A family poses for a photo.

The Matlock family welcomed CNHSA’s first baby of the year with the arrival of Dani Jo Matlock.

Dani Jo was born at the Choctaw Nation Health Care Center in Talihina at 11:28 a.m. Jan. 2.

She weighed 8 pounds, 8.1 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long.

Her parents, Kalib and Kimberly Matlock of Spiro, said they “couldn’t be more excited to bring in the New Year with a beautiful new addition to our family.”

Dani Jo was also welcomed by her two brothers. 

The family shared their gratitude for the hospital staff, adding they were “blessed to have such a great staff taking care of us and our baby.”