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It's A Boy: First Cape Cod Baby Born In 2020
Callan William Knowlton was the first baby of 2020 for Falmouth Hospital.

FALMOUTH, MA — The first baby born at Falmouth Hospital in 2020 was Callan William Knowlton. The little boy joins his parents Brewster, 29 and Shelby, 27, and big sister Cecilia (who is 16-months-old), of Sandwich for the new decade.
Callan was born at 1:31 a.m. on Jan. 1 and was weighed in at 9 pounds, 6 ounces.
The Knowltons first moved to the Cape three years ago and fell in love with the region. They decided to move to Sandwich from Somers, Connecticut, and start their family.
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As of Thursday afternoon, no babies have been born at Cape Cod Hospital in 2020.
You might have a picture in your mind of ringing in the new year as a baby and finishing up the year an old man. That's because since ancient Greece the image of a baby has represented a fresh start in the new year. In many cultures babies born on the first day of the year are considered to have the best luck and long lives.
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