The first baby of 2022 officially arrived at Spencer Hospital's Birth Center this week.

Baby girl, Rylee Joyce Parish, made her appearance on Monday, Jan. 3 at 5:36 p.m. Parents Jaden and AJ Parish, of Spencer, were eager for their daughter's arrival.

"We had a really good delivery experience and the eight hours I was in labor went fairly smooth," said Jaden.

Dr. Travis Witt delivered the healthy baby girl, who weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 20.25 inches long. Rylee will be joining her older sibling, Saylor Parish (19 months) at home soon. Grandparents are Cleone and Glenn Rouse, of Spencer, and Marvel and Tim Parish, of Wichita, Kan.

The family received a gift basket filled with baby girl items, compliments of Spencer Hospital Gift Shop.