Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
User submission
12.9K
136.2K
Woman Gives Birth To 10lb Baby In Car While Husband Films And Drives To Hospital
Lesia and John Pettijohn thought they had time to spare before their baby was born. However, forty-five minutes into their drive to the Bay Area Birth Center in Texas, Lesia went into labor and gave birth to their first son, Josiah. The footage was filmed using a GoPro camera.
“The only reason I would pull over is if there is something wrong that needed to be dealt with immediately,” Jonathan told KHOU. Wife Lesia added, “I was probably freaking out way more than I should have. But I really didn’t want to have him in the car. I was scared. I didn’t know if he’d be breathing OK or if he would need anything else.”
Josiah weighed about 10lb at birth, and is the couple’s third child. Jonathan is a machinist, and he claims that he didn’t pull over because his wife told him to keep driving, and they didn’t have a working cellphone with them.
More info: YouTube (h/t: khou, abc13)
You can watch the full video below:
136Kviews
Share on Facebook
What do you think ?
RoseanneJames 9 years ago
I wish mine had been that quick & easy...I went through hell...!My daughter was nearly 10 pounds; I thought I was having a sideboard...! She did well though :)
EmilyMaryanGreenCooper 9 years ago
A sideboard, that's brilliant! I swear my son's head is the same size now as it was when he was born nine years ago... That whole birthing thing smarts a bit :D
Load More Replies...
cayenne523 9 years ago
Hey Martin you could always leave the planet. You seem like a miserable person. I bet you make a long day to be around.
Load More Replies...
MegDavies 9 years ago
i dont wanna sound like an annoying b***h but believe me a quick birth is anything but easy!! i had my first having a 4 hour labour and my second was half an hour!! i couldnt even get out the front door lol the lack of any kind of pain relief is one thing but you have to do it all yourself while a baby is literaly tearing its way out of you... and the pain? forget about it! flipping heck its so intense! more intense than a slower birth cause you're doing all that work in like a fraction of the time! please please dont say its easy! that woman is a hero!
PhyllisSteging 9 years ago
That was amazing to have a first baby and to have it that fast after her water broke!! I've never seen a birth that fast. I seen first births that take days to deliver. Amazing and what a story to tell over and over again. Congrats little family!!!!
sсhrems 1 year ago
her child is the third, and her son is the first. so the first two daughters were
Load More Replies...
AngieCates 9 years ago
That was amazing! Parents of the year award goes to this couple for not freaking the hell out!
MagdalenaZieba 9 years ago
OMG, some of us has to spend so many hours giving birth and she had just a moment... and the baby is in her arms! Hilarious!
CupcakeQueen 8 years ago
Sorry, but this was on YouTube, like, two years ago. She is an amazing woman, though! A shout-out to the awesome dad, too!
prestoli 9 years ago
my bad, it was their first SON not first child. Reading is fundamental :-)
Load More Replies...
DonnaCarey 9 years ago
This is my story too..... I was born in a car 59 years ago. So it was very beautiful to see this.
DebraBrooksKapellakis 9 years ago
That was awesome. A friend of mine had a birth that easy. The whole thing lasted about 45 minutes and she was in the hospital.
SarahClark 9 years ago
Pshew! That's pretty intense and pretty wonderful!! Cute pregnancy clothes too! I can't believe how calm the dad is, though.
EmilyMaryanGreenCooper 9 years ago
What an amazing woman! Tears of joy and admiration for you from the UK. I think the Dad is getting some serious fire here but actually, in my opinion, the fact that he remained calm and took the lead from his lady, helped her to let nature take its course. Congratulations family, that was truly well done :)
LynneFindley 9 years ago
The female of the species is amazing. Third babies will come this fast. Congrats to Dad who was everything a woman would want.
CaroleWilliams 9 years ago
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing your special moment with the world. Congratulations.
AnnetteTopits 9 years ago
OMGeeeee!!! The speed limit sign said 55. He was moving at a snails pace. I know there were stop lights and such, but I would have been honking that horn and running as many lights as I had to. I was stressed just watching! Congratulations to that family on the safe delivery of a healthy, beautiful, baby boy!!!
PaolaAvila 9 years ago
1 million tumbs up for this woman!! She is so brave, and nature is perfect because she had no problem pushing him out, I can relate to her pain and freaking out, cause I was 10 min away from having my first son just like this! (Y) Good job guys!!
Martin 9 years ago
Why is she so brave, her body gave her no choice...or is uploading it makes her brave
Load More Replies...
JenTyler 9 years ago
OMG...you brave girl, and Dad, you are one cool cat! Congratulations!!!! :-)
ShelNewman 9 years ago
Here is the couple talking about their experience http://abc13.com/862631/
Martin 9 years ago
I have the feeling if this woman was mexican or black nobody here would be calling her brave/amazing/heroine.
BiancaBechiși 9 years ago
i don't think you're right.. could be alien too... the emotion of a newborn it's the same. so stop the racism
Load More Replies...
