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Happy New Year, Baby!
Daughters, Moms and Midwives Share Holiday Birth Stories
By Teri Brown
As for New Year's babies, during her 14 years as a midwife, Erickson has seen many, but recalls one in particular. "I remember one year, a baby was due in mid-December and by the 31st, it was getting pretty ripe on the vine," she says. "There was extra pressure because it was December 1999, and the mysteries of Y2K were present.
"Several hours later, this new mom gracefully birthed her baby into the world. We called the newspaper to inform them of the event, but another baby had entered the world before hers did. The birth did get mentioned in the local paper though. Again no prizes for the family, except a sweet babe in arms."
Most small towns or cities have treasures to bestow upon the first baby of the New Year. Susan Kraemer of Blomkest, Minn., was one of those who didn't care if she won any New Year's prizes. Her precious baby boy, Christopher, was all she and her husband needed to feel like they'd been given a wonderful gift on New Year's Day, 2000.
"People often suspect us of trying to have a millennium baby," Kraemer says
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