NACOGDOCHES, TX (KTRE) -
Calis and Michelle
Dees spent New Year's Day celebrating at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital with the
newest addition to their family
"She decided she
wanted to come early and in a hurry," said Michelle.
The couple wasn't
expecting their fourth child until January 22nd, but newborn Laney
Michelle Dees had other plans and didn't want miss any part of 2013.
"At 2:15 I had
my first contraction and at 2:56 the baby was here," said Michelle.
The couple and their
family live in Cushing and Calis says when his wife woke him up and explained
she was in labor he knew time was of the essence.
His goal was to keep
his wife calm and get to the hospital for their child's delivery.
"She looked over
at the speedometer and I told her you do your job and I'll do mine," said
Calis.
Tuesday the "New
Year's Day Baby" was surrounded by family and friends including her three older
sisters. Michelle says New Year's births seem to run in the family.
"Well my grandmother
was born January 1, 1941," said Michelle.
Even though the rain
put a damper on yesterday's celebrations the Dees say they couldn't imagine a
better way to start the New Year.
"We'd talked
about if we didn't get to pop fireworks lets pray for a baby and that's what we
got," said Michelle.
Laney weighed seven pounds and 12 ounces and
she was 18 inches long.
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