Amy Taylor Parker, of Summit Township, and her son, Andre Parker, of Pittsburgh, enjoy a recent Pittsburgh Pirates game together. Parker and her husband, Patrick, continue to consider their son a miracle 27 years after his birth. Submitted Photo

Amy Taylor Parker always dreamed of having a house full of happy kids, even as she dealt with lifelong health issues regarding her thyroid.

“I knew at one point that infertility might be there,” Parker said.

When she married her husband, Patrick, 33 years ago, they began trying to get pregnant, to no avail.

Parker tried every treatment and procedure to advance her dream of having a baby, but due to her thyroid issues, nothing worked.

“Finally, the doctor said to me ‘I don’t want to break your heart, but don't ever plan on having children,’” she recalled. “Unbeknownst to the doctor or me, I was pregnant when he said that.”

The Parkers — who had no idea they were expecting — took a trip to visit Patrick’s sister and brother-in-law near Cincinnati, and the couples decided to visit King’s Island Amusement Park.