January 1st 2025.
As the clock struck midnight and the city of Chicago rang in the new year with their loved ones, there was a special moment happening at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in the Lakeview neighborhood. Sophia and Joshua Sartori welcomed their baby girl, Scarlett Carmela Sartori, into the world, possibly making her the first baby to be born in the area in 2025.
The couple, who reside in the Irving Park neighborhood, were overjoyed as they held their 6-pound, 15-ounce bundle of joy. The labor and delivery process was accompanied by the sweet sounds of the Counting Crows, with their hit song "Mr. Jones" playing in the background. This was a song that had been randomly selected on a 90s alternative radio station, a favorite of the Sartoris.
According to Sophia, who used to be an English teacher, Scarlett's name was inspired by one of her favorite books, "The Scarlet Letter." As first-time parents, the Sartoris couldn't contain their excitement and shared their joy in a video interview from the hospital, with Sophia mentioning that they had designated "Mr. Jones" as their daughter's special song.
However, Scarlett's arrival wasn't the only thing that had the hospital staff buzzing. As the clock struck midnight, there was a sense of anticipation in the delivery room, as everyone wondered if the baby would be born on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day. This added a sense of excitement and celebration to the entire process, with the possibility of the baby girl being bestowed with a traditional title.
Joshua, who used to play football at North Central College and now works at Kraft Heinz, shared that the odds for a New Year's Day delivery were high as the labor process began. He had secretly hoped for a quick labor, not only for Scarlett's sake but also because December 30th happens to be his birthday, and he wanted to share it with his daughter. However, it became clear early on that they would have to wait a little longer for her arrival.
The second contender for the first baby of 2025 was Preston Owen Gully, born at 12:49 a.m. to proud parents Deneshia Overton and Perry Gully at Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital. Advocate Health also had a few other New Year's Day deliveries, including Ethan Jovanni Maxinez, born at 12:56 a.m. to Zara Amirova and Giovanni Maxinez at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, and Julia Abdedeen, born at 1:20 a.m. to Shuroug and Mahmoud Abdedeen at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
Other early arrivals included a baby girl born to Ingrid Brandt at 1:03 a.m. at Rush University Medical Center, and Aiden Jimenez, born at 1:46 a.m. to Rubicelda Morales and Jose Luis Jimenez Bello at Mount Sinai Hospital. At 2 a.m., Crystal Serrano and Miguel Angel Romero Ojeda welcomed their son Irving Miguel Romero Noli at Saint Anthony Hospital, and at 2:06 a.m., Rachael Dewitt and Tomas Kuras of Plainfield welcomed their son Lukas Kuras at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora.
Although there may still be other contenders for the first baby of the year, the Sartoris are reveling in the joy of becoming parents for the first time and the added excitement of having the first baby of the year in Chicago. Sophia expressed her disbelief, saying, "It is surreal. We are just so excited that we can say we have the first Chicago baby of '25."
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