Baby Cooper brought Amber and Nate together. Amber went to Fresno to see her friend, Courtney, for her baby shower. Amber ended up talking to a lady she didn't know (Heidi-Nate's mom) for about 45 minutes. Amber found out later that Heidi made Jason (Nate's dad) stay until Nate talked to her (Shoutout to Heidi the wingwoman!). Amber overheard Nate talking about running a marathon and because she cannot keep her mouth shut when it comes to running, she chimed in to the conversation and had to one up him by saying she was running an ultra marathon. They talked - maybe 5 minutes - and Amber panicked and didn't get Nate's number. Thank gosh for Courtney - she asked if she could share Amber's number with Nate because she thought they hit it off. Amber was like sure-what does she have to lose? Amber ended up sliding into Nate's Instagram DM's the next day-but Nate is the worst at social media, and she was worried it didn't go anywhere. BUT He did text her saying Courtney gave him her number and asked if she would be interested in a hike. Amber went, and they had dinner after. The next night he brought her dinner (full course meal) and Amber knew she was going to marry him when he said "tell me more cat stories." On the long train ride north the next day, a plan was formed about how to keep a good thing going. Amber played hard to get and made me wonder if I'd played it too cool. Games. 😨 Yes, she played them with me! Coldplay concert tickets were purchased after catching the connector bus in Santa Barbara. On the next trip, I'd drive down and show her I meant business. Baby Cooper passed on November 20th 2023. He was the ultimate heart warrior and strongest baby we have ever known. He is a huge part of our story and we are forever grateful to him and his parents, Austin and Courtney. We know he is with us always.