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Babies arrive in Hampton Roads to greet new year

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The first babies of 2023 were welcomed into the world at three different Hampton Roads hospitals.

The first baby born in a Sentara hospital this morning was born just before 1 a.m. at Sentara Leigh Hospital.

The next baby born at a Sentara hospital came at 2:07 a.m., as Atticus Moyer, a boy, was born to parents Diana and Steven Moyer.

Steven Moyer is currently deployed with the USS Leyte Gulf.

The first baby to arrive at Riverside Regional Medical Center arrived at 2:46 a.m., when Calenni Knox, weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces. The hospital said she and her mother “are doing beautifully.”

Calenni Knox was the first baby born in 2023 at Riverside Regional Medical Center. (Photo – Riverside Regional Medical Center)

At Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, staff announced the birth of Elana’Jean Rutherford, born at 6:31 a.m. on January 1.

Her mother, MaShay Rutherford, welcomed the baby weighing at 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measuring a little over 19 inches long.

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