Newsroom Springfield’s first hospital birth of 2019 is a boy Posted by Kaitlyn McConnell on Jan. 1, 2019 The first 2019 hospital birth in Springfield came shortly after the new year, when Darcy Wilson welcomed baby Waylon into the world at 12:54 a.m. at Cox South.At birth, the baby weighed 8 pounds and 14 ounces, and measured 20 inches long. He was quickly greeted by a host of family and friends who came to visit, including his three older siblings. Darcy says that the experience has been a good one for the family. CoxHealth presented a giraffe-themed gift basket to Darcy in honor of her new baby. It included plush toys, a rattle, blankets, a memory album, a manicure set, several books – including a copy of “Goodnight Moon,” – a gift card to the CoxHealth Gift Shop, and a congratulatory card from CoxHealth administration.