First babies of 2024 in two central Pa. hospitals both from Lebanon County
Two central Pa. hospitals welcomed their first babies of the year on Monday − both from Lebanon County.
At WellSpan Good Samaritan, baby boy Bentley Dallas Kohr was born at 7:35 a.m. on Jan. 1 to 25-year-old mom Elizabeth Acosta and dad Kamrin Kohr, the first newborn of the year for the hospital.
Acosta, who was still at the hospital as of Tuesday, said that both she and her baby were doing well.
Bentley was born at 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 19.5 inches long.
Notably, father Kamrin Kohr was also a New Year's baby.
She said that she was surprised to learn that Bentley was the first baby born at the hospital this year, and didn't plan to have a New Year's baby.
UPMC Lititz
At UPMC Lititz, baby Neriah Hope Good, daughter of Tiffany and Damien Good, both 26, of Myerstown was born at 9:58 a.m.
Neriah was born at 7 lbs. 6.5 oz. and 19.88 inches long.
"It wasn't incredibly early," Damian said of their surprise that Neriah was the first newborn of the year for the hospital. "I didn't even think about it until later they were like 'oh you guys have the first baby of the year, and a fun one because it's a surprise.' So it was kind of cool."
For their first two children, 4-year-old Jaxtyn and 2-year-old Avielle, they chose to learn the gender before birth. For Neriah, they opted to not learn the gender, and were surprised to learn they had a daughter.
Their due date was originally set for Jan. 3, and Damien said he hadn't really thought of the possibility that they would be having a New Year's baby.
Damien, a school teacher, said that both Tiffany and Neriah are doing well and in good health.
"It obviously means that someone is going to have 'two' on their hands, whether it's me or my wife, it'll just bring a brand new dynamic. Especially for the youngest. I don't know, I think it'll be fun. It'll be a learning experience, obviously."
Daniel Larlham Jr. is a reporter for the Lebanon Daily News. Reach him at DLarlham@LDNews.com or on X @djlarlham.
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