BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – Having a baby is a day you’ll remember for the rest of your life, but doing it alongside a loved one made it that much more special for a Boardman family.
On Wednesday, March 4, at 2:45 p.m., Tae’zon Crump was born at Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in Boardman.
And just one hour later, his cousin A’lani Thigpen was born just down the hall.
Their family calls them Twin Cousins, but it was completely unplanned and unexpected.
“I didn’t know I was going into labor that day,” said Aniya Roberson, one of the moms. “I thought it was just going to be a regular day and go back home.”
Tae’zon’s mother, Aniya Roberson, was given an initial due date of March 9. Her sister Alena’s was on March 25.
They both went in on Wednesday for scheduled doctors’ appointments, neither expecting to go into labor.
But within minutes of each other, both were told that it was time.
“My daughter called, she said, mom, I went to my doctor’s appointment,” grandma Equilla Roberson said. “They’re going to induce me. A couple of minutes later, she’s like, I think I hear my sister here and she’s like, I call. I’m like, well, call her, call her! She’s like, mom, I’m being induced, too.”
“They told us that we was going to be having to go into labor, you know, because our fluids was, you know, both of our fluids was low,” Alena added. “So we had to do it for the same reason, you know.”
“But we came out with healthy babies,” Aniya added.
After hours of family running back and forth between rooms, the sisters both had their babies in their arms and each other by their side.
“I was actually very happy for my sister. You know, it was our first time having a baby. You know, I got a son. So, you know, it’s a first experience,” Alena said.
“They’re going to be doing everything together. He’s going to protect her,” Aniya said. “She’s going to be the little princess.”
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