While most of the country was looking at the sun Monday, Quiana Tolliver was looking at her son.
- Roger Tolliver V born on eclipse day
- Quiana saw eclipse after the fact via social media
- Roger one of 30 babies born at St. Joseph's Hospital Aug. 21
"Everyone is thinking 'Monday the eclipse,' and I am thinking 'Monday I am having my baby,'” Tolliver said.
Tolliver gave birth to her son, Roger Tolliver V, via C-section at St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital Monday afternoon.
At seven pounds, 11 ounces, Roger kept his mom from seeing the first total solar eclipse to span the United States since 1918, but Tolliver said she didn’t mind.
"100 years is probably once in a lifetime experience, and he got to be born on that special day,” she said.
Roger is Tolliver’s fourth child, and so far she says he’s her most quiet baby. Thanks to the eclipse, maybe?
"It probably kept him calm,” Tolliver said.
Thanks to social media, Tolliver said she was able to see the eclipse after the fact. She said she plans on using those videos and photos in the future to tell Roger about the day he was born.
"I want to let him know the special day he was born on, because he’s a special baby,” Tolliver said.
Roger was one of almost 30 babies born at St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital on Monday. On average, the hospital says about 20-23 babies are born per day.