MIDLAND, Texas — Midland Memorial Hospital and Medical Center Hospital have welcomed their first babies of 2023.
In Midland, Matias Hernandez was born at 12:12 a.m. to parents Erika Flores Fuentes and Juan Hernandez.
He weighed seven pounds one ounce.
In Odessa, David Maximilano Esteban Soto was born at 3:37 a.m.
Little David weighed six pounds two ounces and was welcomed by parents Clara Soto Galindo and Cristobal Esteban Ortiz.
Both babies were welcomed with gifts from local business including clothes and diapers.