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34 °F Forecast | Road Cams Thursday, December 16, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend December 8, 2004 When baby won’t wait, it’s a roadside delivery By PAUL FATTIG Mail Tribune As a veteran firefighter with the Oregon Department of Forestry, Cody Goodnough always tried to be prepared for the unusual. After all, when President Bush visited the Squires fire area in August 2002, Goodnough, the initial attack incident commander on the fire, was one of two firefighters who chatted with him about firefighting. And when a dog fell down an old mine shaft near Jacksonville in February 2003, Goodnough, as a volunteer member of Applegate Technical Rescue Team from Fire District No. 9, rappelled down into the shaft to rescue the black Labrador. But even Goodnough, 28, an emergency medical technician, acknowledged he had his hands full Sunday morning. That’s when his wife, Tailese Goodnough, hurriedly announced the baby they were expecting to be induced Monday in a Medford hospital wasn’t about to wait. The Goodnoughs live in the Applegate Valley about 30 minutes from Medford. Advertisement "She said we really needed to go to the hospital — we got her loaded into the car," he said. "But as we were going down the driveway her water broke." Three miles later, Cody Goodnough pulled his 1998 Toyota 4Runner off Highway 238 at the intersection of Dutchman View Drive. "Her mom (Tanja Roeloffs) wanted to check on things," he said of his mother-in-law, who rode in the car with them. "The baby was crowning by then." With the help of mom, dad and mother-in-law, Carson Lane Goodnough arrived at 9:15 a.m., weighing a healthy 7 pounds, 5 ounces. John Roeloffs, Cody’s father-in-law and a captain with Fire District No. 9, who was following behind, arrived in time to cut the umbilical cord. Tailese, a volunteer firefighter as well as a seasonal dispatcher with ODF, and baby Carson were then taken to the hospital, where they spent the night. They are now resting at home, where Carson joined his older brother, Zachary, born in April 2002. Goodnough, who has been on several childbirth calls, albeit always after the fact, said he had told their doctor he wanted to participate in the delivery. "Of course, our plan wasn’t to have him alongside the highway," he said. "But the baby had different ideas." Reach reporter Paul Fattig at 776-4496 or e-mail him at [email protected] Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities