Annalee Gracelynn Ward was born at 3:22 a.m. on Jan. 1 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital, making her the first baby to be born at the hospital this year
Annalee was 7 pounds and 3 ounces, according to a press release from IU Health. Her parents are Christina and Andrew Ward of Ellettsville, Indiana.
The hospital is the only large hospital in the Bloomington area, which first opened in December 2021.
Other Indiana hospitals welcomed newborns on New Year’s Day. Charlie Jeanette Ridlen was born at Franciscan Health Indianapolis at 12:49 a.m. and Mason Morin was born at Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Hospital at 2:26 a.m.
