LincolnHealth welcomed its first baby of the new year on Sunday, Jan. 3. Eli Arthur Caron arrived at 12:30 p.m., weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 21.5 inches in length.

He was welcomed by his mother, Heidi Caron of Damariscotta and father Elijah Burgess of West Paris, Maine. Eli has three siblings, Kiena Young, Aven Jones and Ryland Caron.