Marysville firefighters reunite with baby they helped deliver

MARYSVILLE, Wash. — Two Marysville firefighters and a new mother shared a tender moment Wednesday, born from the labor of love they endured together.

They reunited at a firehouse, months after the delivery of baby Hugo.

The firefighters, Brandon Visser and Solomon Wilson, smiled as they saw Hugo and his mother for the first time since they received a distress call on Dec. 2.

Elisabeth Strom went into labor more than nine weeks early. Steady, painful contractions made it clear it was not a drill.

“My husband said, ‘Oh, we should call 911,’” Strom said. “And I said, ‘You are not calling 911. We will make it to the hospital.’"

The situation was the first chance for Visser and Wilson to put training into real-life practice.

"We go on some calls where it's people's worst day of their lives," Wilson said. "And, you know, this one may be the best day of (Strom's) life. So, that was really nice."

Baby Hugo was born in an ambulance.

"It was incredible," Visser said. "He came out pretty well. Happy. And was breathing on his own."

Hugo was 10 weeks premature, weighing just 3 pounds, 11 ounces.

At the hospital, he suffered a punctured lung and spent 48 days in the NICU.

Now, just a week after reaching his original due date, Hugo and his mother are thriving and full of thanks.

Hugo is home with his three older siblings and has grown to nearly 7 pounds.

His unique story is chronicled right on his birth certificate.

The spot that lists the location for his birth simply reads, “en route.”

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