It didn’t take long for Warren County to ring in the first baby of 2018.

Just 36 minutes into the new year Alia Dawn Brown was born. She was not only the first baby in Warren County, but the first baby born at any Saint Thomas hospital in Tennessee.

Alia is the daughter of Kali Bogle and Rickey Brown. She weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces at birth and was 18.5 inches long. She came one week before her due date.

Alia is the first child for Bogle, 26, and the second for Brown.

Dr. Richard Burke delivered the baby, capping a hectic weekend where he delivered six babies at Saint Thomas River Park.

“New Year’s babies usually don’t come so close to midnight,” said Dr. Burke, who operates Women’s Wellness of Warren County, which is inside the hospital. “I really thought she might get here before midnight but it didn’t happen. It was her first baby and she had her whole family here supporting her. I’m very blessed to be a part of it and I want to thank all the hospital staff members who were here helping over the holiday.”