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Unless, of course, it’s near midnight on the first day of the new year.
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The first baby of 2008, Lucy Sanders, arrived at 12:02 a.m, on Janurary 1 to her parents Dave and Jamie Sanders at Winona Health. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News) |
But little Lucy Elizabeth Sanders waited — just 120 seconds into 2008 — before making her appearance, enough time to make sure both clocks confirmed that she was Winona’s first baby of the year born at Community Memorial Hospital.
Weighing in at 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and 19.75 inches long, she was spending New Year’s Day like most Winonas, relaxing and sleeping.
“She’s just pretty content,” said her father David Sanders.
Dressed in pink baby clothes and a pink cap, David hoped this was a sign of things to come — a peaceful, calm personality, a quiet baby.
“You just have to enjoy this while you can,” Sanders said, while little Lucy slept.
There was no New Year’s Eve partying for David and Jamie Sanders, who live in Winona. Doctors decided to start inducing birth on Dec. 30. Both Sanders said they really didn’t think about trying to wait until the first of the year.
Lucy is the couple’s first child together. David expects grandparents and family members to start coming anytime soon from places such as Pittsburgh and New Jersey. Lucy already has an older sister.
Still a little tired from the busy night, Jamie said, “It’s all worth it.”
“She’s pretty much perfect,” David said.
Tyrus is last new Winona baby to say hi to 2007
Tyrus Joseph Antoine Summers is taking after both of his parents.
He is a quiet baby, doesn’t fuss much and eats well. He was born in 2007. Barely.
Shortly before noon on Monday, Larisa Leapaldt gave birth to baby Tyrus, with just a little less than a half-day in the year left to spare. She thought he was going to be a New Year’s baby. Tyrus’ father, Joseph Summers, swore he was going to be a Christmas baby.
But Tyrus had his own plans and became the last baby born in 2007 at Community Memorial Hospital in Winona at 11:52 a.m. He was 6 pounds, 14 ounces.
“I also thought he’d be bigger than that,” Larisa said.
On New Year’s Day, family was coming from all over the country to see the new arrival.
“He’s quiet. He takes after me,” laughed grandfather Mike Leapaldt of Carrington, N.D.
Grandmother Denise Leapaldt from Llano, Texas, had just arrived in Winona to see her first-born grandchild.
“I’ll be here until the 20th, so I’ll get plenty of opportunities to hold him,” she said.
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