Family of 2020 New Years baby reflects on historic year
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich â The family of one of the first West Michigan babies born in 2020 is celebrating a special birthday, in whatâs been a roller coaster of a year.
Kendra Rose Ivey was born at Spectrum Health Butterworth in Grand Rapids at 12:19 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2020.
Her parents, Natisha Thompson and Brian Ivey, from Howard City, told FOX 17 that despite all the craziness this year, itâs actually been a great one all because of their daughter.
âIt obviously started out with a bang,â said Thompson.
Meet the first baby born at Spectrum Health in 2021
and last updated 2021-01-01 19:01:55-05
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich â A Grand Rapids family celebrated their new year by welcoming a daughter.
Sumayah Abdalla Annia Murjaan was born at Friday, January 1st, at 12:57 a.m. at Spectrum Health Butterworth.
Parents, Brianna Rincone and Abdalla Abdi told FOX 17 that everyone is happy, healthy, and that delivery went smoothly.
Rincone said, I pushed and she came out within 30 minutes.
Baby Sumayah arrived a little ahead of schedule, weighing in at 8 pounds, five ounces, and is 21 inches long.
Rincone was able to have Abdi, her husband, in the delivery room and felt very safe knowing that the doctors and nurses at Spectrum Health were taking necessary COVID-19 precautions.
Michigan Hospital Releases List of Top 10 Baby Names for 2020
2020 is been a big year for you, especially if you happen to be named Ava or Oliver.
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One new name to the top 10 list has a little bit of an interesting history to it. The name Eleanor, Came in at number seven, definitely has a more old world style flair to it. Interesting enough it’s not the first time the name is found itself in the top 10. The last time the name Eleanor it was in the top 10, on the national list, just happen to be 1918 the year of the Spanish Flu pandemic.
Three hurt in Georgetown Twp. rollover crash By Peg McNichol
Dec 30, 2020 12:54 PM
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) A single-vehicle rollover crash injured two adults and a 1-year-old Wednesday morning, according to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Sgt. Christie Wendt.
Deputies were called to the scene just after 9:30 a.m. Dec. 30, 2020, on I-196, just east of the M-6 freeway. They found a 26-year-old San Antonio, TX, woman had been driving a Pontiac Montana east on I-196 near M-6 when she lost control on the snow-covered roads. The Montana went off the right side of the road, rolling several times.
The driver and front seat passenger both went by ambulance to Spectrum Health Butterworth for treatment of non life threatening injuries, according to Wendt.
Here are the top baby names of all the children born at Spectrum Health Butterworth this year. Author: 13 ON YOUR SIDE Staff Published: 11:29 AM EST December 28, 2020 Updated: 11:29 AM EST December 28, 2020
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. 2020 has been a very tough year for many people, but the joys of parenthood and new life persisted.
The annual list of top baby names for 2020 was released Monday, Dec. 28 by Spectrum Health s Family Birthplace and Natural Birthing Suites.
Two names have claimed spots on the top 10 list in West Michigan: Eleanor and Leo
Eleanor scooted her way to No. 7 for girls, and Leo crawled to a ninth-place tie for boys with Levi. Nationally, both names have followed a steady trajectory upward in popularity in recent years, according to the Social Security Administration, which keeps records dating to 1900.