And we have a tie!
Two local hospitals said they have delivered the first Washington-area baby of 2009.
Washington Hospital Center and Shady Grove Adventist Hospital tied for yearly honor.
Washington Hospital reported they had a baby boy, Axel Bladimir Ortiz, born at 12:01 a.m.. Axel weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces.
Shady Grove reported that they had a baby boy born at 12:01 a.m. who weighed exactly 8 pounds.