EMS workers meet the baby twins they delivered in back of ambulance

ISANTI, Minn. -- A family just north of the Twin Cities had a special reunion Monday after quite the memorable ambulance ride to the hospital.

The last time Megan Swanberg welcomed the Allina EMS crew into her home, she was 30 weeks pregnant with twins and going through contractions.

"I'm probably a little more nicer this time around," said Megan Swanberg, mother to twins Harper and Harlan.

Her husband Reid was far away at the time, so Megan made a plan.

"I'm just gonna drive myself to the hospital, and my mom's like, 'No you're not,'" said Megan. "She ended up pulling up right behind my car so I couldn't leave."

They made a call for an ambulance to take Megan from their home in Isanti to Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids. The hope was that they would get there before the babies would come – but Harper and Harlan had other ideas.

"When we got here, she was running all around the house. In fact, she ran, pretty much ran to our stretcher out at the ambulance," said Allina EMS worker Scott Olson.

Megan had a question for Olson and his EMS partner Shelby Frost as soon as the ambulance doors closed: "Have you guys delivered a baby?"

They hadn't delivered a baby, let alone two. And the girls were not wasting any time.  

"It was about five minutes after we got her ready for the birth that the first one came out," said Scott.

That was Harper. Fifteen minutes later, Harlan was born just as the ambulance was about to get to Mercy.

In the almost three months since they made the special deliveries, Scott and Shelby have thought about the girls often.

"Through a mutual friend I got some pictures and things like that all along, but it was neat to meet them. I was hoping I'd get to," said Scott.

"I've always enjoyed little babies for sure," said Shelby.

Megan was impressed with how much Harper and Harlan took to Scott and Shelby as they held them after an official introduction.

"I think we have a babysitter," said Megan.