Hall’s 1st baby of new year

Hall County’s first baby of 2024 checked in just before 4:00 Monday morning at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville. And it’s a boy!

Alexander Gomez Santizo was born at 3:47 a.m., a hospital spokeswoman said Monday afternoon. He weighed in at 6lbs, 2oz.

About six hours later, at 10:01 a.m., Kaiser Kunstler Baxter arrived at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton, weighing just 2lbs, 15oz.