Wow, man - welcome to the board!

Your beard looks great, but what I can't get over is the support and encouragement coming from your wife on this! That's awesome! Have fun with it - you absolutely have everything needed to grow a great big beard. You have incredible strength in the front, and the sides are doing their best to catch up to the unfair headstart you gave to everything else.

I'm looking forward to following your progress and seeing where you end up!