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The first-born baby in Leavenworth has arrived — four days into 2011.
Connor James Thompson was born at 6:18 p.m. Tuesday at Saint John Hospital, weighing 8 pounds.
His parents are James and Jacqueline Thompson, both active duty military on Fort Leavenworth. According to James, the couple have been in Leavenworth for about a year and a half. James is originally from Connecticut; Jacqueline is from Nevada.
From the time they found out his due date, James said he and his wife were a little excited.
“He was expected to come Jan. 2,” he said. “We thought ‘wouldn’t it be cool if he was early and he could be the first baby born in the new year?’”
However, Jan. 1 came and went, as did Jan. 2. Jacqueline said she did try to make the deadline.
“I tried eating every food on the planet,” she said. “I went on long walks, like hourlong walks, to get some contractions going.”
At the end of Jan. 3, still nothing. Jacqueline said she joked that the couple were going to miss out on the free stuff. But during one of her long walks following a doctor’s visit, the contractions started.
“I thought, ‘OK, today’s the day,’” Jacqueline said.
One long labor later, Jacqueline said Connor was born.
About 15 minutes after the birth, she said a nurse told her that despite his best efforts, Connor was in fact the first baby born at Saint John in 2011. As it turns out, Connor is also the first baby born in any hospital in the city — Elizabeth Schonfeldt, a Cushing Memorial Hospital spokeswoman, said Cushing’s first 2011 birth, Bryson Jay, was born to Kandice Payne and Louis James at 8:25 a.m. Jan. 5.
The Thompsons received a gift from the hospital’s gift shop and a $50 gift certificate from Saint John Hospital.
Neither James nor Jacqueline said they expected Connor to be the first, considering the date. But James said Connor seems to be handling the newfound fame pretty well.
“He’s doing great right now,” he said. “He basically sleeps all day.”
The first-born baby in Leavenworth has arrived — four days into 2011.
Connor James Thompson was born at 6:18 p.m. Tuesday at Saint John Hospital, weighing 8 pounds.
His parents are James and Jacqueline Thompson, both active duty military on Fort Leavenworth. According to James, the couple have been in Leavenworth for about a year and a half. James is originally from Connecticut; Jacqueline is from Nevada.
From the time they found out his due date, James said he and his wife were a little excited.
“He was expected to come Jan. 2,” he said. “We thought ‘wouldn’t it be cool if he was early and he could be the first baby born in the new year?’”
However, Jan. 1 came and went, as did Jan. 2. Jacqueline said she did try to make the deadline.
“I tried eating every food on the planet,” she said. “I went on long walks, like hourlong walks, to get some contractions going.”
At the end of Jan. 3, still nothing. Jacqueline said she joked that the couple were going to miss out on the free stuff. But during one of her long walks following a doctor’s visit, the contractions started.
“I thought, ‘OK, today’s the day,’” Jacqueline said.
One long labor later, Jacqueline said Connor was born.
About 15 minutes after the birth, she said a nurse told her that despite his best efforts, Connor was in fact the first baby born at Saint John in 2011. As it turns out, Connor is also the first baby born in any hospital in the city — Elizabeth Schonfeldt, a Cushing Memorial Hospital spokeswoman, said Cushing’s first 2011 birth, Bryson Jay, was born to Kandice Payne and Louis James at 8:25 a.m. Jan. 5.
The Thompsons received a gift from the hospital’s gift shop and a $50 gift certificate from Saint John Hospital.
Neither James nor Jacqueline said they expected Connor to be the first, considering the date. But James said Connor seems to be handling the newfound fame pretty well.
“He’s doing great right now,” he said. “He basically sleeps all day.”
