If he was born just 13 seconds earlier, baby boy Muir would have been born in a completely different year.
Instead, Amy and Tyler Muir welcomed their bundle of joy just as people across the Alberta were ringing in the New Year.
Calgary’s New Year’s baby was born at 12:00:12 a.m. at the Rockyview General Hospital.
Mom Amy said Monday she didn’t’ expect to have a New Year’s baby because she went into labour on Saturday.
But Remington James Muir wanted to wait – and came into the world weighing 8 pounds 15 ounces. Mom and baby are healthy and happy.
“This woman’s a champion,” Tyler said. “Over 40 hours of labour is incredible.”
The couple said the excitement of having a new baby grew even more once they realized their son would be born in the New Year.
“It was very exciting for the staff and for everyone,” Amy said.
Remington is the couple’s fourth child. They also have a 13-year-old daughter, a 10-year-old son and a three-and-a-half-year-old daughter.
“I think they’re all desperately in love,” Amy said. “It’s pretty cool.”
Edmonton’s New Year’s baby was also a boy, born at five minutes past midnight at the Misericordia Community Hospital.
Last year, Calgary’s New Year’s baby was a boy named Louie. He was born at the Foothills Medical Centre at 12:02 a.m.