Kim Merrill, the surrogate, is the mother of Heather Alvarez, the parent. Kim carried her own grandchild for her daughter, since Heather couldn't carry a pregnancy on her own.

After 4 pregnancys (2 miscarriages and 2 that ended at 22 weeks, Marco and Heather Alvarez were desperate to have a baby, after researching their options, Heather's mom, kim volunteered to be a surrogate for them, The process started in February 08, the egg transplant worked the very first time, and now they have a beautiful, miraculous baby boy.