The Corbett Baby
words & photos by TERRY RICHARDS
Lacey Corbett sat on the edge of the bed , holding some precious cargo .
“ Another couple of years and you ’ ll see him riding a bicycle all over ,” she said of her newborn son .
Tatum , the son of Jake and Lacey Corbett of Lake Park , was born at 2:17 p . m . Monday at The Birthplace , SGMC Health ’ s specialized childbirth facility . He is Lacey Corbett ’ s first child and Jake ’ s second .
On the morning of April 10 , the Corbetts were in Lacey ’ s room at The Birthplace , awaiting discharge .
Jake said it took two years of in vitro fertilization attempts coordinated through a Jacksonville , Fla ., hospital to bring Tatum into the world . He and Lacey have been married for 12 years .
Lacey Corbett was impressed with The Birthplace .
“ The nurses , they were awesome ,” she said . “ We came here Sunday night to get induced and had to get a C-section Monday . … I can ’ t ask for a better staff .”
“ It ’ s like ( the staff ) have known her all her life , the way they took care of her ,” Jake said .
Tatum Corbett was born at 2:17 p . m . on April 8 , 2024 , at the Birthplace .
Jake and Lacey Corbett prepare to take home their son , Tatum , from the Birthplace at SGMC Health in Valdosta .
The nurses , they were awesome . We came here Sunday night to get induced and had to get a C-section Monday . … I can ’ t ask for a better staff .”
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