Kymica Hubbard, 24, gave birth unexpectedly to her daughter, Drea Hubbard, on April 23, 2017, at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in Nebraska.
Drea Hubbard was born Sunday at the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, weighing 5 pounds, 5 ounces, according to the Associated Press. Drea Hubbard was born at the Henry Doorly Zoo on Sunday.
"I know she's going to ask, 'Mom, where was I born?' I'm like, 'OK, you were born at the zoo!'"
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) A woman whose baby was due mid-May went into labor early and gave birth at a Nebraska zoo.
Justin Hubbard, left, hands his newborn baby, Drea, to his wife, Kymica Hubbard, during a news conference on Monday.
On Sunday afternoon Kymica Hubbard and her husband Justin brought their children to the zoo. She started to have contractions while on board and then her water broke in the restroom shortly after, causing the couple to head towards the exit and to the hospital, but Drea had other plans. Cooing. It was just the most attractive thing a man could ever see.
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"We hope when she grows up old enough, she can see where she was born", Justin Hubbard said. "It was a insane experience".
'When I looked up, I could see tons of people, ' Justin Hubbard said. "I saw people from the side videotaping". "It was unique. Just the love that surrounded it made it even better".
As a welcome gift for little Drea, the zoo is treating the Hubbard family to a one-year membership. "It's coming! So I got more excited than scared", she says.
- Drea had been chosen as a name beforehand, the parents said.
Kymica first became concerned about the impending arrival of her daughter on the zoo's train.
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