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RIVERTON — Marygene Hyatt was not expecting to have her little girl arrive this week. She was scheduled for a delivery on Jan. 16, ahead of her due date on Jan. 23.
"Last night, we went to a movie, did some early fireworks and left for the hospital about 9:30 p.m.," said her husband, Bronson Hyatt.
The two are now the proud parents of the first New Year's Baby born at Intermountain hospitals, Zyani Tala Hyatt, who was born at 12:03 a.m.
Her first name, Zyani, is similar to both a word that means gift from God and the baby's grandma's maiden name. The baby's middle name, Tala, means the goddess of the stars in Tagalog, her mother's native language.
Marygene Hyatt said she had a classmate who died in childbirth while she lived in the Philippines and has a fear of hospitals, but she said at the Intermountain Riverton Hospital everyone was "so kind and smiling and celebrating" with her family, helping her feel safe.
She said the nurses there helped them feel comfortable and informed, and they were gentle with both Zyani and her older brother, Bruxs.
Bruxs was hoping for a baby brother initially, but his parents say he later got excited about his future sister.
"He thought she would be too small to play with him," his mom said.
In 2024, 2,400 babies were born at the Riverton hospital and 26,000 babies were born at all Intermountain hospitals in Utah.
