A FATHER and grandmother sprang into action to deliver the perfect Christmas present - a bouncing baby boy.
When his wife, Helen, went into labour at their home in Hendon, Sunderland, Kristofer Heskett kept calm, while his mother, Jeanette, passed on a midwife's advice over the phone.
Cameron Martin was born in the family's bathroom at 9.14pm on Saturday, weighing in at a healthy 8lb.
"It was a bit of an adventure," said Mr Heskett, 29. "It's a great present for Christmas, but we decided not to call him Jesus."
"You can't get any more magical than a baby at Christmas," said Cameron's grandmother.
Cameron is a brother for Helen's daughter, Faye, five, and Kristofer's daughter, Kristen, also five.
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