Villa Park Couple Welcomes First Good Sam Baby of 2013

Jason and Heather Gonzalez were at a New Year’s Eve party in Lombard on Monday night when Heather’s water broke. Ten hours later, Sofia Lynn Gonzalez became the first baby born at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in 2013.

Sofia—born at 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and measuring 19 ¾ inches long—was delivered at 9:19 a.m. by Dr. Vipal Arora, an OB/GYN at the Downers Grove hospital.

Because Heather wasn’t due until Jan. 11, the couple was surprised—as were the other party guests—when her water broke around 11:30 p.m.

“Everyone kind of freaked out,” Heather said. 

Jason and Heather headed to Good Samaritan Hospital and welcomed their little girl nearly 10 hours later. She is the Villa Park couple’s first child.

“She likes to make a grand entrance, I guess,” Heather said of Sofia arriving 10 days early to become the hospital’s first baby of the new year.

Both mom and baby are resting comfortably at Good Samaritan Hospital.

Information provided by Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, located at 3815 Highland Ave. in Downers Grove.

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