CNN anchor and chief national affairs analyst, Kasie Hunt, welcomed her second baby earlier this week, and the story surrounding the birth is incredible.
She told PEOPLE that she was expecting to have a C-section on Thursday morning, but her little baby girl had other plans in mind. On Wednesday morning, Hunt experienced a sudden labor and ended up giving birth to her daughter on the bathroom floor after just 13 minutes.
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Kasie and her husband, Matthew Mario Rivera, didn’t even have enough time to call paramedics before the surprise birth.
Grey was born at home, early Wednesday morning, after 13 minutes of sudden labor — before there was even time to call the paramedics. Dad sprang into action and delivered baby Grey on the bathroom floor. We are so grateful to the 911 operators and the DC Fire & EMS team. Step-by-step, they talked us through the incredibly intense moments right after she was born and as she took her first breaths.
You’ll be happy to hear that paramedics eventually did arrive on the scene and they treated both mom and baby before transporting them to the hospital.
The baby weighed in at 8 lbs., 4 oz, and they settled on the name Grey Hunt Rivera. She’ll be joining her older sibling, 3-year-old Mars Hunt.
Proud big brother [Mars Hunt, 3½] can’t stop talking about his new baby sister. We’re so excited about life as a family of four — and reminded it’s going to be that much more unpredictable!
Congrats to the happy family!
