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This bundle of joy features 2014 New Year’s babies from CGH Medical Center and KSB Hospital along with area babies born in 2013!

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What’s Inside KSB’s baby new year ...................................................................Page 3 Finding a baby sitter ...................................................................Page 4 Protecting tech devices ..............................................................Page 7

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Sauk Valley’s first baby of 2014 Riley Adilynn Angell born at 8:16 p.m. on Jan. 1 at KSB Hospital she wouldn’t be the first baby of 2014. But Riley ended up beating out the iley Adilynn Angell other baby anyway.

Riley’s father, Adam just barely – by Owens, 21, of Mount about 20 minMorris, said they knew utes – was the first baby they were having a girl, of 2014 born in the Sauk and had a few ideas for Valley. names, but it wasn’t until She weighed 6 pounds, the day of her birth that 12 ounces and was 20½ inches, her mother, Con- they settled on Riley.

That decision, Hermes nie Hermes, 21, of Mount Morris, said while holding said, came after they Riley in the middle of her arrived at the hospital.

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com “We had a couple differroom at KSB Hospital in ent names, but we decid- Connie Hermes and Adam Owens cradle their new baby Riley Adilynn Jan. 2 at KSB Hospital in Dixon. Riley Dixon. ed fully [Jan. 1],� she said. was the first baby born in the new year in the area.

She was born at 8:16 “We got to the hospital, p.m. Jan. 1, Hermes said, and it was like, ‘What are about 20 minutes before are going to name our another baby in the hosdaughter?’� pital was delivered.

Riley’s last name, Angell, Riley’s due date was Jan. comes from Owens’ 4, Hermes said, but she stepfather, the same last had a feeling the birth name Adam will soon would happen on New change his to, and which Year’s Day. Hermes will take once Hermes, who arrived at the hospital about 1 p.m. they get married.

Riley was just the first Jan. 1, already in labor, said she really didn’t care for that, too, adding it the list of firsts in her young when someone told her KENNA EILEEN life. that if Riley didn’t hurry, Sterling

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