Lowcountry hospitals welcome babies born on the Fourth of July

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - Two Lowcoutnry hospitals released photos Tuesday of newborns who can claim Independence Day as their birthday.

East Cooper Medical Center partnered with Bella Baby Photography to photograph the newborns.

“The birth of a baby is already a memorable time for families, but we wanted to help create an experience for them by treating them to their first photo shoot,” hospital spokesperson Morgan Lancaster said.

Summerville Medical Center welcomes ‘little firecrackers’

Over in Summerville, two babies were born early Tuesday morning at Summerville Medical Center.

Baby boy Weston was born at 1:54 a.m. to parents Brania and Tyree. Weston and his big brother, Jaxon, posed for a photo in his “Little Firecracker” onesie the hospital gave to all of the babies born on Independence Day.

Baby girl Everleigh was born at 2:56 a.m. to parents Kaitlyn and Austin.

Summerville Medical Center released photos of two babies born Tuesday and dressed in special... — Summerville Medical Center released photos of two babies born Tuesday and dressed in special "Little Firecracker" onesies. Baby Boy Weston and his big brother Jaxon (left) pose for the camera, along side baby girl Everleigh (right). Weston was born at 1:54 a.m. to parents Brania and Tyree and Everleigh was born at 2:56 a.m. to parents Kaitlyn and Austin.(Summerville Medical Center)

As of Tuesday afternoon, the hospital was expecting the delivery of four additional babies.

Besides the United States of America itself, the newborns share a birthday with President Calvin Coolidge, writer Neil Simon, singer Bill Withers, actress Gina Lollobrigida and author Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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