Emory Johns Creek Hospital Welcomes First Baby of 2018

JOHNS CREEK, GA — Two Emory hospitals rang in the New Year with new bundles of joy.

Emory University Hospital Midtown welcomed its first baby of the New Year at the stroke of midnight while Emory Johns Creek Hospital’s first baby of 2018 arrived a few hours later at 4:18 a.m.

At Emory University Hospital Midtown, baby boy Luca weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Mom Jillian and dad Antonio said he was due on Dec. 29, but was a little late arriving. They had no idea he would be a New Year’s baby.

At Emory Johns Creek Hospital, baby girl Stella arrived at 4:18 a.m. on New Year’s Day. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Mom Grace says Stella was almost two weeks early.

“When we showed up at the hospital much earlier than planned, we thought she would be a New Year’s Eve baby, but she waited until New Year’s Day to arrive,” the mom added. “We are so excited.”

Both moms, both dads and both babies are doing well.

Image via Emory Johns Creek Hospital