Parkridge East Hospital announced Friday afternoon its first baby born in the new year.
Parkridge's The Birth Place welcomed Lorelei Grace Blevins at 1:26 a.m. Friday. She weighs 7 pounds and 2 ounces, and measured 19 inches long.
Lorelei was resting at Parkridge East with her parents Mary Louise Bryan and Colby Blevins, of Lafayette, Georgia.
"The family – along with the Parkridge physicians, nurses and support staff – are thrilled to welcome their daughter this morning," reads a news release sent by the hospital on Friday afternoon. "Parkridge Health extends its congratulations to the family on their new arrival."
- Compiled by Staff Writer Colin M. Stewart