Meet Doylestown Hospital's First Baby Of 2022, Born 2 Weeks Early

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Doylestown Hospital's first baby of 2022 was born on Sunday at 5:39 p.m., when Jaclyn Zielke and Kenny Jackson welcomed their daughter Isabelle Christina to the world.

Originally due on Jan. 15, Isabelle didn't feel like waiting that long.

"She wanted to come earlier," Zielke told Patch in a phone conversation. "When we got here nobody was in labor and delivery, so they were like: You're the first, hopefully we can get it done!"

Though it's hard to predict how long any labor will take, in the end Isabelle was Doylestown's first baby of the new year, weighing in at 5 lbs 14 oz.

"We're definitely very excited and happy to give our son a little playmate and a sibling," Zielke said.

Isabelle will meet her 3-year-old brother, James, when she's discharged from the hospital and the family heads home Tuesday.

Doylestown Health shared a message of congratulations on Monday, writing, "We wish all the best to Isabelle and her family!"

Zielke said both she and the baby are healthy, and that her pregnancy wasn't too difficult despite the struggles of the pandemic. She is vaccinated and boosted, and the family successfully managed to avoid contracting COVID-19 while she was carrying Isabelle.

"Obviously I wasn't expecting a surge prior to giving birth, but you can't predict everything so you just roll with the punches," she said. "But we've managed to stay healthy."

In the new year, she's excited to be together as a family, saying, "We're hopefully looking forward to Isabelle growing up in a world that's a little less chaotic than what we're dealing with right now."

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