First Baby of 2021 in St. Francois County Arrives at Parkland Health Center

It’s a boy! Taylor Hawkins and Kenneth Hahn II are the proud parents of a son, Kit Walker Hawkins, the first baby born in St. Francois County in 2021. Kit was born at Parkland Health Center in Farmington on January 4, 2021 at 8:20 a.m., weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce and 19 and a half inches long. Dr. Saurabh Kumar was the delivering physician. Kit will make his home in Farmington, MO with his parents.

As first baby, his family was treated to a gift basket complete with a diaper bag, blankets, toys, bibs, and much more, compliments of the following area BJC organizations: Parkland Health Center, BJC Medical Group – Medical Arts Clinic, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, BJC Home Care, and BJC Behavioral Health. “Kit is such a beautiful baby,” said Lisa Helvey, OB Manager. “We are happy to treat him and his family with some gifts to help them get started.”

Parkland Health Center is part of BJC HealthCare which also includes St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the teaching hospitals for Washington University School of Medicine. For additional information about Parkland Health Center, please call (573) 756-6451.