Quad-Cities Welcomes Its First Baby Of 2023!

Catherine and Tony Furlin, of Bellevue, Iowa, are the proud parents of the Quad-Cities’ 2023 Baby New Year.

The couple welcomed their daughter, Emilia Elizabeth Furlin, into the world at 12:54 a.m. Sunday morning at Genesis Medical Center BirthCenter, in Davenport.

Little Emilia, the Furlin’s fifth child, weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces and was 17.75 inches long.

Quad-Cities Welcomes Its First Baby Of 2023!

Catherine and Tony Furlin, of Bellevue, Iowa, pose with their newborn daughter Emilia Elizabeth Furlin in the Genesis Medical Center BirthCenter Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Davenport. Little Emilia was born at 12:54 a.m., making her the first baby of 2023 born in the Quad Cities.

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