Chicago mom gets engaged moments after giving birth: ‘Mommy, will you marry Daddy?’

The Brief

  • A Chicago mother got an unexpected marriage proposal just moments after giving birth to her first child at Advocate Christ Medical Center.
  • The proposal came printed on the baby’s onesie: “Mommy, will you marry Daddy?”
  • The couple, who met in high school, reconnected three years ago and welcomed their son, Ace, last week.

CHICAGO A Chicago mother got a surprise she’ll never forget just moments after giving birth: her boyfriend’s marriage proposal, delivered by their newborn son.

What we know:

Challis Bell, 28, and Denzel Kimbrough, 30, had just welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Ace, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn on Friday afternoon.

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