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Soldier watches birth despite being thousands of miles away
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Army specialist serving in Afghanistan witnesses daughter's birth via Skype
- Duration 1:31
- Date Sep 7, 2012
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At 5 o'clock Tuesday morning Nicole -- wasn't sure how she's going to bring a baby into this world by herself actually feeling pretty scary if you've seen -- -- is an army wife.
I think -- then she wears her husband's name tag as a bracelet.
And keeps them honest here at home because it's smells like him sent -- it has been.
Going Robbins was rushed into the operating room having gone into early labor.
She wasn't alone.
Army specialist Preston Robbins was waiting.
Despite being thousands of miles away at least he was hired general troops today.
And it's just been amazing specials Robbins had emailed the hospital telling staff he is currently on a nine month tour in Afghanistan.
But he didn't want to miss the birth of his baby girl he's gonna always carry with them to know that he was there to see the back of his daughter the staff and the -- medical center had a computer set up.
Specialist Robbins was video conference the end and sitting on a table right next to his wife he watched his daughter being born I was just.
Looking around him and he just kept smiling at me and it says.
-- -- Just found that -- I mean everything they're both of them look like him Silvio -- seven pounds two ounces with a head full of hair.
Nicole says it's not ideal that all that matters that her husband was there in some way I would want my husband with me if I could have him but.
I think it's important achievement but what he's doing what I meant change that -- -- Fox 4 News working for you.