1 in 33,000 Odds: Three Generations Of Boys In This Family Were All Born On July 1
The Eppard family has a tradition spanning four generations, and it became even more special on July 1, 2017, when Beauden Mathew James Eppard was born.
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The happy baby boy is the third Eppard male in four generations to be born on that particular date. His family is now joyously celebrating this remarkable coincidence.
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Connor James Eppard, the baby's 27-year-old father, was born on July 1, 1990, making him the second Eppard in his family, following his grandfather, to share this birth date.
"We had to keep up the tradition. He's named after his father and great-grandfather," Eppard said. "Having him come on my birthday and my grandfather's birthday, it's a pretty amazing thing."
James "Jim" Morrisette, the baby's 86-year-old great-grandfather, describes himself as a reasonably spry old fellow.
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He and his wife could be heard hooting and hollering on the phone after learning the news of his great-grandson's birth.
"I didn't cry this time," Morrisette said, noting he cried like a baby when his grandson Connor was born. "I was just joyous. It's all part of God's plan."
According to the newborn's mother, Jordan Eppard, the pregnancy did not go as planned, with several twists and turns.
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"They broke my water and I wasn't progressing the way they wanted me to," Eppard said. "Having a C-section was the last thing I wanted to do, but the head was stuck in the birth canal, and I had an emergency C-section."
Eppard said the boy's due date originally was three weeks after July 1, but said it all worked out. Now the family is planning for their next joint birthday celebration. "We don't have a big July 4th party, it's a July 1st party, so we're just going to continue to do that," Connor Eppard said.
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