Reedsburg Area Medical Center welcomes first baby of 2021

The first baby of the year arrived Jan. 2 at Reedsburg Area Medical Center.

Miron was born at 12:43 p.m. to Yuliia Cherednichenko and Vitalie Raileanu of Wisconsin Dells. He weighed eight pounds, 13 ounces and was 19 inches long.

He joined older sister Miriam.

According to RAMC, the couple had hoped to have a boy someday. Cherednichenko said the couple put an ornament on their Christmas tree last year depicting a stork with blue swaddle.

“Yes, we wanted a boy and our dream came true!” she said in a statement. “Our experience with Reedsburg Area Medical Center was perfect. We also delivered our daughter here. In fact, we had the same room, the same nurses and our wonderful nurse midwife, Deb Adams.”

To celebrate the first baby of the year, RAMC groups and local businesses contributed gifts for the family. In the past, these items have included diapers, toys and personal care items. This year’s donors included the Reedsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, RAMC gift shop, RAMC Cosmetic Dermatology, RAMC Massage Therapy, RAMC Birth Center, Nuk, Viking Village Foods, Lands’ End and an anonymous giver.