Beverly Hospital Welcomes Its First Baby of the New Year
Beverly Hospital Welcomes Its First Baby of the New Year
Caption: Jennifer and Jeff Ahrens welcomed their son to the world on New Year’s Day.
Beverly, MA (January 1, 2016) – The possibility of having a baby born on New Year’s Day was so unexpected for Jennifer and Jeff Ahrens that they didn’t even have a chance to think of a name for their new son who arrived two weeks earlier than expected.
The Beverly couple welcomed the first baby of the New Year at 12:54 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 1. He weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and was 18 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing well. It is the couple’s second child – their daughter Sophia is two-years-old.
“We were definitely not expecting him this early,” Jennifer Ahrens said.
The couple just moved to Beverly this past December to be closer to Jennifer’s parents, and they thought they had a little more time to prepare for their newest arrival.
“With the move we’ve been just so overwhelmed, we thought we had more time before he came,” Jennifer Aherns said.
“Luckily we set up the baby room already,” Jeff Ahrens said.
The new parents and family also expressed their gratitude to the entire Beverly Hospital team.
“We had a great experience at Beverly Hospital,” Jennifer Ahrens said. “The nurses were awesome as they took great care of both me and our baby.”
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