Many adults will undertake the journey of becoming parents and taking on the responsibility and rigors of raising children. According to Rodriguez and Adamsons, first time parenthood is one of the most common transitions experienced by couples as 1,000,000 first-born infants are born to U.S. couples yearly (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001). (Rodriguez & Adamsons, 2012a). The decision making process that couples can be described through many variations which include couples reporting that they knew they were born to be parents, others who due to circumstances of passion found themselves in the role or others who carefully plan finances, careers, and other factors before they choose to be a parent. Rodriguez and Adamsons explain that the previous