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Here's my method, and it might be fun for the two of you.
I quit when my first kid was born, four years ago. I had tried lots of stuff before, and even quit for three years at one time, then had "just one". Anyway, I got on Zyban and it worked wonders. It is NOT a replacement for tobacco, it's an anti-depressant that they discovered also helps you forget about your cravings for nicotine. I started taking it for two weeks (the maximum alloted time before quit day, and I dragged it out) before I quit. By the time the two weeks were up I honest to god didn't have the cravings like I normally did. I smoked 50 smokes a day & toward the end of the two weeks I was probably down to 20. Then came quit day & I haven't had a problem since. I think the stuff just screws with your head, cause I could have cut the lawn with a pair of scissors I was so wired up while on that stuff. I think you stay on it about 8 weeks, two of which are you "ramp up" weeks.
So, side effects for me were a very high energy level, I also lost weight because I was running every day (I jogged before I quit, I just had a shitload more energy on the stuff). The best/worst side effect: sex. I wanted sex 24/7. Not good when your wife just had a baby. I thought about sex constantly, including when I was running, sleeping, etc. It was wild. Anyway, you two might wind up spending six weeks between the sheets if it works out, who knows. I tell everybody to get on Zyban before they quit. I smoked for 17 years (two & a half packs a day) and have been smoke free ever since.
Good luck!
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