A couple who got engaged after four months together and tied the knot just three days later have welcomed a miracle baby together.<br /><br />Leni Jones, 32, met her partner, Colton, 31, after her friends made her a Tinder profile and told her to go on a date with him.<br /><br />The pair hit if off straight away and flew to meet Colton's family in Seattle, Washington, US, four months later.<br /><br />Colton - who is ex US military - got down on one knee and proposed to Leni while on the trip.<br /><br />The couple decided to tie the knot three days later in a small ceremony where Colton's mum, Lilas, 68, married them.<br /><br />The pair had to then fly to Leni's home country, Germany, the very next day for her to have her final check-ups for a pre-cervical cancer surgery to remove tissue.<br /><br />But Leni found out she was pregnant instead and the couple were delighted when they welcomed their daughter, Emery, now 18 months.<br /><br />Leni, who works in publishing, and is living in Virginia Beach, Virginia , US, said: "When you know you know.<br /><br />"Looking back if someone would have told me you'll end up with an American, married and you'll have a little baby - I probably would have laughed.<br /><br />"Life can be crazy. It can be a rollercoaster."<br /><br />Leni nearly didn't meet her husband - who was stationed in Stuttgart, Germany at the time with the US military.<br /><br />She said: "I hated Tinder. My friends made a profile for me.<br /><br />"He messaged and said 'Leni, will you marry me?'<br /><br />"I thought 'what a crazy American'.<br /><br />"But my friends set me up for a date.<br /><br />"He convinced me pretty fast."<br /><br />The pair hit it off and visited Colton's home in Seattle, Washington in February 2022.<br /><br />Leni said: "He popped the question. It was freezing cold. He asked me in front of the Seattle skyline."<br /><br />The pair said it felt right to get married soon as they had recently found out Leni had pre-cervical cancer and Colton was due to be deployed elsewhere.<br /><br />Leni quickly found a dress and they tied the knot in a friend's apartment on February 26, 2022.<br /><br />Leni said: "It was all just very emotional.<br /><br />"His mum married us.<br /><br />"It was pretty special."<br /><br />The couple flew back to Germany two hours later for Leni to have her doctors appointment.<br /><br />She said: "They came back looking a bit concerned.<br /><br />"The doctors told me I couldn't have the surgery because I was pregnant.<br /><br />"It was a miracle."<br /><br />Leni had been told it would be unlikely she would ever conceive due to scar tissue from previous surgeries on her gut.<br /><br />Luckily Colton was able to stay in Germany for another year and the couple welcomed Emmy on November 15, 2022 weighing 7lbs 4oz.<br /><br />Leni said: "It was beautiful.<br /><br />"She was so such an easy baby.<br /><br />"She's very strong and happy. She's fearless."<br /><br />The family were then able to move to Virginia Beach together in May 2023 and Leni was able to secure a green card.<br /><br />Leni said: "It was a rough time.<br /><br />"It was lonely.<br /><br />"Colton was gone for work for four nights at a time or sometimes for weeks and months."<br /><br />Leni and Colton - who has recently quit the military and is searching for other work - are hoping to be able to move back to Germany for a couple of years.<br /><br />They are currently battling different immigration laws to try and make it possible.<br /><br />Leni said: "It's a daily commitment.<br /><br />"This is our tiny little family.<br /><br />"There is no giving up."
