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First babies of 2021 born at hospitals around metro Atlanta

So far, it looks like the first baby of 2021 in metro Atlanta was born at Piedmont Athens Hospital about 20 minutes into the new year.

ATLANTA — The first baby of 2021 in metro Atlanta was recorded not long after the final strains of "Auld Lang Syne" finished playing.  

Baby boy Jonah arrived at Emory University Hospital Midtown at 12:06 a.m., according to spokesperson Janet Christenbury.

He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Mom Ariona and dad Felton said he was due to arrive on New Year's Eve, but decided to wait an extra day to arrive. 

According to Sydney Devine from Piedmont Healthcare, Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center recorded their first birth of the new year at 12:18 a.m.

That's when Heather Christopherson and Dylan Beasley welcomed baby girl Emerson Pearl Beasley. She was born weighing a healthy 7 pounds, 4 ounces and 19.5 inches long. 

Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta welcomed baby girl Alora Reiman at 12:21 a.m., weighing 4 pounds, 11 ounces. 

Her proud parents are Kristen and Matthew Reiman from Austell.

The first baby at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper was born at 1:33 a.m.

Yoselin Samra Jacinto Tercero weighs 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and is 19 inches long. She was born to proud parents Rosa Tercero Ramos and Rogelio Jacinto.

Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville welcomed their first new bundle of joy at 3:18 a.m. 

Weighing in at 8 pounds, 13 ounces, and measuring in at 19.5 inches long, Brooklyn Michelle Irvin was born to proud parents Jessica and Zachary Irvin of Jackson, Ga.

Meanwhile, Piedmont Henry Hospital recorded their first birth of 2021 about an hour and a half later, at 4:49 a.m., when Raylon Smith was welcomed to the world. 

Baby Raylon weighed in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was born to his proud parents Elexis Buckner and Renarldo Smith.

The first baby born at Emory Johns Creek Hospital was born at 9:10 a.m. Ian weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces at birth, hospital officials said.

They said mom Younjoo and dad Yong said they feel really happy and blessed to start the new year with the birth of their son.

Proud parents Shaniya Peters and Jaelan Williams welcomed their healthy baby girl, Harlow Ella-Giselle Williams at Cartersville Medical Center at 10:40 a.m.

She was 8 pounds, 8 1/2 ounces, and 20 inches long. 

According to officials at Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta, they have not recorded their first birth of 2021, just yet.

   

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