Talk about a dramatic entrance.

(Photo Courtesy Rachael Furey)

Heralding the birth of Gianni Joseph Pugliese on the evening of Wednesday, March 20 in the Mystic Island section of Little Egg Harbor Township were a crowd and a light show of colorful strobes from emergency vehicles.

“Neighbors sent me videos – we lit up Hudson,” proud Grandpa Bob Furey said with a laugh. About 10 days later, Furey said he was “high on life,” still piecing together the events of the intense half-hour that had surrounded his grandson’s arrival.

Mom Rachael Furey described the whole experience as “surreal.” She had not planned on a home birth.