The Tuit family had planned a quiet New YearB次元官网网址檚 Eve at home, just mom, dad and two-year-old Jorie.
But when ElaineB次元官网网址檚 contractions started just after 1 a.m., her husband Rob says he figured sheB次元官网网址檇 be in labour for at least another 24 hours, like she was with Jorie.
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Hallie Rae Tuit made her debut at 4:53 a.m., weighing 8lb. 4 oz. hand delivered to her mom, by her dad, in the laundry room of their Brentwood Bay home.
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Meet Hallie Rae Tuit, Victoria's first baby of #2018 born to her parents Elaine and Rob at 4:53 a.m. 馃懚馃徏
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HeB次元官网网址檚 chuckling now as he recalls his hectic morning, gathering blankets and pillows and corralling a two-year-old with a screaming wife and a 911 dispatch operator on the phone.
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Despite Elaine being almost five days past her Dec. 27 due date, Rob says neither of them thought they would become parents of VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 first baby of 2018.
Both Elaine and Hallie are now resting comfortably at Victoria General Hospital.
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British ColumbiaB次元官网网址檚 New YearB次元官网网址檚 baby came just seconds after midnight, a baby girl born to a family in Surrey, weighing 8 lb. 7 oz.
Shortly after, at 1:23 a.m., Vancouver IslandB次元官网网址檚 first baby of 2018, Chase Luca Taylor, was born to his Nanaimo parents Bruce and Paige, weighing 9 lb. 11 oz. at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.
Vancouver Island's first baby of 2018 arrived at 1:23 this morning at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, weighing 9 pounds 11 ounces. Congrats to the proud parents and their families!
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The New YearB次元官网网址檚 babies are always the first symbol of a new year, according to the ministry of health, more than 44,000 babies are expected to be born in British Columbia in 2018.