KarinMorris 9 years ago
I can't get over that he was DRIVING and filming while he has a pregnant woman giving birth. He could have killed everyone. What a f*****g idiot.
KimberlyShaffer 9 years ago
Not really. You're only seeing the head and arm of the baby. Be thankful you didn't see the mother's nether regions, if you're squeamish about blood!
Load More Replies...
VeraDeák 9 years ago
"Josiah weighed about 10lb at birth, and is the couple’s third child."
Load More Replies...
RoseanneJames 9 years ago
I wish mine had been that quick & easy...I went through hell...!My daughter was nearly 10 pounds; I thought I was having a sideboard...! She did well though :)
EmilyMaryanGreenCooper 9 years ago
A sideboard, that's brilliant! I swear my son's head is the same size now as it was when he was born nine years ago... That whole birthing thing smarts a bit :D
Load More Replies... cayenne523 9 years ago
Hey Martin you could always leave the planet. You seem like a miserable person. I bet you make a long day to be around.
Load More Replies... MegDavies 9 years ago
i dont wanna sound like an annoying b***h but believe me a quick birth is anything but easy!! i had my first having a 4 hour labour and my second was half an hour!! i couldnt even get out the front door lol the lack of any kind of pain relief is one thing but you have to do it all yourself while a baby is literaly tearing its way out of you... and the pain? forget about it! flipping heck its so intense! more intense than a slower birth cause you're doing all that work in like a fraction of the time! please please dont say its easy! that woman is a hero!
PhyllisSteging 9 years ago
That was amazing to have a first baby and to have it that fast after her water broke!! I've never seen a birth that fast. I seen first births that take days to deliver. Amazing and what a story to tell over and over again. Congrats little family!!!!
sсhrems 1 year ago
her child is the third, and her son is the first. so the first two daughters were
Load More Replies... AngieCates 9 years ago
That was amazing! Parents of the year award goes to this couple for not freaking the hell out!
MagdalenaZieba 9 years ago
OMG, some of us has to spend so many hours giving birth and she had just a moment... and the baby is in her arms! Hilarious!
CupcakeQueen 8 years ago
Sorry, but this was on YouTube, like, two years ago. She is an amazing woman, though! A shout-out to the awesome dad, too!
prestoli 9 years ago
my bad, it was their first SON not first child. Reading is fundamental :-)
Load More Replies... DonnaCarey 9 years ago
This is my story too..... I was born in a car 59 years ago. So it was very beautiful to see this.
DebraBrooksKapellakis 9 years ago
That was awesome. A friend of mine had a birth that easy. The whole thing lasted about 45 minutes and she was in the hospital.
SarahClark 9 years ago
Pshew! That's pretty intense and pretty wonderful!! Cute pregnancy clothes too! I can't believe how calm the dad is, though.
EmilyMaryanGreenCooper 9 years ago
What an amazing woman! Tears of joy and admiration for you from the UK. I think the Dad is getting some serious fire here but actually, in my opinion, the fact that he remained calm and took the lead from his lady, helped her to let nature take its course. Congratulations family, that was truly well done :)
LynneFindley 9 years ago
The female of the species is amazing. Third babies will come this fast. Congrats to Dad who was everything a woman would want.
CaroleWilliams 9 years ago
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing your special moment with the world. Congratulations.
AnnetteTopits 9 years ago
OMGeeeee!!! The speed limit sign said 55. He was moving at a snails pace. I know there were stop lights and such, but I would have been honking that horn and running as many lights as I had to. I was stressed just watching! Congratulations to that family on the safe delivery of a healthy, beautiful, baby boy!!!
PaolaAvila 9 years ago
1 million tumbs up for this woman!! She is so brave, and nature is perfect because she had no problem pushing him out, I can relate to her pain and freaking out, cause I was 10 min away from having my first son just like this! (Y) Good job guys!!
Martin 9 years ago
Why is she so brave, her body gave her no choice...or is uploading it makes her brave
Load More Replies... JenTyler 9 years ago
OMG...you brave girl, and Dad, you are one cool cat! Congratulations!!!! :-)
ShelNewman 9 years ago
Here is the couple talking about their experience http://abc13.com/862631/
Martin 9 years ago
I have the feeling if this woman was mexican or black nobody here would be calling her brave/amazing/heroine.
BiancaBechiși 9 years ago
i don't think you're right.. could be alien too... the emotion of a newborn it's the same. so stop the racism
Load More Replies... KarinMorris 9 years ago
I can't get over that he was DRIVING and filming while he has a pregnant woman giving birth. He could have killed everyone. What a f*****g idiot.
KimberlyShaffer 9 years ago
Not really. You're only seeing the head and arm of the baby. Be thankful you didn't see the mother's nether regions, if you're squeamish about blood!
Load More Replies... VeraDeák 9 years ago
"Josiah weighed about 10lb at birth, and is the couple’s third child."
Load More Replies... 
Related on Bored Panda
61
75