When Todd and I were first married, having a family seemed like something far off in the future. Then, when we were ready, it did not turn out to be the easy task that we thought it would be (cue every wholistic approach possible - decrease stress, job change, yoga classes, 'inflammation cleansing' with a naturopath, family planning classes, and lots of faith and prayers). Finally, in 2008, we found out we were pregnant by learning that the extreme pain from a few days previous was most likely a miscarriage (and it was). To say that was an extremely difficult time for us would be an understatement. And it would be almost 18 months later, when we made an appointment to see the OBGYN about our options that we learned that we were pregnant again. Welcoming Owen into our family, holding him for the first time... there are no words to cover the intensity of the emotions and the subsequent enormity of the task before us. What an honor to be given one of Heavenly Father's choice spirits to be part of our family.
