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1st Baby Of The New Year Arrives At Howard County General Hospital, Given Special Name
The first baby born in 2022 at Howard County General Hospital arrived shortly after 3 a.m.
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — The first baby born in 2022 at Howard County General Hospital arrived at 3:11 a.m. weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces and 19 3/4 inches long. Golden Moiselle Douglas had a due date of Dec. 29, but mom Diamond Douglas, 25, said "it was a perfect delivery."
“The nurses got together a gift basket for her and there was a photoshoot in the hospital,” Douglas told the Baltimore Sun.
Sharon Sopp, assistant director of communications for the hospital, told the Baltimore Sun that one year, a baby didn't arrive until 10 a.m.
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“They come when they want to," she said.
Golden and her mom headed home from the hospital to their Laurel home Monday.
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“My New Year’s resolution is to be the best mom of the year,” Douglas said. “I was the first mom of the year, now I want to be the best.”
Douglas shared with the Baltimore Sun the meaning behind her daughter's name. Read about that here.
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