COOPERSTOWN Bassett Healthcare Network’s Birthing Center welcomed the first baby of 2023 at 3:15 a.m. on January 2. Ezra was born to parents Calvin and Sarah Hardy of Jordanville.
Their little boy weighs 8 pounds and is 21 inches long. Ezra has two older siblings—a brother, Oliver (5), and a sister, Leah (3).
“We thought Ezra would make his appearance in 2022,” said Sarah. “But we’re so happy he decided to arrive in the New Year—we can’t believe he is officially the first baby of 2023 at Bassett! We’re very excited to move into the New Year with a bigger family.”
In 2022, 975 babies were born at Bassett Medical Center’s Birthing Center.
Meet Austin James Robinson! He’s the first baby born in 2019 at the Bassett Birthing Center in Cooperstown. Austin arrived at 3:01 a.m. today, New Year’s Day. Congratulations to his mother and father, Destiny Grant and Adam Robinson of Walton, on the birth of their baby boy. Austin weighs 6 lbs., 13 oz,, and is 19¾ inches long. Destiny says she is relieved her son was born healthy and she says, “it’s pretty cool to have the first baby of 2019.” She also notes that Austin’s birthday is exactly 30 days before her own birthday. Thanks to the entire team of health care professionals that deliver and care for all the babies born at the Bassett Birthing Center. 2018 was another record setting year with 1,081 babies born at Bassett.
Maverick James Johnson, seen here with mom, Paula Waffle and nurse Jessica Barrett, was the 1,000th baby born this year at the Bassett Birthing Center.
COOPERSTOWN – Parents Paula Waffle, Eric Johnson and the staff at the Bassett Birthing Center welcomed Maverick James Johnson, the 1,000th baby born at the center in 2017, on Tuesday, Dec. 19.
Maverick was born at 3:57 p.m. Tuesday, weighing 8 lbs, 10 oz, 21 inches long. Though born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, he was able to stay at the birthing center for the first few days of his care, rather than being transported to Albany.
