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Aubrey Root is first baby of the decade born in Bradford County
Published: January 2, 2010
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Bradford County Dairy Princess Alternate Jessica Rockwell and Troy Fair Queen Casey Hall present parents Maryann Steele and Dustin Root with gifts on Friday. Steele's and Root's baby was the first born in Bradford County in 2010. Root is holding a basket containing some of the gifts.
SAYRE - Aubrey Root of Waverly, N.Y., was born at 7:01 a.m. Friday at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, making her the first baby born in the new decade in Bradford County.
Root, who is the daughter of Maryann Steele, 18, and Dustin Root, 21, of Waverly, N.Y., is doing "fine," said Linda Henry, the unit clerk at the First Impressions Birthing Center at Robert Packer Hospital.
Aubrey Root was not expected to be the first baby of the decade born in the county, since, according to her mother, she was due to be born two weeks after Jan. 1.
But when Maryann Steele began to have contractions at 7:45 a.m. on Dec. 31, the pendulum shifted, and it looked at that time like she might be born too early to be the county's first baby of the decade.
Maryann Steele was brought to Robert Packer Hospital at 11 a.m. on Dec. 31 and stayed there until 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, said Maryann Steele's mother, Lisa Steele of Waverly, N.Y.
"She wasn't dilated enough, so they sent her home" on the afternoon of Dec. 31, Lisa Steele said.
So Maryann Steele and Dustin Root stayed up on New Year's Eve at their home on Fulton Street and watched the ball drop on television as the new decade started.
But by 12:45 a.m. on Jan. 1, "we definitely knew she was in labor," said Lisa Steele, who lives with her daughter and Dustin Root on Fulton Street.
And at that time, Dustin Root drove Maryann Steele to the hospital.
Maryann Steele said her delivery was normal, but that she felt tired on Friday.
Dustin Root said he watched his daughter being born, which is the first child for him and Maryann Steele.
"It was amazing ... seeing your daughter being brought into the world!" he said.
Dustin Root and Maryann Steele said that their daughter is healthy added that they hope she will continue to be healthy and grow up happy.
On Friday afternoon, Aubrey Root, who is 7 pounds, 15 ounces and 21 inches long, was resting with her mother, father and their relatives in Maryann Steele's room in the First Impressions Birthing Center.
That afternoon, Troy Fair Queen Casey Hall and Bradford County First Alternate Dairy Princess Jessica Rockwell paid a visit to Maryann Steele, bringing gifts for her and her family.
Hall's gifts included week-long passes for Maryann Steele and her family members to the 2010 Troy Fair, as well as baby supplies.
Rockwell brought dairy products and dairy recipes for the couple.
James Loewenstein can be reached at (570) 265-1633; or email: jloewenstein@thedailyreview.com.
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Bradford County Dairy Princess Alternate Jessica Rockwell and Troy Fair Queen Casey Hall present parents Maryann Steele and Dustin Root with gifts on Friday. Steele's and Root's baby was the first born in Bradford County in 2010. Root is holding a basket containing some of the gifts.
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