’re just natural reactions from a male mind determined to clasp onto its last few spots of freedom and independence. I felt this way about starting a relationship, then about moving in together, then about getting married, and all those things have worked out ok haven’t they? Would parenthood be so different? After all - it’s not like this time we’re committing the rest of our lives to raising a human being that will be totally reliant on us for sustenance, guidance and protection is it?

RC 30-3-17