Our love story

When Jon and I met I was going to college at Ricks (BYU-Idaho). I was home for my Christmas break and my cousin called and wanted me to go to the Singles New Years Eve dance in Boise with her. I was not big on dances but thought it would be fun to get together with her. She later called me and said she had some bad news, she ended up having a date for the dance but still wanted me to go so she needed to find me a date. I had not been on very many dates in my life but I did not want to go on a blind date! After trying hard to find a way out of it my mom convinced me I should go. My cousin asked Jon who was just home from his mission to go with me. He agreed thinking it would be fun. Neither of us thought we would find the love of our life on a blind date but that is what happened. After our date I saw Jon the next night because a bunch of us got together to watch movies and he was invited. I liked him and thought he was a great guy but figured I would never see him again because I lived 5 hours away. The Friday before I headed back to school he called me up and said he was going to be in Wendell on Sat and wanted to take me on a date (no one goes to Wendell with out a good reason). I went on this date with excitement but still figured I would not get to see him again. After going back to school I went on a few dates with another guy while Jon kept trying to get a hold of me. I finally called him back and he was coming to town to see some friends and wanted to see me. After that weekend he was the only person I wanted to be with. I knew I loved him but wanted him to date other people because he was just off the mission. Well he did not date any one and we were married in Aug in the Boise, Id temple. We have now been married for almost 9 years. We lived in Twin Falls for a few years and then moved to Boise to finish up some school. We started to try to have a baby within about 6 months of marriage and kept trying for 4 and 1/2 years before finally going to a fertility specialist to find out why I was not getting pregnant. These years were really hard on me. I wanted to be a mom so bad but more then that I wanted Jon to be a dad. He is so wonderful with kids and it made him so happy to play with his nieces and nephews. After going to the doctor we realized having kids was not going to be easy. I had to have a surgery and then some fertility treatments. To our surprise I got pregnant after the first treatment. We were so excited and even more excited when the ultra sound showed that it was twins. We were in heaven thinking that our family was finally going to have children in it. The night Jon took me to the hospital because I was in Labor was a very scary night. When the doctor told us there was nothing they could do to stop the babies from coming or to save them I saw all of our dreams falling to pieces. Holding my daughters knowing that the time I had with them was going to be very short was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I think about them every day and wonder what they are like. Knowing that they are in the loving hands of our heavenly father helps make this easier. After the girls were born Jon and I grew closer together trying to deal with the loss of them. We had the bond of going through this trial to bring us closer together. After some time we decided to try again thinking it would be as easy as the first time. After several more tries I still was not able to get pregnant. I began to pray and got the answer that adoption was for us. After talking to Jon about it he said he would let me know. About a week later he said that he was ready to start the adoption paper work next month. Before we were able to do this we received a call from some family about adopting a 6 month old girl. I was excited beyond belief that it would happen so fast. That was when Baylee joined our family two years ago. We have enjoyed the time that we have had with Baylee by herself but feel very strongly about her having siblings. After much praying we received the answer that adoption was once again the way to have another child. We look forward to the day we get to bring another child into our family to love and watch grow.