10/14/2025                                                                            
                                    
                                                                            
                                            It’s a boy and she said “yes!” 🩵💍
 
Moments after the birth of her first son at Advocate Christ Medical Center, Challis received a joyful surprise – a marriage proposal, printed on her baby’s onesie.
 
Challis and Denzel first met more than a decade ago while they were in high school at Mother McAuley and Marist high schools, but they lost touch when Denzel’s family moved.
 
3 years ago, mutual friends put the couple back in touch and they fell in love, eventually preparing for the birth of their son, Ace.
 
With some help from the nurses, baby Ace quickly got into his first outfit just after being born, a onesie that said, “Mommy, will you marry Daddy?”
 
“I looked over and he was on one knee,” Challis said. “I was shocked.”
 
The couple said they’re grateful for the team at Christ not only for the excellent labor and delivery care, but for helping with the surprise engagement. Congratulations! 
Learn more about maternity care at Advocate Health Care: https://bit.ly/4kjY2HF