Former University of Alabama football star Mark Ingram and his wife, Chelsea, spent Saturday in Tuscaloosa as the Crimson Tide’s 2009 national championship team was honored. However, their trip soon got even more memorable.
Before they could fly home to Baltimore on Sunday (Mark is now playing for the Ravens), their little “Bama Belle” decided to make a sudden entrance.
Chelsea was rushed to the hospital, where baby Mayla was born.
Here’s what Chelsea wrote on Instagram:
This morning our sweet girl Mayla decided to make her GRAND entrance while we were down in Alabama for the 10 year anniversary celebration of the ‘09 National Championship team with daddy. Almost a 1,000 miles away from where we were supposed to give birth, our little “Bama Bell” had a little celebration planned of her own as she entered the world in a city that is special in so many ways. Thank you to Fair Photography for capturing these priceless moments with just a 2 hr notice and my awesome husband for finding a photographer in the middle of the night when we realized she was coming whether we were prepared or not. She is so loved and we couldn’t be happier.
That, my friend, is an awesome story that put a capper on an unforgettable weekend for the Ingrams.
I know that, like me, you are happy for the entire family and you’re glad to see that Mayla’s birthplace will forever be Tuscaloosa, AL.
Rick Karle is a 24-time Emmy winning broadcaster and a special sports contributor to Yellowhammer News. He is also the host of the Huts and Nuts podcast.
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