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Sisters-in-law both deliver BRMC baby girls Wednesday
By MATTHEW EDWARDS
Era Reporter
Best friends, sisters-in-law and roommates in the maternity ward in Bradford Regional Medical Center — Jennifer Jordan and Angela Shipman believe in doing things together.
Each one had a baby girl Wednesday at BRMC, just hours apart.
Bella Autumn Shipman, born to Angela and Robb Shipman of Lewis Run, spent the first five hours of her life in BRMC before meeting her new cousin, Delaney Rae Jordan, born to Jennifer and Jon Jordan, of Bradford.
Jennifer Jordan and Robb Shipman are siblings.
Bella was born at 8:23 a.m. and was the smaller of the two — weighing five pounds, 14 ounces at 18 inches long. Delaney was born at 1:15 p.m. and weighed six pounds, nine ounces at 19 inches long.
Angela Shipman and Jennifer Jordan explained that they had the same due date all along and that it was supposed to be in June. They also thought they were going to have boys rather than girls.
“We thought they were going to be June-bugs but they ended up being May-flowers,” joked Shipman.
The moms-to-be attended many of their preliminary appointments together and even found out that they would both be having girls at separate appointments on the same day in February.
They went on to explain that, as their due date approached, Shipman had elected to have a planned Cesarean section, which was set for last Wednesday. Jordan, however, had not planned her delivery. Shortly after the Shipmans left for their appointment, she and her husband received a phone call from the Jordans.
“We called them and said, ‘guess where we’re headed?’” said Jennifer Jordan. Delaney ended up being born by C-section as well.
“It was definitely a crazy day,” added Shipman. “The nurses told us that this is the first time they have had situations with relatives like this that were so similar.”
Both Bella and Delaney are the third child in their respective families — and this is not the first time that the two families have gone through the process together. The Shipmans’ oldest daughter, McKenna, and the Jordans’ middle daughter, Kelsey, were born just two months apart seven years ago.
“It is definitely nice to have somebody that is going through the same thing you are to talk to and ask questions,” commented Jennifer Jordan.
Angela Shipman offered an explanation of how she and her husband chose their daughter’s name. She explained that Bella’s grandmother, Linda Taylor — referred to as “Grandma Belle” by her grandchildren, passed away on Oct. 15, 2006. Bella was named for her and Autumn was chosen because it was Taylor’s favorite season.
When asked how they chose the name Delaney, Jon Jordan responded saying, “it was a long struggle with a baby naming book.”
The mothers explained that their relationship began long before either of them were married.
“We were best friends in high school,” said Shipman. “Then it just worked out later that I married her brother.”
The Shipmans also have a two-year-old son, Parker, and the Jordans have a 12-year-old daughter, Carrygan.
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