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Flushing, N.Y., January 1, 2011, Update 5:05 p.m.-- New York Hospital Queens welcomed it's first baby of 2011 at 12:01 a.m., a baby girl, Selina Wong, weighing 7 lbs, 12 oz., born to proud parents Ting Li and Richard Wong of Fresh Meadows, N.Y. This is the couple's first child.
"It's exciting," says mother, Ting Li, who originally hails from South China. "And unbelievable, I never though I would have one of the first babies of the New Year."
Proud parents Richard Wong and Ting Li with New Year Baby, Selina Wong.
Closeup of NYHQ New Years Baby, Selina Wong.
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Proud parents pictured with their family, hospital staff and baby's first gifts.
Among the first gifts the family and baby received from the hospital was a $1,000 savings bond and a congratulatory basket of flowers and baby goods.
New York Hospital Queens is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and affiliated with Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
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