I am extremely happy to announce that I am now a father to a beautiful baby girl. Emily and I welcomed Violet Skye Yarber on June 5th at 11:48pm. She was 8lbs 1oz and 20.5 inches long. I cannot state how incredible Em was during this past year, but especially during birth. She was an absolute champion and has continued to be during this first week of being new parents and taking care of little Violet. She is the best wife and mother.

I am overwhelmed and overjoyed at this new adventure into fatherhood. I hope to raise this little one to be an avid reader like myself, but that is still a few years away and will of course be her choice. We have plenty of kids books thanks to our wonderful group of family and friends.

I’m not going to lie, this first week has been a bit rough, but I think we are slowly getting the hang of things and hopefully it will get a bit easier. Violet is just so amazing for a tiny human that mostly sleeps. Then again, I am biased.

I am a lucky man. I hope to be a great father to this beautiful little girl.