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Saratoga’s First Baby Of The Decade: It’s A Girl!

By Natalie Moore

February 10, 2020

At 12:50pm on Friday, January 3, Amara Rose DeCook became the first baby of the new decade born at Saratoga Hospital to proud parents Cassy Guilder and Randy DeCook. “When it was time for Amara to arrive, we were both just so happy that she was healthy and everything went so well,” Guilder said. “Our beautiful little girl will always be first to us, but it was exciting to find out she was the first baby of the new year (and the 2020s) at Saratoga Hospital. She’ll be able to tell her grandchildren that someday.”

Amara was delivered by Dr. Amy Knoeller, who also delivered her uncles, Guilder’s twin brothers, 11 years ago.

Amara Rose DeCook
Born at 12:50pm on January 3, 2020
5 pounds, 5.8 ounces
18 inches long

Natalie Moore

Natalie Moore is the editor of Saratoga Living and Capital Region Living magazines. A native of Ballston Lake, she began her career as an editorial intern at Saratoga Living, and, essentially, never left. In addition to overseeing the creation of the print magazines, she is the main contributor to Saratoga Living After Hours, a Substack newsletter that covers the Spa City’s social scene. In an alternate reality, she is a professional pickleball player.