To know Rachel and Tanner is to love them. I know, I know- it may sound cliche if you haven't met them, but those that have will agree wholeheartedly. There aren't two people I can imagine more fit to be (the best) parents than them.

Let's back up. I'm Heather, Rachel's older sister. Nice to meet you!

Surprise! Tanner and Rachel are trying to grow their family (and have been for 3+ years). This journey has been silently painful until recently when they were told they'd need to do IVF to get baby Nielsen here.

Growing your family (with a little help) can be emotional, painful, and overwhelming- but also very expensive. Their journey over the past 3+ years has been just that (and then some) with lots (and lots) of testing and procedures. As they begin this new chapter of IVF, let's ease the financial burden and let the future mom and dad focus on what's important- baby Nielsen!

It takes a village. Thank you for being part of theirs. Baby Nielsen coming soon!

For those that haven't had the pleasure of meeting Rachel or Tanner, I asked a few people to describe them. This is what they said:

Tanner:

creative

passionate

smart

funny

driven

hard working

innovative

do-it-right-the-first-time

adventurous

helpful

going to be an amazing dad

Rachel:

positive

loving

intelligent

hard working

caring

home-maker

creative

fun-loving

happy

kind patient

supportive

caretaker

going to be an amazing mom

*All funds raised will be used for fertility treatment