Oh, baby! Local families ring in new year with new sons
As 2025 kicks off, some local families welcomed new additions.
Newborn baby William Scott couldn鈥檛 wait to ring in the new year with his family.
He was born just seconds past midnight on New Year蘑菇视频 Day at St. Clair Hospital to parents Eve and Frank Scott of South Strabane Township.
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William, the couple蘑菇视频 first child, weighed in at 6 pounds 9 ounces and was born 10 seconds after midnight.
His due date was Jan. 5, but his parents knew that there was a possibility that he would arrive on Jan. 1.
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The hospital staff provided a basket of gifts, including a tuxedo, to ring in the new year in style.
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At WVU Medicine Children蘑菇视频 in Morgantown, W.Va., Mason Levi Javornick arrived at 2:31 a.m. His parents are Rachel Robinson and Brandon Javornick of Graysville, Greene County.
鈥淚t went pretty quick after the epidural,鈥� said Rachel with a laugh.
Mason, who weighed 7 pounds, has an older sister, 20-year-old Jordyn Javornick.
鈥淛ordyn loves him. She held him yesterday and he was really content with her,鈥� Rachel said.
Babies born in 2025 will kick off a new generation: Generation Beta. Members of Gen Beta will be born between the years 2025 and 2039, and will be the children of younger Millennials and older members of Gen Z.
Gen Beta will experience artificial intelligence and automation in every aspect of life, according to social researcher Mark McCrindle. By 2035, Gen Beta is expected to make up 16% of the global population, and many members of the new generation are expected to live into the 22nd century.
Jim Bissett of the Dominion Post newspaper in Morgantown contributed to this article.