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Amanda Butterfield reporting The Kaysville parents of a newborn are trying to figure out the best way to explain to their other two young children how their little brother came into the world.
Jonah Jones' delivery happened a lot faster than his parents expected. His siblings, ages 4 and 2, are coming to visit him tonight, and their parents aren't sure how to explain the amazing story about their little brother and his birth.
"I didn't think it was something that could ever happen to me," Jonah's mother, Amanda, said.
Having given birth twice before, Amanda knew the routine. It was about 5:00 in the morning, Amanda went into labor, and she and her husband, Brandon, were off to the hospital.
They picked up Natalie, Brandon's sister, on the way. They made it five houses from their home when Jonah's head came out. "He was going to come whether we were ready for him or not," Brandon said.
Amanda was as calm when it was happening as she is now talking about it. "She was so composed. It was amazing," Natalie said.
"I was really proud of my wife," Brandon said.
It was Natalie and Brandon who were panicking. "First I told my brother, 'Drive, drive, drive!' Then I said, ‘Pull over, pull over, pull over!'" Natalie said.
Natalie eventually got out of the car, went to the passenger door, and delivered Jonah. Within a minute Jonah was out in below-freezing temperatures.
The Jones' have decided to wait before they try and explain all that to their other children. Maybe they'll wait until Jonah's a few years old, too, and explain it to all of them together.
"We need to write it down so we don't forget the details and put it in his baby book," Amanda said.
While they waited for paramedics to arrive, they decided they could just drive to the hospital themselves. The dispatcher on the phone didn't like that idea and told them to stay put. The ambulance arrived shortly thereafter.
