Whenever I recommend a client with the W4 form, I try to answer the question: What is the final result? In this case, if your spouse is going to earn about $25000, and you are going to have $1920 per month (for the remaining 9 1/2 months of the year), then you will earn about $1800 yourself, which would be $43000 gross income combined. The standard deduction will be $25100 for a married couple filing joint (as long as there are not additional deductions for being over 65 or blind).
If that information ends up accurate, then your net taxable income would be around $1800, and your tax will be less than $2000. That is the amount you want to have withheld by the end of the year.
Literally, you can fill the form out the way you like. I still recommend filling it out as Single/Married Filing Separate with everything else blank. But if you use what has been suggested to you that is also acceptable. What you don't want is to be under withheld, because that can lead to penalties.
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