Stress when semi-asleep
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Stating the obvious but...stop falling asleep on the couch. More directly, create more of a bedtime ritual for yourself that gives you a sense of calm and relaxation. Read in bed next to your wife rather than watch tv on the couch.
And secondly, what you are experiencing is normal. Everyone worries about all of the things you mentioned on some level at some time in their lives. It sounds like you're at a crossroad in your life and relationship (trying to get prego, thinking of life as a family/parents rather than just as a couple)...that's a big life shift so give yourself a break.
Anxiety turns every day worries into the monster under the bed. If this happens again just lay very still, take some slow, deep breaths and focus on each scenario. Often when we focus on or walk through a scenario of our worst fears, they dissipate a bit because they're built on irrational fear rather than anything concrete within our lives.