First Bay Area Baby of 2020 Born in San Leandro
SAN LEANDRO (KPIX) -- It didn't take long for the first Bay Area baby to be born in 2020 and it seems he was pretty eager to get here.
While many were still singing Auld Lang Syne, the newest arrival to the Bay Area showed up at Kaiser Permanente in San Leandro, much to the surprise of his parents.
Christopher Santiago Tercero was the first child born in the Bay Area in the New Year but his due date was Jan. 6 so his parents, Ursula and Roberto Tercero, were a bit surprised when heavy labor began at 3 p.m. on New Year Eve. They got to Kaiser about 10:30 p.m. and, shortly after midnight, Christopher made his arrival.
"We thought, 'well OK, the baby might come three days early,'" said Roberto. "We forgot about the new year until one of the nurses assisting said 'happy new year' and, a few minutes later, the baby was here."
It was just 12:05 and Ursula says they were so focused on the delivery that it never dawned on either of them that they could be having the "New Year's Baby." It wasn't an easy pregnancy and Ursula says she's not surprised Christopher came early. In fact, she's happy that he did.
"I always thought that maybe the end of December he would be here because I was ready," Ursula said. "I was ready to give birth and ... I'm done!"
Christopher will go home Thursday to meet his two sisters, Bianca and Aliana, which Roberto says will complete the sibling trio since the family name Tercero means "third" in Spanish.
"We had this little game going back and forth that we should shoot for a third child," he said. "And it happened and it turned out to be a son --surprise! -- on the first of the year."
For the record, Christopher was 21 inches at birth and weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces. His parents say he seemed pretty quiet and mellow about the whole thing. They're hoping he'll stay that way.
