Meet North Texas New Year's Babies, 1 Arrived 2 Months Early
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - A baby boy not due until March, made an early entrance at 3:49 a.m. New Year's Day at Methodist Richardson Medical Center.
Mom Sonalben Shekhada and dad R.S. Shekhada hadn't picked out a name just yet, because he wasn't due until late March!
Baby Shekhada made an early entrance into this world at just 28 weeks, 3 days, weighing in at 2 pounds 7.5 ounces.
Mom and dad are pictured here with Baby Shekhada in the NICU, where he is doing well.
Mom, dad, and big brother are glad he's here, even if it is a little earlier than planned!
The first baby of 2019 for Texas Health Resources was Olivia Rose Thomas, born at 12:31 a.m. at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.
In Fort Worth, the first babies in the system were Amelia Marie Brooks, born at 1:48 a.m. at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth and Angel Katina T. Brown, born at 3:19 a.m. at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth.
And Michelle and Brandon Salinas welcomed their first child, a baby boy a few weeks early at Baylor Medical Center at 4:45 a.m.
Brandon is a Dallas Police officer and Michelle is a nurse practitioner.
They said they're excited to se what the future holds.
"We'll always have a reminder on New Year's, we'll always be celebrating," said Michelle.
"I think that we just want him to be happy-- I mean happiness and healthy that's all that I really care about," said Brandon.
Brandon Salinas told CBS 121 he was born in the same hospital 30 years ago just down the hall from where their son was born.
