He came into the world more than two weeks early, but Hawke's Bay's first baby born in 2018 was happily oblivious to any drama he may have caused at Hawke's Bay Hospital's Waioha maternity unit yesterday.
Parents Rachael and Levi Kroot from Hastings welcomed their second child, Wilbur Kroot, into the world at 1am on January 1, ahead of his expected due date of January 19.
Mrs Kroot said it was always on the cards he would arrive early as this was the case with his older brother, 20-month-old Louie.
"We were prepared and we made it a bit further through the pregnancy than last time - it all went really well," she said.
After heading to hospital at 11pm on New Year's Eve, Wilbur was born two hours later after a trouble-free labour.