A child is born in West Virginia on 7/11 in a 7-Eleven parking lot: 'Wow!'
West Virginia family welcomes new baby boy in a 7-Eleven parking lot
Talk about a cool coincidence. Or maybe divine intervention.
A baby boy was born on 7/11 in a 7-Eleven parking lot in West Virginia, as a family member shared with Fox Business this week.
Ambra Bush said her brother and future sister-in-law didn’t see the incredible coincidence at first.
"My brother didn’t even realize [the date] was 7/11. He said, ‘I just delivered your nephew,’" said Bush in an interview with Fox Business.
"I said, ‘You do realize the date?’"
"He just started laughing and was like, ‘Wow!’"
A 7-Eleven sign is shown against a picturesque landscape. (iStock / iStock)
Allie Sayers, 24, was scheduled for a C-section delivery on July 13.
Yet early on Monday morning, July 11, she awoke her fiancé, 27-year-old Chase Bush, and said the baby was on its way, according to Ambra Bush.
Sayers, a mom of two, had a long labor with her first child and an emergency C-section with her second, according to Bush.
As they headed to the hospital, Bush saw a 7-Eleven up ahead — and pulled the family's SUV into the parking lot.
Bush said Sayers' contractions began early that morning, but her water did not break.
Even so, her brother began driving Sayers along with the couple's two children to United Hospital Center in Clarksburg from Wallace, West Virginia, which is roughly an 18-mile car trip.
That's when he realized the new baby was not going to wait until they reached the hospital.
A precious new life came into the world on July 11, 2022, in a 7-Eleven parking lot in West Virginia. Mom Allie Sayers and her three children are shown in this picture. Dad Chase Bush delivered the baby. (Ambra Bush / Fox News)
As they headed to the hospital, Bush saw a 7-Eleven up ahead — and pulled the family's SUV into the store's parking lot.
Without having any formal medical training, he soon delivered the couple's new baby, whom they named Waylon.
The baby boy weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces.
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"My brother is in construction — he had no clue what he was doing," Ambra Bush told Fox Business. She added, "He called 911 and said he looked over to help her [his wife-to-be] and saw the baby’s head."
Baby Waylon, held here by his doting aunt, Ambra Bush, was born on July 11, 2022, in a 7-Eleven parking lot in West Virginia this week. (Courtesy Ambra Bush / Fox News)
Bush said the 911 operator was trying to help guide the dad through the birth process, but Chase Bush proudly said he was handling the birth process well on his own.
The father handled another challenge well — the baby was born with the cord wrapped around his neck. Ambra Bush said her brother quickly acted and unwrapped the cord while giving updates to the 911 operator.
"He unwrapped the baby’s cord. Everything is fine. Waylon is OK," Bush’s sister said, and also told Fox Business, "[The] 911 [operator] was trying to help guide him, but he was like, ‘I already did it.’"
Ambra Bush said her brother’s instincts and his love for his family kicked in and carried him through his new baby's birth.
Baby Waylon was welcomed into the world while his two siblings, Aliannah, 7, and Bryson, 5, who were sitting inside the vehicle in the parking lot during the delivery.
"Bryson had a stunned looked on his face," Chase Bush told his sister — but said that they all did well.
Proud dad Chase Bush took his brand new baby boy to visit the grave of Bush's own dad, a former Marine who passed away in December 2020. (Ambra Bush / Fox News)
Ambra Bush said her brother’s instincts and his love for his family kicked in and carried him through his new baby's birth.
She added that later, once the baby was born, "He did throw up after."
Fox Business reached out to 7-Eleven, as well as to the specific 7-Eleven store in West Virginia. A photo of a sign in front of the store saying, "It’s a boy," has surfaced in various media reports.
7-Eleven told Fox Business in an emailed message on Thursday afternoon, "It’s a 7-Eleven miracle! On Monday, July 11, otherwise known as 7-Eleven’s 95th birthday, Allie Sayers, with the help of her fiancé, Chase Bush, gave birth in a West Virginia 7-Eleven parking lot. Baby Waylon now shares a birthday with the convenience store retailer — just another reason why July 11 is the best day of the year!"
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The company added, "To celebrate this serendipitous event, 7-Eleven is gifting Allie and Chase with 7 years of FREE coffee to help them stay awake on their latest nights (or earliest mornings!)."
"7-Eleven will also be gifting baby Waylon and his family with a care package filled with 7-Eleven + Slurpee branded items including onesies, diapers and other newborn essentials. Happy Belated Birthday, Waylon!"
"7-Eleven is gifting Allie and Chase with 7 years of FREE coffee to help them stay awake on their latest nights (or earliest mornings!)."
Mother and baby were taken to the hospital and discharged on Wednesday, according to a hospital spokesperson.
Ambra Bush said the proud father took newborn baby Waylon to visit the grave of his own dad; this new grandchild is the only one so far who had not met the late Marine.
The new addition to the family is doing well, according to his aunt.
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A family dinner is planned for Thursday, July 14 — though so far, no 7-Eleven Slurpies are on the menu.
Fox Business also reached out to the local police who were involved in the incident.