P.E.I. musician Meaghan Blanchard welcomes Island's first baby of 2020

P.E.I. singer-songwriter Meaghan Blanchard has welcomed the Island's first baby of the new year.

Casey James Webb was born on Jan. 1 at 4:13 a.m., weighing in at eightpounds, 12 ouncesat Prince County Hospital.

"You know, as a new mom, I have a whole new appreciation for women who give birth, that's for sure. I just think women are incredible. It's quite the experience and you don't know until you're in it.

"We're taking it one breath at a time. We're just excited."

Blanchard and her husband, Island musician Thomas Webb, said they had been having trouble picking out a babyname.

The couple decided to useThomas' childhood baseball card collection for inspiration and eventually "landed on Casey."

"What I know about him so far is that he is sleepy and he's got long fingers ... which I think will help if he takes after his father picking at the banjo."

Blanchard said she's waiting to see if creativity will striketo write a song or twoon herexperience of becoming a mother.

"We sang and played so much music to the little guy while he was in my belly. Maybe he'll be a musician too," she said.

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