There are many things we celebrate for the start of a New Year, including new life.
CBS 21 went to see the New Year’s babies.
Of course, the tradition to start the New Year is to drop things, there are more drops of everything from pickles to strawberries to wrenches in PA than in any other state.
We eat pork and sauerkraut and of course we have New Year's Babies.
There is something special about being first and born with fireworks in the air, that is what happened with Jacob Campbell, who came into the world Tuesday morning at 12:08 am at Pinnacle Health's Harrisburg Hospital.
“He may have heard them and figured he'd come in with a bang,” laughed his mother, Laura Campbell.
“Happy and healthy and that is all we want,” commented the proud parents, who added, “no we will definitely not forget his birthday.”
Meanwhile at Penn State Hershey Medical Center their first baby came exactly at midnight. The parents are Alan and Maria Smajic of Harrisburg, and their daughter is Jasmina.
Maria Smajic was watching the ball drop as the baby dropped and of course our congratulations to all the new parents.
So far there have been four other New Year’s babies at Harrisburg Hospital.
As for some other local hospitals and their first babies, Chambersburg Hospital's first baby of the year was a boy born at 12:25 a.m.
Waynesboro Hospital’s first of the year was a baby girl, Laurel Corinne Horst, at 5:24 a.m. Her parents are Darwin and Jessica Horst of Chambersburg.
Holy Spirit's first baby of the New Year was Aubrey Welch, who was born at 7:42 a.m. to Kathleen and Zach Welch of Lemoyne.
The first baby of 2013 born at Lancaster General Health’s Women & Babies Hospital came at 1:17 am. The girl is the daughter of Chantal and Louis Kabamba of Mount Joy.
And if you or someone you know had a New Year's baby, please share it with us on Facebook!
CBS 21 went to see the New Year’s babies.
Of course, the tradition to start the New Year is to drop things, there are more drops of everything from pickles to strawberries to wrenches in PA than in any other state.
We eat pork and sauerkraut and of course we have New Year's Babies.
There is something special about being first and born with fireworks in the air, that is what happened with Jacob Campbell, who came into the world Tuesday morning at 12:08 am at Pinnacle Health's Harrisburg Hospital.
“He may have heard them and figured he'd come in with a bang,” laughed his mother, Laura Campbell.
“Happy and healthy and that is all we want,” commented the proud parents, who added, “no we will definitely not forget his birthday.”
Meanwhile at Penn State Hershey Medical Center their first baby came exactly at midnight. The parents are Alan and Maria Smajic of Harrisburg, and their daughter is Jasmina.
Maria Smajic was watching the ball drop as the baby dropped and of course our congratulations to all the new parents.
So far there have been four other New Year’s babies at Harrisburg Hospital.
As for some other local hospitals and their first babies, Chambersburg Hospital's first baby of the year was a boy born at 12:25 a.m.
Waynesboro Hospital’s first of the year was a baby girl, Laurel Corinne Horst, at 5:24 a.m. Her parents are Darwin and Jessica Horst of Chambersburg.
Holy Spirit's first baby of the New Year was Aubrey Welch, who was born at 7:42 a.m. to Kathleen and Zach Welch of Lemoyne.
The first baby of 2013 born at Lancaster General Health’s Women & Babies Hospital came at 1:17 am. The girl is the daughter of Chantal and Louis Kabamba of Mount Joy.
And if you or someone you know had a New Year's baby, please share it with us on Facebook!