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Woman Struck by Lightning While Pregnant Gives Birth, Evidence of Baby Superpower Forthcoming

by Jamie Frevele | 4:14 pm, January 19th, 2012

We have enough to worry about while we’re pregnant, but getting struck by lightning is probably furthest from a pregnant woman’s mind. You can probably imagine how shocked and annoyed Stephanie Alberti was when she was struck by lightning 13 weeks into her second pregnancy. When did this happen? Last summer, while she cheered on her husband at a motocross event. Besides this couple being incredibly awesome, they are also incredibly lucky — Lightning Baby was just born recently, and she is happy, healthy, and so far, has no reported superpowers.

Welcome little Sophie Alberti to Earth, everyone! Born at 6.5 lbs, 19.5 inches long, she is a little on the wee side, but after a dramatic gestation and equally dramatic birth, she is in excellent health and home with her parents and big sister.

As we mentioned, Stephanie Alberti was at an outdoor event in Southern Colorado, where the Albertis live, watching her husband Derek in a motocross competition. Along with several others, Stephanie was struck by lightning — through to the ground — barely three months into her pregnancy with Sophie. She was temporarily paralyzed and visited the doctor every remaining week of her pregnancy.

Well, thank goodness that turned out okay! Because it must have prepared the couple — and Sophie — for a crazy, crazy birth experience. The cord was basically wrapped around her entire body, including her neck. But even that ended with positive results: a beautiful, healthy little girl.

As of right now, there are no signs that she has acquired any superpowers from the lightning strike, but as we know from watching Misfits, Nathan didn’t find out about his superpowers until the end of the first season. Wait until she starts crawling, walking, talking … perhaps keep better track of any possible projectiles in case of psychokinesis. Just as a precaution. Also, a reminder that you cannot babyproof someone’s mind.

(KKTV via Jezebel)

TAGS: Misfits | pregnancy

Terence Ng

Um, hello? Most mutants don’t receive their powers until their teenage years. Duh.

Clearly the lightning bolt has only kick started her X-Gene and we’ll all have a favorite superhero in, like, 14 years.
http://twitter.com/seasodeep briar rose

My mom was struck by lightning (through a metal gate) while 7 or 8 months pregnant with me. Six weeks after I was born, she had to be committed to an mental hospital for severe paranoid schizophrenia, from which she never recovered. She had, by all accounts, been a normal woman (wife and mother of 2) before that happened. I’ve always wondered if the lightning did something weird to her brain. She was 29, a bit older than usual for the onset of schizophrenia.

As for me, well, it’s been 25 years since the lightning strike. On the downside, no superpowers. On the upside, no schizophrenia or disabilities.
Anonymous

Very sorry to hear. While you mention she never recovered I sincerely hope you still had a childhood (and adulthood) full of fulfilling moments with your mother. I lived for a few years with a relative having a severe disability, and also watched my mother battle cancer while watching her siblings pass only months before her from their cancers. Life is very challenging for some, I hope your family has been well dealing with the challenges.
John Wao

That lightning bolt was no random lightning bolt! Methinks Zeus is responsible!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Kalynn-Osburn/100000209378615 Kalynn Osburn

I want to be the teacher for this child.
Frodo Baggins

No alopecia or albinism either, I hope.
Anonymous

Sorry to hear about your mother.
http://twitter.com/seasodeep briar rose

My dad wanted us to have a meaningful relationship with our mother, but ultimately he had to make the difficult decision that she was too dangerous and frightening to be around. (I was terrified of her, and started having nightmares that she was trying to kill me.) So unfortunately, she ended up being the stranger who gave birth to me. Pretty much all I know of her is what my dad and oldest sister have told me about who she was before.

I consider myself incredibly lucky overall, though, because I have a kick-ass feminist father who raised his girls as a single dad. He’s been a beautiful role model of how to be strong and kind and nurturing and brave. So I count my blessings. :)
http://www.facebook.com/Gorillazfan Emily Hill

The fact the kid survived is amazing