Well, hello! The first babies of 2024 arrive in North Jersey
If being the first baby of 2024 was a race, then little Aaron Delacruzgainza blew past the rest of the field in New Jersey.
Aaron came into the world at the stroke of midnight at Holy Name medical center in Teaneck at 6 pounds, 3 ounces and 18.5 inches. His mom — Saolanne Delacruzgainza of North Bergen — was resting for much of Monday.
Although not all of New Jersey's 70 hospitals reported their first births of the year on Monday, it's safe to say Aaron is in first place or at the very least tied for first. But other babies weren't far behind.
Among the first to be born in 2024 was Krystal Jean, who came into the world at 12:12 a.m. at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.
Krystal made quite the debut. She surprised parents Rachelle and Kieron by arriving 13 days before her due date. She weighed in at 5 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 17 inches long.
Krystal was a minute behind Maren DiMicco, born at 12:11 a.m. at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune — the first baby born in Hackensack Meridian's network of 18 hospitals.
Other New Jersey babies born shortly after midnight include a girl at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch at 12:17 a.m. and another at 12:15 a.m. at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township.
Other first babies born at Hackensack Meridian's hospitals include:
A baby girl at Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood at 2:05 a.m.
A baby girl at Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen at 8:10 a.m.
A baby girl at Ocean University Medical Center in Brick at 10:34 a.m.
A baby girl at Hackensack University Medical Center at 11:36 a.m.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: First babies 2024: North Jersey parents welcome these infants
