Date of Birth: May 13, 2026 Location: Clarksville, Arkansas Weight: 8 lb, 1.9 oz Gestational Age: 40 weeks
We are thrilled to announce the safe arrival of a healthy baby girl, born on May 13, 2026, in Clarksville, Arkansas. At a robust 8 pounds 1.9 ounces and a full forty weeks of gestation, this little one entered the world right on time, right on weight, and into the arms of parents who have been waiting for this exact moment for a very long time.
This journey was defined, from start to finish, by how smoothly it went. The very first embryo transfer took hold and carried through all forty weeks without complication. Pregnancies don't always unfold this gently — and for intended parents who have spent years navigating the medical road that leads to surrogacy, a one-transfer, full-term, healthy-baby outcome is the kind of gift that catches you mid-breath. There is no understating what it means.
We also want to recognize what made this moment possible behind the scenes. Just days before this delivery, our Case Manager Slonne was in Chester, Pennsylvania, accompanying another Ivy Surrogacy gestational carrier through her own delivery. When word came that the Clarksville birth was imminent, she boarded the next flight to Arkansas — two states, two deliveries, one week of being physically present for the families and carriers who were counting on her. This is the operational rhythm we hold ourselves to. The moments that matter most in a surrogacy journey are not moments to be handled by email or phone; they are moments to be present for. And so we are — in person, on a plane, at whatever hospital our families need us at.
Equally moving is what we heard from our gestational carrier during the pregnancy itself. Long before this baby was born, she had already told the Ivy Surrogacy team that she was ready to do this again — ready to help another family find their child the way she was helping this one find her parents. A carrier who emerges from her first journey not only healthy and well but actively eager to repeat the experience is the clearest possible endorsement of how the journey was built and supported. No marketing language can substitute for that.
To the intended parents — congratulations. Your daughter is here. The forty weeks are over, and the lifetime begins today.
To our gestational carrier — thank you. Thank you for the care you carried, for the trust you placed in this process, and for already knowing you want to do this again. We can't wait to walk that next journey with you.
Inspired by stories like this one? If you've ever considered becoming a gestational carrier, we'd love to hear from you. The women who choose this path consistently describe it as one of the most meaningful things they've done in their lives — and Ivy Surrogacy walks every step alongside you: medically, legally, financially, and emotionally. Start your surrogate application here.
And to the families still waiting for their own version of this day: wherever you are in the world, whatever your family looks like — a heterosexual couple, a same-sex couple, a single parent by choice, a U.S. resident or an international family reaching across borders — your dream of becoming a parent is one we are honored to help build. Begin your parent application here and our team will reach out personally. Every family looks different. We help build them all.
