MONROE - When 30-year-old Ashley Geisler found out she was pregnant with her second son, she couldn't imagine he'd be in such a rush to get here.
Isaac arrived into the world just after 11 p.m. on Nov. 15 at 6 pounds and 3 ounces. But he wasn't delivered by a doctor in a hospital room, nor was he born in an at-home birth setting.
Rather, Isaac was born in the front seat of the family Jeep, less than a mile from Monroe Clinic Hospital.
"Nobody can believe it happened," Geisler said.
Geisler had gone through labor before, so when her contractions started around 9:30 p.m., she didn't worry much. She woke her husband Kyle and told him to call her in-laws. They were the impromptu babysitters for the night, coming over to watch Geisler's oldest son, then 5-year-old Blake.
"I was just like, 'Okay, let's get this over with,'" Geisler said. "I was moving around, keeping track of the contractions and decided to take a shower before we left. I got out of the shower and I was like, 'The baby is coming right now.' And my husband said, 'Okay, let's go.'
"I said, 'No, it's coming right now.'"
Despite reluctance from Geisler to move from the bathroom, her husband picked her up to carry her to the front seat of the vehicle just as the grandparents pulled into the driveway. Kyle took off from their home next to Lincoln Park, honking the horn and flashing his lights through intersections in an effort to get to the hospital quicker. His antics caused Geisler to laugh at her husband: She was feeling little pain even though she knew her second son was about to be born.
Geisler said she remembered being at the stop sign by St. Victor Church when Isaac officially arrived.
When the couple, now a trio, pulled up to the ambulance bay at Monroe Clinic, Kyle told the nurses they were at the hospital because his wife had just delivered a baby. It took them a moment to understand what had happened.
"They were just like, 'Oh, you're in labor,'" Geisler said. "Then they walked up to the car and saw me holding him. The nurses were absolutely amazing. It was just as exciting for them as it was for us."
Once the shock wore off, an obstetrician was called down to the ambulance dock to cut the cord and mother and son were taken to the family birth section of the hospital. The time of birth was a sticking point since no one had been checking the clock the precise moment Isaac arrived, but the group finally settled on 11:24 p.m.
The labor took a total of 20 minutes, and Geisler attributes adrenaline to her complete lack of pain.
"I couldn't believe it happened," Geisler said. "I was really embarrassed at first."
However, after a few colleagues at Monroe Clinic, where Geisler has worked as food and beverage services manager for the last nine years, told her to share her interesting story, she has happily told the tale to anyone who asks. Because of her story, some have said she should be the poster mom for childbirth.
Isaac, who will soon be 6 months old, has had a happy infancy, his mother said.
And as for the Jeep, Geisler said, the couple plans to keep it for Isaac as a gift for the day he gets his driver's license.
Isaac arrived into the world just after 11 p.m. on Nov. 15 at 6 pounds and 3 ounces. But he wasn't delivered by a doctor in a hospital room, nor was he born in an at-home birth setting.
Rather, Isaac was born in the front seat of the family Jeep, less than a mile from Monroe Clinic Hospital.
"Nobody can believe it happened," Geisler said.
Geisler had gone through labor before, so when her contractions started around 9:30 p.m., she didn't worry much. She woke her husband Kyle and told him to call her in-laws. They were the impromptu babysitters for the night, coming over to watch Geisler's oldest son, then 5-year-old Blake.
"I was just like, 'Okay, let's get this over with,'" Geisler said. "I was moving around, keeping track of the contractions and decided to take a shower before we left. I got out of the shower and I was like, 'The baby is coming right now.' And my husband said, 'Okay, let's go.'
"I said, 'No, it's coming right now.'"
Despite reluctance from Geisler to move from the bathroom, her husband picked her up to carry her to the front seat of the vehicle just as the grandparents pulled into the driveway. Kyle took off from their home next to Lincoln Park, honking the horn and flashing his lights through intersections in an effort to get to the hospital quicker. His antics caused Geisler to laugh at her husband: She was feeling little pain even though she knew her second son was about to be born.
Geisler said she remembered being at the stop sign by St. Victor Church when Isaac officially arrived.
When the couple, now a trio, pulled up to the ambulance bay at Monroe Clinic, Kyle told the nurses they were at the hospital because his wife had just delivered a baby. It took them a moment to understand what had happened.
"They were just like, 'Oh, you're in labor,'" Geisler said. "Then they walked up to the car and saw me holding him. The nurses were absolutely amazing. It was just as exciting for them as it was for us."
Once the shock wore off, an obstetrician was called down to the ambulance dock to cut the cord and mother and son were taken to the family birth section of the hospital. The time of birth was a sticking point since no one had been checking the clock the precise moment Isaac arrived, but the group finally settled on 11:24 p.m.
The labor took a total of 20 minutes, and Geisler attributes adrenaline to her complete lack of pain.
"I couldn't believe it happened," Geisler said. "I was really embarrassed at first."
However, after a few colleagues at Monroe Clinic, where Geisler has worked as food and beverage services manager for the last nine years, told her to share her interesting story, she has happily told the tale to anyone who asks. Because of her story, some have said she should be the poster mom for childbirth.
Isaac, who will soon be 6 months old, has had a happy infancy, his mother said.
And as for the Jeep, Geisler said, the couple plans to keep it for Isaac as a gift for the day he gets his driver's license.