Penelope is a beautiful 3-day-old baby who someday will have quite a story to hear. It will be told to her by her parents, Shane and Janette McComb. The story reads like a scene out of a movie. Penelope is going to love it.It was last Friday, and it was Janette McComb’s due date. Penelope was due to arrive at any time, but the doctor felt confident.“Our doctor told Janette she could go to the jamboree,” Shane said. Janette was having contractions every eight minutes. “He said if the contractions get to be five minutes apart, head to the hospital,” Shane added. Coach McComb felt blessed a week before the season opener, for his baby girl would arrive just in time for football season.“Less than 50 minutes after we helped my wife down the bleacher steps, Penelope arrived,” said coach McComb. “It appears she was going through all of her labor up in the stands. Penelope was born at 8:31 p.m.,” added the coach. “We were a family of three in the first quarter and a family of four by the fourth quarter.”Janette and Penelope Sophia McComb are being discharged from the hospital today. Coach McComb is with his expanded family — he may stop by the school today for some afternoon meetings. And while Penelope will soon grow into a beautiful child, there will come a time when she hears the greatest story on earth.It’s the story of the fastest arrival ever.The story of a fourth-quarter arrival on a Friday night.Just in time for football season.
Penelope is a beautiful 3-day-old baby who someday will have quite a story to hear. It will be told to her by her parents, Shane and Janette McComb. The story reads like a scene out of a movie. Penelope is going to love it.
It was last Friday, and it was Janette McComb’s due date. Penelope was due to arrive at any time, but the doctor felt confident.
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“Our doctor told Janette she could go to the jamboree,” Shane said. Janette was having contractions every eight minutes. “He said if the contractions get to be five minutes apart, head to the hospital,” Shane added. Coach McComb felt blessed a week before the season opener, for his baby girl would arrive just in time for football season.
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Janette McComb sat high in the stands at Heardmont Park in North Shelby County, Alabama. It was just before 7 p.m., and the Oak Mountain High School football team was taking the field. Eagles head coach Shane McComb looked over his players during warm-ups. He smiled at his stepson Jayden Aparicio, a star Eagles cornerback. He glanced up at his wife. He turned back to the sidelines and got down to business.
It was 7:41 last Friday night — the first quarter was nearing an end. OMHS Director Of Athletics Chris Blight ran up to coach McComb. “Uh, coach … it’s time for you to go have a baby,” Sean said he was told. Shane McComb’s eyes swerved to the bleachers as his wife was being escorted down the steps. Coach McComb dropped his headset and ran, the fans roaring and on their feet.
“It was like something out of a movie,” Coach McComb said, chuckling. “I had the gas pedal down, and my flashers on, my wife was screaming, and my heart was about to come out of my chest.”
Coach McComb arrived at Grandview Medical Center just before 8 p.m. “She was eight centimeters,” Shane said. Two minutes went by. “Make that nine,” Shane chuckled.
“Less than 50 minutes after we helped my wife down the bleacher steps, Penelope arrived,” said coach McComb. “It appears she was going through all of her labor up in the stands. Penelope was born at 8:31 p.m.,” added the coach. “We were a family of three in the first quarter and a family of four by the fourth quarter.”
Janette and Penelope Sophia McComb are being discharged from the hospital today. Coach McComb is with his expanded family — he may stop by the school today for some afternoon meetings.
And while Penelope will soon grow into a beautiful child, there will come a time when she hears the greatest story on earth.
It’s the story of the fastest arrival ever.
The story of a fourth-quarter arrival on a Friday night.
Just in time for football season.
