Little Georgia made her appearance a bit earlier than expected, but just in time to be the first baby born in 2023 at Shuswap Lake General Hospital in Salmon Arm.
Georgia was born Monday, Jan. 2 at 9:28 p.m. to parents Jen Morley and Garick Gray. She is a sibling to Harper, who is four-and-a-half and thrilled to be a big sister to wee Georgia.
Mom Jen explained her baby was due on Jan. 10, but then Jen got sick with a cold and ended up with a fever, headache and other symptoms. Because of the baby, she came to the hospital to be checked.
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So they decided on an immediate Cesarean section as it seemed to be the safest route for both her and her baby.
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One of the nurses in the operating room brought handmade swaddle blankets for Georgia.
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Georgia was a healthy 8 lbs 2 ozs when born.
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Harper came to meet Georgia the morning after Georgia was born and was ecstatic, Jen said.
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Jen and the baby will stay in hospital one more night, until Jan. 4, just to make sure everything is okay.
The family has lived in Salmon Arm for a while, but moved to Blind Bay about two months ago.
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Jen said she is feeling good after the surgery.
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