{"id":267346,"date":"2018-01-03T06:06:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T20:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=267346"},"modified":"2018-01-03T06:06:05","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T20:06:05","slug":"dakota-villazon-2018-new-year-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/dakota-villazon-2018-new-year-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Dakota Villazon is 2018 New Year baby"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jesse and Alicia Villazon\u2019s youngest son Dakota is the New Year baby of the CNMI in 2018. Also in photo is the Villazons\u2019 eldest son Dylan. (Bea Cabrera)
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The first baby born in the CNMI this 2018 is baby boy Dakota Villazon. Born to Chamorro\/Carolinian parents Jesse and Alicia Villazon, Dakota is their second child, delivered at 4:49am on Jan. 1, weighing 5 lbs at 36 weeks.<\/p>\n

The New Year babies in 2017 and 2016 were of Bangladeshi and Filipino descent.<\/p>\n

Commonwealth Health Center labor and delivery nurse Shirly Ann Weilbacher said that waiting for the first baby to be born in 2018 was exciting.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was exciting this new year because in previous years, we had Bangladeshi, and Filipino New Year babies. This year, the boy is from Chamorro\/Carolinian parents. You could say they\u2019re native as this is their island and I am glad for them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time there is a baby, everyone is excited as a baby is a symbol of new life and new beginnings. We welcome each and every baby born in this world. Babies are precious,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Alicia Villazon, Dakota\u2019s mother, came in the hospital at 3:30am and gave birth a little over an hour later.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t expect that I will be the first one to give birth in 2018. I am happy that Dakota and I are doing well. I hope that he grows up to be a good child, finish school, and earn a master\u2019s degree,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Jesse Villazon, Dakota\u2019s father, was hoping for a baby girl since their first born, Dylan, is a boy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was hoping for a baby girl but I am definitely happy with any gender. The important thing is that Dakota is healthy. I hope he grows up to become a judge. That is my hope for him, \u201c he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving Dakota in our lives is really special and having him as the first baby born in 2018 is indeed extra special for us. I feel proud to be Dakota\u2019s father,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dakota Villazon was delivered by Dr. Samauel Gordon with the assistance of CHC\u2019s Labor and Delivery unit composed of Daisy Olanda, Shirly Ann Weilbacher, Maridon Binay-An, and Jevvifer Demapan and the OB Unit composed of Lovely Lopez, Belen Tolentino, Monique Aguila, Edna Abantao, and Jackyleen Kaye Benetra. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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