Judy Larson of Vesper knew she was soon to meet a new grandchild. It seems she didn’t think it would be quite as soon as it was. Neither did the baby’s parents.
In an article on the internet, KWCH reports about 3 a.m. on Jan. 12, Lauren and Mike Rosales left Ark City, hoping to make it to a Wichita hospital more than an hour away to welcome their second son into the world. The baby had other ideas. A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper stepped up as a calming force. He knew what to do from a similar call three weeks earlier in Butler County.
With KHP Master Trooper Da’Von Brame’s help, Pierson Rosales was born on the side of the Kansas Turnpike at mile marker 17.8.
“The minute I told Mike that it was time to go, I just felt like we weren’t going to make it,” Lauren told the KWCH reporter. “All of a sudden, things got really real really fast and about the minute we got in the car, I was like, ‘Mike, this baby is coming. We’re not gonna make it.’” Mike recalled his wife telling him that he needed to pull over. The couple stopped on the side of the road along Interstate 35 and called 911. Minutes later, Trooper Brame came to the rescue. His training and experiencing the births of all three of his children helped him when it came to a checklist of what he needed to do. Answering a similar call three weeks earlier also helped. But on Jan. 12, the extreme cold presented an added concern. Brame said he had blankets immediately available.
“As long as the baby’s breathing and crying and staying warm, that’s what you do until paramedics get there,” he said.
Lauren and Mike Rosales were thankful for Brame’s preparation in an emergency situation that isn’t so common as the trooper’s recent experiences might indicate.
With Lauren and the baby, Pierson, happy and healthy, the couple said they can’t thank Trooper Brame enough and extended an invitation to any of Pierson’s birthday parties as the infant grows. Mike said the trooper, who also happens to be a former Kansas State University football player, was “a Godsend” on the Jan. 12 emergency call. Brame said he’s thankful the family is doing well and plans to take up the offer to keep in touch.
“[Mike] wants me to come back for [Pierson’s] first birthday and I’m gonna make it a point to do that on his one-year birthday,” Brame said. “And hopefully, maybe, as long as I live, you know, I can you know, see him every birthday or keep in contact with him and say, ‘Hey buddy,’ ya know, ‘How’s it goin’, and make sure he’s doing good.”
With another three weeks passing since Pierson Rosales was born, Brame isn’t expecting lightning to strike for a third time. But if he’s called to assist with another roadside delivery, he’s ready.
“This month was pretty crazy,” Brame said. “I hope that’s it but if it comes again, I’m ready for it.”
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