Meet the first baby born at Faribault Medical Center in 2024

The baby girl was born Jan. 1 at 4:16 p.m.

FARIBAULT, Minn. (Jan. 02, 2024) — Nayla Rayn Gosewisch is the first baby born at Faribault Medical Center in 2024. She arrived at 4:16 p.m. on Monday, Jan.1, weighing seven pounds, ten ounces and measuring 20 inches long. She joins proud parents Nesa Torres and Matthew Gosewisch and her two older siblings, Khai and Kira, all of Owatonna, Minn.

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Nayla was due Wednesday, Jan.3, but arrived a couple of days early. Her mom, Nesa, delivered all three of her children at Faribault Medical Center.

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