Welcome, baby Bennett
Cody and Jessica Smith of Coeur d'Alene pose with their son, Bennett, born New Year's Day at Kootenai Health.
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COEUR d'ALENE — Cody and Jessica Smith didn't get a lot of sleep Sunday night.
That happens when you bring a newborn home.
The Coeur d'Alene couple are the parents of the first baby of 2021 born at Kootenai Health.
Bennett Smith was born at 4:33 a.m. Friday, New Year's Day. He weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 inches long. He was born a few weeks earlier than expected.
"A surprise to everybody," his father said.
He joins a 4-year-old brother, Graysen, in the family.
Bennett is healthy and he and his mom and dad were doing well on Monday — other than being a little tired from a sleepless night.
The name Bennett isn't after anyone in the family.
"With a name like Smith we wanted to have something a little different," Cody Smith said.