Thurston County’s first baby of 2023 is a boy named Lance
Lance Henson was born at 3:08 a.m. Sunday at MultiCare Capital Medical Center in west Olympia, making him Thurston County’s first baby of 2023, a spokesman for the hospital said.
Henson was 20 inches long and weighing slightly more than 9 pounds, spokesman Scott Thompson said. He is the second child for parents Bernadette, 27, and Colby, 29, of Shelton.
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“Both mother and baby are doing well,” Thompson said.
A little more than eight hours later, Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia welcomed its first baby of the year, also a boy.
Miguel Inigo Marrero was born at 11:49 a.m. Sunday, weighing 7.4 pounds and measuring 19 inches long, according to the hospital.
Miguel is the son of Janine April Dumlao-Marrero and Jan Marrero of Lacey, both 32. Miguel is their first child.
The second baby of the year at Providence came just 16 minutes later at 12:05 p.m. A girl, Lilyana, was born to Lydia Sullivan of Lacey.
Baby Lilyana received a goodie bag put together by the Davis family, who have been bringing a “first girl of the year” package to the hospital since their daughter was the first baby of the year at Providence 14 years ago.
This story was originally published January 2, 2023 at 5:00 AM.
