First Babies by Amy Kehm
2012 Stork Basket Winner
photography by Kayla Jones and Jason Bennett
O These Mount Pleasant
businesses contributed to the 2012 First Baby Stork Basket:
Angels and Rascals
Photography & Design Mount Pleasant Baskets Munchkins
Nichole Alexandra Photography
Phylli Phlops Shoe La La
The Ragamuffin Shop Shrimp & Grits Kids Tapio School of
Dance & Gymnastics Vanity Salon
Baby Bloomers Home The Clothes Horse Legare’s Beads Kayla Jones
Abigail Lilly Kelly, Mount Pleasant ’s first baby of 2012.
N JAN. 1, 2012, AT 5:44 P.M., DOCTORS AN- nounced to Robert and Rhonda Kelly, “It’s a girl!” Te blessed event was overwhelming for the Kelly clan, but it also was a big deal for Mount Pleasant. At 7 pounds, 2 ounces and 21 inches long, Abigail Lilly Kelly became the town’s New Year’s baby and the winner of the 2012 Mount Pleasant Magazine
First Baby Stork Basket. East Cooper Medical Center was a winner as well, in a friendly competition with Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital to see which facility would welcome the town’s first little one. “I think it’s awesome,” Rhonda, the proud new mom, said. “I really wanted her to be born on the first.” Rhonda wanted it so badly that she prayed for a New Year’s Day delivery. When she went into labor at 8 a.m., she was confident – or at least hopeful – that her prayers would be answered. “Whenever we were in labor, we asked if she was the first because there was nobody else on the labor and delivery side,” Rhonda recalled. When another mom-to-be arrived, Rhonda’s medical team increased her dose
of Pitocin, a synthetic form of the hormone oxytocin, to speed up the delivery. “I’m very competitive so I was like, ‘Bring it on,’” Rhonda laughed. Te Kellys were pleased to learn that they did indeed have the first East Cooper Medical Center baby of the year. Later, they found out that Abigail was the first baby born in Mount Pleasant and that they would receive the Mount Pleasant Magazine First Baby Stork Basket. “I think it’s awesome,” said Rhonda. “I’ve never won anything before, so
this is exciting.” After a taxing pregnancy, Rhonda was happy to have a relatively easy
delivery. Her first look at her baby girl was a moving experience. “It was heaven,” she explained. “It was absolutely amazing. When they took her away to clean her up, I was like, ‘No, I need her back.’” Robert Kelly is equally head over heels, probably because Abigail is the first girl born in the Kelly family in two generations. When he looked at her, he explained, “I thought she was just as beautiful as she is now. She’s gorgeous. I’m a big softy. It’s a whole new world. It’s exciting.” Abigail is named after
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Mount Pleasant Magazine Editor Margaret Ann Michels presented the 2012 First Baby Stork Basket to the Kelly family at East Cooper Medical Center. The basket was valued at more than $1,000.
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First Baby
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