Yeah, exactly. Lucas said that he included the balcony scene because he wanted some lightness and fluffiness prior to the nightmare, but yeah, it really is more about how much Padme and Anakin love each other (not that it wasn't sweet, but still...), and there's not really much build-up before the nightmare. And yeah, I think that might be the problem. Lucas really spent too much time on Anakin brooding and not enough time on stuff like him worrying about becoming a father or, you know, things that people in Anakin's situation would actually be worrying about. Stuff like, "Where should we raise the baby, what should we call them" and just dreaming about the future before, of course, Anakin's anxiety about the future that might be in store for them sets in. It's something that I think pretty much everyone can relate to -- being uncertain, being scared, wanting a better future even if they're not certain whether or not it's possible, etc. Hell, while we're on the subject, Anakin could be thinking about teaching their child lightsaber combat, the Force -- all while worrying about what could happen if they're found out, worrying about the Jedi taking away his child (I mean, seriously, Lucas, you might as well have found a way to address the whole child-kidnapping thing), etc. Maybe even have that feature into his nightmares -- the Jedi finding them out. And then of course worst case scenarios start brewing in his head.

(And yeah, I guess it kind of adds to "why the hell would he go to Master Yoda earlier", but even so...)

And yes, exactly!

And yeah, I'm guessing they did. (It was sort of hinted at in the film, at least) Like the whole idea of his best friend turning on him as well as his wife wasn't bad enough.