Kaitlin_K - Experiment Six lyrics

1988 saw one of the rainiest Aprils on record. In the middle of a downpour, Jared Michael Mechan was born. His mother and father, Jodi and Michael Mechan, had lived in Washington their whole life. Jared was brought into a family with two older brothers and parents with high expectations. As a child of the Latter-day Saints, Jared was blessed in the church surrounded by friends and family when he was three months old. He grew up in a happy home, riding bikes and going to summer camp. He did well in school and got a scholarship to attend Brigham Young University, where he met his best friend Landon. The two studied exercise science and decided to go on a mission together after graduation. The LDS sent them on a mission together to Finland, where Jared served the church for two years, spreading the word of Christ. After their two years, Jared returned home to Illinois and went with Landon to visit the family of Landon's girlfriend. There was a welcome home party for Landon, who was dating Julie. Julie introduced Jared to her younger sister, Ellie, and it was clear the pair hit it off right away. After many long distance phone calls and hours of driving to Ellie's town for dates, Jared decided he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Ellie. After ten months of dating, Jared asked Ellie to marry him a few days after her eighteenth birthday. Ellie was thrilled, and because all of her sisters had also married young, her parents approved and the two were married just four months later in a small ceremony followed by brunch. Jared and Ellie decided to stay in Utah where Jared found work through Verizon. His charisma helped him excel quickly in the sales business and soon they were able to afford their first apartment. As the two started trying to have kids a few years later, Ellie found out she had PCOS, fertility impairment. Devastated, Jared and Ellie were determined to share their struggle and turned to posting videos on YouTube where their family, and other families struggling with infertility, could hear their story and relate to them. Jared's positivity and flat out love for Ellie was visible in their blogs and soon they began to grow in popularity. Ellie soon became pregnant after fertility treatment attempts and Jared began to document Ellie's pregnancy online. The popularity of the pregnancy videos skyrocketed and after their baby, Jackson, was born, Jared was able to quit his job and become a fulltime YouTube vlogger. Today, Jared spends his days videotaping everyday activities with his family and editing the vlogs for publishing. With over 300,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel, Jared posts videos daily that receive hundreds of thousands of views. Recently, Jared welcomed his second son, Calvin, into the world, and once again their popularity grew right along with Ellie's belly. The bubbly family shares their real life with an internet audience and is making positive changes in the lives of people struggling with infertility, a feat that Jared will be proud of for many years.