Six days into the New Year, two Alberta families are sure to count it as one of their most memorable. At exactly 12:03 a.m. on January 1, Alberta welcomed its first babies of 2026 simultaneously at Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton and South Health Campus in Calgary.

At Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton, parents Stephanie Fernandez and Elrick Obligar celebrated the arrival of their baby boy, who weighed six pounds, four ounces. At South Health Campus in Calgary, Sara and Sebastian Stewart welcomed baby Theodore, tipping the scales at eight pounds, six ounces.

Acute Care Alberta, the provincial health agency overseeing acute care services, extended congratulations to all families welcoming new additions on the first day of the year.