hahaha i love what you said about your wife starting to love beards, this exact thing happened with my girlfriend...

When i told her i was growing out my beard she reacted badly and said OK as long as i shaved it when i got to the 3 months mark, then when i reached the 13th week I was the one who wanted to shave and she was the one telling me to KEEP THE BEARD!

Just you wait a couple months and she will be the one encouraging you to beard on!