Family Traditions

In the fine style Annmarie established...Caleb Isaac burst onto the scene to join the family in an amazing manner! Delivered with love by Jess & Ernie on a blanket on the side of the busiest highway in Pittsburgh 1 mile short of the hospital. Weighing in at 7 lbs 12 oz (20.5 inches long), both Jess and baby are healthy & resting @ Magee.

PITTSBURGH  — THE PITTSBURGH CHANNEL.com

A baby was born early Tuesday morning on Interstate 376 (Parkway East) when an expectant mother didn't make it to the hospital in time. Channel 4 Action News' Bob Mayo reported that the father pulled the vehicle to the side just after midnight on the inbound parkway, just before the Oakland exit. The special delivery took place on a hillside under the "Oakland/Glenwood 1 mile" sign. City paramedic Richard Colaizzi, from the EMS station in the Hill District, arrived at the scene with partner John Hobdy and saw that the baby was wrapped in a blanket and being fed by his mother. "Mom did a great job. Dad did a fantastic job in getting us there to the scene. All we had to do was cut the cord, make sure mom and baby were doing fine," Colaizzi said. The paramedics drove the mother and the baby in an ambulance to the hospital, where both of them were doing well Tuesday afternoon. "The baby only cried when we took him away from mom to clean him up, get him in some nice, dry clothes," Colaizzi said.

Welcome to the Family Caleb!