Tova and Chris Miller of Snohomish welcomed the first Jewish baby of 2015.
Zachary Alex Miller was born January 4 at 12:46 p.m. at Providence Everett Hospital. He weighed in at 7 lbs., 6 oz. and measured 20 in.
Not only does Zachary have the honor of being this year’s first Jewish baby, he shares his birthday with a special person.
“He was born on my birthday,” said Tova.
“I had gone to the hospital at 5 a.m.,” she said. “They sent me home at 7…. We rushed back to the hospital around noon and he was born within 10 minutes of getting back there.”
It was an intense experience for Tova, who remembered the experience of giving birth to her daughter, Alexandra, now 5, and had planned to have an epidural. But not everything goes according to the birth plan, as many mothers know.
And everything turned out fine.
“He’s doing really well,” she said. “He’s pretty happy.”
Tova is a graduate of Seattle Hebrew Academy and Northwest Yeshiva High School, and is returning to school to study human resources. Her husband, Chris, works for Sonitrol Pacific, a security system company.
Tova said they liked the Biblical background of the name Zachary, and the baby is also named after a friend of the father’s.
The baby’s bris was conducted by Ezra Bessaroth hazzan Yogev Nuna at Tova’s parents’ house in Seward Park.
“We’re just very proud to welcome him,” said Tova.
-Emily K. Alhadeff