New Year's weekend proved to be a baby boom for Ron Thompson, who saw three daughters give birth to four boys late Sunday and early Monday.
And one of the new arrivals, Jeremy Andrew Thompson Armendariz, was the first baby born in Austin in the 1990s, said Seton hospital spokeswoman M.A. Bengston.It all started New Year's Eve morning when Mary Tolson, 28, of Dallas, gave birth to Shane Taylor Tolson, who weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces. When Tolson went into labor, she asked her 19-year-old sister, Joan Thompson, to drive her to the hospital. Joan was also in her ninth month of pregnancy.
At Tolson's delivery, Dr. Chris Seeker said Joan told him, "You will probably be seeing me, too." Seven hours later, her prediction proved true. A third sister, Carol, hustled her to Seton, where Joan gave birth to Jeremy Andrew, who weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces.
Then it was Carol's turn. The 24-year-old woman went into labor several hours later, giving birth to as yet unnamed twin boys. The first was born at 2:55 a.m. The second came two minutes later. Seeker, who delivered all four, said, "It's been a busy day."