Bicycle enthusiasts Andy and Kristina Fry got to the hospital in an unconventional way in the anticipation of the delivery of their first child.

The Frys decided to go to Stormont Vail Hospital on Wednesday evening by cargo bike, with Kristina riding in the front and Andy pedaling by bike light. The event was filmed by Andy’s friend Josiah Engstrom of MotoVike Films. The ride was a trip of about three miles from the couple’s home to the hospital.

Andy’s a huge bicycle enthusiast, according to his father, Capital-Journal reporter Steve Fry. The couple made the ride because they love bikes.

"We’re having fun, and it will make it more memorable," Andy said in the video about the ride to the hospital.

"Do something specific that you enjoy rather than do it bland like everyone else," Andy added.

Andy has been riding bikes since he was a child, and Kristina started about five years ago. The couple will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary in November, Andy said.

The bike ride was Kristina’s idea, a way to make the moment special and add flair. They also used the moment to calm themselves down because biking is something they do together all the time, Andy said.

The couple had figured out a route two or three weeks ago and talked to Engstrom recently about Kristina’s plan. That’s when he came up with the idea of filming the ride.

Engstrom received a text from Andy about 3 p.m. on Wednesday and was filming at 7 that night. Engstrom has five crew members, but no one could do it. He checked with his wife, Andrea, and along with two of their four children, Boulder, 3, and Azalea, 20 months, he helped document the moment.

Andrea drove his truck, and his children were in the backseat. He filmed while hanging out of the window, banging his hand on the top of the truck to let his wife know when to speed up or slow down.

"I had a plan on how to capture it," Engstrom said. "Kristina riding it with her hair blowing in the wind, then hugging their parents and parking the bike."

Engstrom said he was thinking there would be some negative comments on the film, but so far there haven’t been.

"This was a euphoric moment for her and for him. That’s their life — cycling," Engstrom said.

Andy is a an engineer and a volunteer at Topeka Community Cycle Project on Kansas Avenue. Kristina is an auditor with the Kansas Corporation Commission.

"Andy has been involved in several organizations and events in Topeka dealing with bicycling the past five or six years," his father said.

The couple’s daughter, Ava Miller Fry, was born at 6:14 p.m. Thursday and weighed 7 pounds and 1 ounce, and was 20 inches in length, according to an announcement that in The Capital-Journal newsroom.

Ava’s paternal grandparents are Steve and Anita Miller Fry. Ava is their first grandchild. Anita works in administration at Stormont Vail Health and used to work at The Capital-Journal.

Steve, his wife and daughter Meredith were at the hospital for the delivery, along with Kristina’s parents, Lawrence and Sonja Luke of Bonner Springs, and sister Holly Luke of Merriam.

Steve had heard about the bike ride to the hospital and knew that his son and Kristina had taken the cargo bike many times together.

After the bike ride to the hospital Wednesday night, Steve and his wife stood to the side and took pictures to commemorate the moment. They brought the bike home with them after their son and daughter-in-law went inside the hospital to prepare for the delivery.

"It’s a big deal, and will be for Ava," Steve said of the importance of bicycling to his son.

See video of the ride to the hospital here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY0SCO55Td4&feature=youtu.be