I also have my first kid on the way... You bet your ass I get my playtime in now before all the sleepless nights!
CA definitely sucks with communication (roadmap was almost 8 months late iirc) and they often make weird choices for Warhammer, but regardless I'm interested to see what they offer. I likely won't buy any DLC but the free content I am interested in. The new Legendary Heros they are focusing on add much need variety to heros