With multiple babies expected to arrive on New Year's Eve at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, the race to see who would come first didn't happen until yesterday.
Around 1 p.m. there were multiple mothers in labour in the birthing unit according to CMH staff, but no one was sure what family would welcome in the first baby of 2025.
On Jan. 1 at 4:14 p.m., Tiago and Fernanda Colombo welcomed their second child Gabriel into the world, making him the city's first baby of the new year.
Weighing just over seven pounds and 49.5 cm in length, baby Gabriel came into the world happy and healthy, says his dad.
After taking the first night to catch up on some sleep and get some rest, the Colombo family are now waiting to be discharged from CMH and take their baby home for the first time.
"I just want to go home and see my daughter's face when she sees her little brother. He's no longer in her mother's belly, so it's going to be amazing," said Tiago.
This is the second baby that Fernanda has had at CMH and was lucky enough to have the same team as they did three years ago when they had their first daughter.
Having a baby on New Year's is a great way to start 2025, added Tiago. The birth was planned as it aligned with the schedules of the doctors and midwives.
"Doctor Green, as the main OB and the Cambridge wife giving all the support from day one, all the nurses and the support that we have from the pediatrician I think couldn't be better," said Tiago.
Originally from São Paulo Brazil, the Colombo family have lived in Canada for the past seven years as they build their life here in Cambridge and are excited to get home with their new baby boy.
