The ROI, although not monetary, but emotionally, is what makes it all worth it. Seeing a small, helpless lifeform grow into adulthood helps parents see the world in a whole new way, and helps them remember their own joys of childhood...something we tend to forget the older we get.

If it wasn't for RedWife's family history of birth defects (of which Katie has none) we'd try again in a minute. Unfortunately with her family history, we have a 1 in 3 chance of having a baby with severe birth defects (we were originally told it was a marginally better 1/5 chance). So, no we won't have a second...