Meet Sophie Yang, the first Twin Cities baby born in 2022
Sophia Hope Yang
WYOMING, Minn. (FOX 9) - Meet Sophie Hope Yang, the first Twin Cities baby born in the new year of 2022.
Her parents, Nou Vang and Francis Yang, welcomed Sophie into the world at 1:32 a.m. on January 1, 2022 at M Health Fairview in Wyoming, Minnesota. She weighs 7 pounds and is 19.5 inches long.
She will join five siblings at home. The youngest, 6-year-old Mia, helped pick out the name.
"Sophia was a name selected by her sister Mia, since for six years, she’s longed for a sister and best friend," said Vang.
Nou Vang and Francis Yang welcome a new baby girl at 1:32 a.m. on New Year's Day.
The family says they chose "Hope" as a symbol of all the possibilities that come with a new year and a new baby.
"Despite the difficult time we had with 2020-2021, we learn to work differently and adapt to the new world and give love more unconditionally. With the new year and a new baby in 2022, it is like the beginning of all things – wonder, Hope (her middle name), and a dream of possibilities," Vang said in a statement from the hospital.