Lauv Lalelei is the daughter of Tsachii Stevenson and Eldon Tanuvasa, of St. George, Utah, January 1, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Terri Draper, St. George News
ST. GEORGE – The first girl and boy at St. George’s Hospital born on Friday celebrate New Year’s Day. They are also the first babies born at Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital, formerly Intermountain Dixie Regional Medical Center.
According to a press release from St. George’s Regional Hospital, released Friday afternoon, Lauv Lalelei Faamanuiaga Tanuvasa waonly first baby born on New Year’s Day. It weighed 6 pounds and 7 ounces and is 19 inches tall. She was born at 1:57. Lauv Lalelei is the daughter of Tsachii Stevenson and Eldon Tanuvasa, from São Jorge.
To commemorate the name change of the hospital, the first baby boy of 2021 was presented and will be recorded in the history of the hospital when given a name, according to the statement. Your parents are still deciding. The son of Vera Laughs and Delbert Henry, from Hurricane, Utah, was born at 7:13 am. It is 18.5 inches tall and weighs 7 pounds and 10 ounces.
The hospital presented gift packages for the two “first families”, which include blankets, toys and sleepers.
“It is always exciting to receive the first baby of the year,” said Mitch Cloward, the hospital administrator. “We are especially happy to welcome Lauv Lalelei and the first boy, who I am sure will be named soon, and we wish these beautiful families the best.”
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