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 St. George Hospital’s first baby girl and first baby boy born on Friday commemorates New Year’s Day. They are also the first babies to be born in the Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital was born, formerly Intermountain Dixie Regional Medical Center.
According to a press release issued by the St. George Regional Hospital on Friday afternoon, Lauv Lalelei Faamanuiaga Tanuvasa was the first baby born on New Year’s Day. She reached 7 grams and is 19 centimeters tall. She was born at 1:57 a.m. Lauv Lalelei is the daughter of Tsachii Stevenson and Eldon Tanuvasa, of St. George.
To commemorate the name change of the hospital, the first baby boy of 2021 was handed gifts that will be recorded in the history of the hospital according to the statement. His parents are still deciding. The son of Vera Lag and Delbert Henry, from Hurricane, Utah, was born at 7:13 p.m. He is 18.5 centimeters tall and weighs about 10 kilograms.
The hospital offered both ‘first families’ gift packs that include blankets, toys and sleeping accommodation.
“It’s always exciting to welcome the first baby of the year,” said Mitch Cloward, the hospital administrator. “We are especially pleased to welcome Lauv Lalelei and the first baby boy, who I will surely be nominated soon, and we wish these lovely families all the best.”
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