Audio-visual installation technicians got more than they bargained for on Christmas Eve.
Installers Ivan Moelleux and James Blaque, both from Naples
delivered a 50″ plasma screen and a baby boy weighing in at 9 pounds 4
ounces. The unexpected double took everyone by surprise, the mother
included, as the baby wasn’t due for another three weeks.
The birth took place in the living room in the presence of
paramedics, but Ivan and James held the fort until they arrived on
scene.
The mother, Lisa Jackson said she was “both surprised and delighted at the double delivery.”
Ivan and James called to deliver a TV ordered from local business Specialty Electronics. Both of them are qualified to install audio-visual systems but not babies.
Ivan commented at an interview afterwards, saying “I have three
children of my own, so I have seen and done it all. I was present at
their births but didn’t really have to do any of the work. This was a
bit of a shock. I don’t know who was more surprised, the mother or me.”
New mother, Lisa, 36, began having contractions just as the men were fitting the new television. With her husband serving in Afghanistan until New Year,
she had hoped he would be home for the birth. Nature had other ideas
though and decided Christmas Eve was a more appropriate time for the
baby to arrive.
“I began having contractions just as Ivan and James arrived. I sat
down and waited for them to pass, but they didn’t. Then my water broke
and they started in earnest. Ivan called for an ambulance but I don’t
think the baby wanted to wait. Contractions came thick and fast and it
was time. The guys were really helpful, laying me down, getting towels,
water and making me comfortable. Ivan helped me while James held my
hand. The baby’s head was out and we were doing the final push when the
paramedics arrived and took over, much to Ivan’s relief I think.”
John Ivan James Hertigan was born at 3.15pm to a proud mother and
father. Weighing in at 9lb 4oz and three weeks early he is a fit and
healthy baby boy. His father, still serving overseas with the army is
due home in eight days and can’t wait to see his new son. Bitterly
disappointed that he couldn’t make the birth, he said via satellite
phone that he was “ecstatic and happy that both Lisa and John are happy
and healthy.”
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