Double the fun: First cousins born same day, in same hospital
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Jarrod Corwin and wife Britanie Housel, left, welcomed baby Maria into the world at 11:02 a.m. May 31. Less than two hours later, Corwin’s sister Miranda Stoneking, right, and husband Cody had a baby boy named Walker.
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Cody and Miranda Stoneking and newborn son Walker, left, pose with Miranda’s brother, Jarrod Corwin, his newborn daughter, Maria, and his wife, Britanie Housel, in Washington Hospital’s CARE Center after the women gave birth less than two hours apart. Housel said taking the pregnancy journey with her sister-in-law was a nice experience.
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First cousins Maria Corwin, left, and Walker Stoneking were born less than two hours apart on May 31 at Washington Hospital. Walker’s mom, Miranda, said she’d like to have a big Memorial Day birthday party for the cousins next year.
Britanie Housel, of New Freeport, Greene County, was scheduled for a C-section June 2 at Washington Hospital. So when her husband, Jarrod Corwin, opened a text message earlier this week that read Housel’s water had broken, he was surprised.
Even more surprising: When the couple arrived to Washington Hospital’s CARE Center for Family Birth and Women’s Health, Corwin’s sister, Miranda Stoneking, and her husband, Cody, were already there.
“I didn’t even know my sister was being induced. To become a parent the same time my sister does, that’s pretty cool,” Corwin said. “Just having (a kid) the same day as a sibling, not even an hour apart, that’s insane. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing.”
Corwin and Housel welcomed their second child, daughter Maria, into the world at 11:02 a.m. Tuesday, May 31. At 12:55 p.m. the same day, the Stonekings had their third child, a healthy baby boy named Walker.
“I thought it was funny because she was due to be induced on my other son’s birthday. We thought those two are gonna share a birthday,” said Miranda Stoneking, of Sycamore. “And then at 9 we found out that (Britanie) was actually on her way to the hospital. We got there and she came right after us. I was super excited to get to share (the experience) with her.”