Happy Fathers Day!

Here's a pic from Fathers Day a few weeks ago. My whole family came over and my sisters and I grilled kabobs for our dad. All of the kids love their Papa!

Our First Picture

This picture was taken several weeks ago but it was taken the day after we found out we were having a baby. Consider it our first picture as parents.

This Baby's Making Me FAT!!!

The inevitable has happened! I officially have a "pooch". Even Kevin, who has been referring to it as my beer gut, came to terms with the fact that this baby is making me fat. Here's a few pictures at 10 1/2 weeks.

Just Those Few Weeks

I feel very fortunate to be carrying this tiny gift from God but I will never forget those gifts that could have been. As much as we've gained, we've lost just as much. We've been through the in vitro process 3 times and had a total of 10 embryos. I lost the first two in a miscarriage back in August. On our second attempt, the two embryos never attached. On the third attempt, we were blessed with twins but lost one very early. After we became pregnant, we lost 3 embryos before we were able to freeze them. I know this sounds crazy, but whether it was an embryo that never attached, or a baby that didn't make it, each of them were my children. Each of them hold a very special place in my heart and each of them I am very thankful for. I found this poem on a friends blog a few days ago and it really touched my heart. It basically summed up exactly how I feel about all those little Kevin and Darla's that could have been.

Just Those Few Weeks

For those few weeks-
I had you to myself.
And that seems too short of time
To be changed so profoundly.

In those few weeks-
I came to know you....
And to love you.
You came to trust me with your life.
Oh, what a life I planned for you!!

Just those few weeks-
It wasn't enough time to convince others
How special and important you were.
How odd, a truly unique person has recently died
And no one is mourning the passing.

Just a few mere weeks-
And no "normal" person would cry all night
Over a tiny, unfinished baby,
Or get depressed and withdraw day after endless day.
No one would, so why am I?

You were just those few weeks my little one
You darted in and out of my life too quickly.
But it seems that's all the time you needed
To make my life so much richer-
And give me a small glimpse of eternity.

By: Susan Erlin

Congratulations Horras Family

Our good friends Eric and Paige welcomed little Baby Reed into the world on Tuesday. He weighed 7 lbs and 2 oz and has a head full of dark hair just like his mama! Congratulations you guys! He's a cutie! Emery will make a great Big Sister!

Dancin' Machine

Kevin and I had our first doctors appointment with Dr. Guard today. We're at 9 weeks and 3 days and the baby is doing great. They even moved my due date up to January 11th. And the coolest thing happened today! The baby moved! While we were doing the ultrasound, it decided to start dancing! Of course I couldn't feel anything but it was so cute and I couldn't help but get teary eyed. I feel so blessed to be this babys mother. I wish you could've seen it. For now, you'll have to settle for the black and white ultrasound picture. The baby has arms and legs now and you can kinda see them. It's no longer a blurry blob. Now it's a blurry baby... but it's my baby.

The Journey Begins

This is a blog for all of our family and friends so they can keep track of Baby Yarbroughs progress and go on this journey with us.

A lot of you know that Kevin and I have been trying to have kids for several years. First, there was trying the "natural" way. Then came the help of medication. Finally, when everything else had failed, we went to a fertility doctor... Dr. Francisco Batres in LIttle Rock, also know as our Miracle Worker. After two failed attempts of invitro fertilization, Kevin and I finally got the news we had been waiting for.

May 7th, we found out I was pregnant! I'll never forget the look on Kevin's face when I told him. He hasn't stopped smiling since. The journey since we found out has been up and down. Our first ultrasound showed we were having twins. We couldn't believe it! TWINS! And the doctor said they were identical. A week later we went back to discover that one of the twins did not make it. It's commonly referred to as a "vanishing" twin. Of course we were devestated to hear the news but at the same time thrilled because the other baby was doing great. It had doubled in size and that little heart was beating away.

Today, we went back for our final visit to Dr. Batres. We had another ultrasound to check on the baby's progress. Baby Yarbrough is doing great. I'm into my 8th week and the little bean is right where it's supposed to be. It measures over a half inch long and has a heartbeat of 168. Here is a short video of the ultrasound from this morning. When I say short, I mean nanoseconds, but if you look closely, you'll see its tiny heartbeat.

What's next? I have been released to my regular OB, Dr. Peggy Guard. We have an appointment with her on Monday. We'll let you know how it goes.