Faster than a speeding bullet? Maybe.<\/p>\n
More powerful than a locomotive? Probably not.<\/p>\n
Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? OK, let’s not get too carried away.<\/p>\n
One thing Noah Stefan Maris is, however, is the first baby welcomed in Boulder County in 2023.<\/p>\n
Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette welcomed his arrival at 12:42 a.m. Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
Noah is the son of Alex and Andra Maris. He weighed in at 6 pounds, 8.8 ounces and is 20 inches long. According to a press release sent by Good Samaritan, the parents are proud to report that their son is “happy and healthy.”<\/p>\n
“Noah tried to come out as Superman with hand over head, reaching for the nurse’s finger but was ultimately delivered via C-section,” the parents said in the press release.<\/p>\n
Noah’s birth was the first time since 2020 that a baby born somewhere other than Longmont rang in the New Year first in Boulder County. The past two years the first baby born in the county was in Longmont.<\/p>\n
Boulder Community Health welcomed a baby girl at 1:01 a.m. at its Foothills Hospital Family Birth Center, along with a baby boy at 5:41 a.m. at its Birth Center of Boulder, according to a hospital spokesperson.<\/p>\n
Good Samaritan has been recognized as a baby-friendly designation and follows the highest standards of care for mothers and their babies. Good Samaritan was Colorado’s first hospital to be designated as baby friendly.<\/p>\n