Newborn Eric Yang wears a pink and blue striped beanie and is wrapped in a soft receiving blanket.
Eric Yang is the first baby born at Cottage Hospital in 2024, Credit: Courtesy photo

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has welcomed its first baby of the new year, Eric Yang, who was born at 3:48 a.m. Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.

Eric is the son of Alyssa and Seng Yang of Lompoc.

Eric weighed in at 5 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 19 inches at birth.

Cottage Hospital said the baby’s arrival marks not just the start of a new year but the beginning of a new chapter in the lives of Yang family members.