1-3-14 first baby of the new year-fdl and beaver dam

Fond du lac's St. Agnes Hospital has welcomed its first baby of the New Year. Ezekiel Anthony Freeman was born on Wednesday, January 1 at 5:06 p.m. to Jessica and Anthony Freeman, of Fond du Lac. He weighed six pounds and nine ounces, and was 19 and three-quarters inches long.   He is joined by siblings: Bethany, 10; Callista, four; and Douglas, two.  Brita McCullough, MD, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist with Agnesian HealthCare’s Fond du Lac Regional Clinic, delivered Ezekiel Anthony Freeman. As the first baby of the year, Ezekiel Anthony Freeman and his family received a basket full of gifts from St. Agnes Hospital’s Women & Infants Unit associates.

Beaver Dam Community Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2014 as Dr. Ken Ostermann delivered Claire Elizabeth Nielsen at 6:49 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Claire was born 20 inches long and weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and is the daughter of Beaver Dam’s Michael and Elizabeth Nielsen, who are first-time parents. The beautiful new baby and her beaming parents received a bountiful basket of gifts to honor the occasion as the 2014 BDCH New Year Baby. Included in the basket were assorted baby clothing, a baby blanket, infant toys, a $50 Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce gift certificate, a hand print kit and photo album, and a six-month supply of diapers.