Walker Chase Lanier, born Jan. 3, 2024 at 12:29 p.m., was the first baby of the new year for ECU Health Duplin Hospital. Proud parents Brooke and Caden Lanier of Beulaville are shown here with baby Walker who weighed in at 7 pounds, 1.8 ounces and was 17.5 inches long at birth. Photo Courtesy of ECU Health Duplin Hospital