San Antonio's Methodist Hospital Metropolitan saw a bustling start to 2026 with the birth of the city’s first babies of the new year, born within minutes of each other. At 12:00:51 a.m. on January 1, Snaya San Martin Esuijarosa made her entrance into the world, tipping the scales at 8 pounds, five ounces and stretching out to 19 inches long. Amaya Esuijarosa and Yosuany San Martin Reyes, her parents, could barely contain their joy at the arrival of their first child – a sentiment likely felt by many parents but made even more memorable by the novelty of the timing.
With less than a three-minute gap, another girl, Kali Amor Bautista, was born at 12:03 a.m., weighing 8 pounds and measuring out at 20 inches, according to reports from KSAT. Parents Melissa Jose and Juan Bautista share in their own unique jubilation, welcoming their daughter into a world that had barely taken its first breaths of the new year.
The energy surrounding these births seemed to match the celebratory spirit that welcomes any new year. "There isn’t a more exciting or special way to ring in the new year than with the arrival of not one, but two precious babies—especially our city’s first of the year,” said Sunni Garrett, director of women’s services at Methodist Hospital | Metropolitan, in a statement obtained by FOX San Antonio. Her words echoed through the maternity ward, conveying a sense of collective accomplishment and delight within the hospital staff who witnessed the arrival of the newborns.
Greg Seiler, chief executive officer of Methodist Hospital | Metropolitan, echoed that sentiment, noting the special role the hospital staff play in such critical life moments. “Welcoming San Antonio’s first two babies of the year is a joyful reminder of why we do what we do," Seiler told FOX San Antonio. Given that Methodist Healthcare holds the record for the most babies delivered in San Antonio, their expertise was, as always, invaluable during these first precious moments of 2026.
