{"id":344146,"date":"2026-07-18T01:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T01:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/344146\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T01:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T01:54:08","slug":"rhode-island-couple-heads-to-florida-for-cruise-returns-home-with-surprise-baby-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/344146\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island couple heads to Florida for cruise, returns home with surprise baby boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One Rhode Island couple&#8217;s vacation plan took an unexpected but beautiful turn!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When a couple arrived in Tampa Bay to visit some friends and family before going off on a cruise, the woman began experiencing severe abdominal pain. Concerned, they went to a local emergency room seeking answers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Once there, doctors gave her and her husband some news: she was pregnant and already in labor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Apparently, neither of them was even aware that they were expecting. According to the mother, she was on birth control and experienced no signs of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The baby, named Sebastian, was delivered shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Family members have already started joking that his nickname should be &#8220;Cruise&#8221; after he made his surprise arrival just before his parents were supposed to board their ship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the moment, the family remains in Tampa while they sort out his birth certificate and arrange new travel plans home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is a developing story. 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