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Amazing moment a mom gives birth in the car as her husband rushes her to hospital while her three other kids cry in the back seat – and the whole thing is captured on video by her son, 10
・Rudy Naper gave birth to her fourth child, Jolee Lavergne Addison, in a car on Friday in Nevada while her son filmed the entire thing from the back seat
・Rudy’s husband Michael Anthony Addison was driving her to what was supposed to be her final check-up with all three of their children in the back of the car
・Jolee decided she couldn’t wait any longer to make her entrance into the world
Joleeは４番目の子供ですね。
・Rudy is unbelievably calm after the delivery and they made it to the hospital
delivery (noun)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” the process of giving birth to a baby “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
She had a relatively easy delivery.
She had a difficult delivery.
A Nevada woman was captured on camera giving birth to her fourth child in the front seat of car while being driven to the hospital, in a video recorded by her young son.
Mike Anthony Addison was driving Rudy Napier to what was supposed to be her final check-up with all three of their children in the back seat when Jolee Lavergne Addison decided it was time for her to come into the world on Friday.
The couple’s son, Jayden, 10, had been tasked with recording a pre-birth video for his new sister as they went to the appointment – but ended up getting her birth on tape too.
And after watching the footage back later, dad Mike decided to share the clip on Facebook, where it has been viewed nearly nine million times to date.
‘I’ve never been through anything like that in my life, and I’ve done some crazy stuff!’ Rudy told Fox5 in Las Vegas, with a laugh.
After receiving so much attention for the unique arrival of their youngest daughter, the family started a fundraiser on Facebook to buy a minivan to be able to safely drive around their entire family.
on tape (noun)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” a long thin plastic band on which you can record sounds, pictures, or information “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
We’ve got the concert on tape.
fundraiser (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” a social event organized to make money for a specific purpose, especially for a charity or a political party “という風に記載されていますね。satisfaction と同じです。
Mike shared the video after taking a look at the recording, and described the entire ordeal as a ‘BEAUTIFUL nightmare!!’
The video, which runs just shy of four-and-a-half minutes, shows the situation escalating as Jayden remains steady on the camera.
At the start, Mike has his hand placed on Rudy’s leg in an attempt to comfort her as he drives with the other arm.
‘Mike the baby’s coming out, Mike the baby’s coming out,’ Rudy says to her husband, as he does his best to get them safely and quickly to Henderson Hospital.
‘No, she’s not,’ he says in the video, at first in denial that the newborn is on the way.
ordeal (noun)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” an extremely unpleasant experience, especially one that lasts for a long time “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
They have suffered a terrible ordeal.
I’m sorry to put you through this ordeal.
shy of something (phrase)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” slightly less than, slightly earlier than, or a short distance from something “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
They scored just shy of 100 goals last year.
I called him only two minutes shy of midnight.
in denial (noun)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” an unwillingness to accept that something unpleasant is true: “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
I think she’s still in denial about his death.
He’s still in denial about the break-up of his relationship.
Mike then realizes this is not a drill, and sends a message to his new arrival, talking to camera and saying, ‘Hey Jolee, it’s your father. Just want to let you know you’re making a grand presence in my car.
‘We’re on our way to the hospital. We love you and we’ll see you soon. We just wanna say a prayer and just pray and ask God that you’re delivered safely and healthy and we just can’t wait to put our hands on you.’
Mike then asks his older children if they have anything to say, and Jayden flips the camera around to show his face as he jokes, ‘Hurry up.’
His sisters, seated beside him in the back, are without words with tears streaming down one’s face, and the other sitting silently in the midst of the chaos.
Jayden later shared, ‘All that was going through my head was, “Record the baby.”‘
Rudy talked about the experience afterward, recalling that her husband asked her, ‘Can you hold it?’ but that was not possible.
‘I couldn’t take it any more,’ she said of the moment when she felt she had to push, ‘And that’s when her head popped out.’
In the video, Rudy grabs her daughter as Mike calls out, ‘Hold her up, hold her up, oh, my God, hold her up.’
In a serene and calm voice, Rudy says, ‘I got her,’ and pulls Jolee to her chest as she waits for her to cry.
Mike hears his wife’s worry that the baby hasn’t made a noise yet, and soothes her by letting her know Jolee’s eyes are open and she’s conscious.
In tears, Rudy then says, ‘We got a baby, she’s so pretty,‘ while making sure to include her children in the back in the experience, calling out to each of them by name.
‘She’s here, baby,’ Mike says, as he continues to drive.
serene (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” calm, or peaceful “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
She has a lovely serene face.
To soothe (verb)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” to make someone more calm and more relaxed when they are feeling nervous, worried, or upset “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
She was doing her best to soothe the crying baby.
I picked up the crying child and tried to soothe her.
After sharing the extraordinary moment on Facebook, Mike said he saw he had 150,000 notifications, and in that moment he said with a smile that he thought to himself, ‘What did I just do?’
After the experience, he expressed his gratitude to the hospital that took care of his wife and child.
‘I just want to take the time to thank the ENTIRE Henderson Hospital staff for all the great immediate help and hospitality they gave us from start to finish!!!!’ he wrote on Facebook late on Saturday night.
‘They treated us like ROYALTY there from the minute I sped up to the front door running in like a maniac screaming for help until they were wheeling Rudy and Jolee down to me earlier today so we could finally go home.’
Both mother Rudy and baby Jolee were given a clean bill of health and are now at home adjusting to life with the entire family of six.
like a maniac (phrase)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” someone who behaves in a stupid and dangerous way “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
Slow down! You’re driving like a maniac.
a clean bill of health (phrase)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” a statement that someone is healthy, or that something is operating correctly or is in good condition “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
He’s been given a clean bill of health by the doctor.
These results give Britain’s forests a clean bill of health.
Of 30 countries inspected for airline safety, only 17 received a clean bill of health.
最後に、内容が理解でき、新しい単語も知ることができたら、必ずCambridge Dictionaryか、Macmillan Dictionaryで例文を読むようにしてください。そして一番シンプルで、自分が日常使いしときやすそうなもをノートやスマホに書き溜めておいてください。そしてこれを移動中の時などに声に出して覚えることが本当に大事です！（電車では難しいので、僕はよく歩きますw）
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