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Little Pearl of the Ocean

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It only took a little less than nine hours for the city of Cape Coral to welcome its first “pearl of the ocean” of 2017.

Perlita Oceanna Rosebush, all 6 pounds, 11 ounces and 21 inches of her, was born on New Year’s Day at 8:44 a.m. at Cape Coral Hospital, the daughter of newlyweds Maritza Krupp and Jeff Rosebush, of Cape Coral.

For both parents, it was a very exciting experience, although looking at the newborn, the attention didn’t bother her at all. All she wanted to do was sleep.

“It was a great experience,” Krupp said, who was born and raised in Panama and tied the knot this summer with Rosebush in Michigan. “We’re very happy and excited.”

Rosebush, who moonlights as a musician in his spare time, said the couple planned to have a child come around the new year, but it came as no less of a shock to the couple.

“I always thought the prediction of when a baby was born was always a little soon. I was surprised that it was pretty much on time,” Rosebush said. “New Year’s Eve was the due date.”

Rosebush said they did an all-natural birth, with no epidural, pain medication or anything. It was painful, but all worth it, especially when she came out healthy and they got to hold her for the first time.

“It was awesome. The surprise was the hair. She has an awful lot of it,” Rosebush said.

Rosebush took the baby’s wool hat off to prove his point. Unfortunately, Perlita didn’t like that too much, as she was nice and warm up to that point. She started to fuss and the hat went back on quickly.

Rosebush said he expects his daughter to be a celebrity, considering the media coverage she has gotten for being the city’s first.

Perlita was named for a “little pearl,” while Oceanna means “ocean.”

The first baby born in Lee County was Isabella Alvarez, who was born New Year’s Day at 12:56 a.m. at HealthPark and whose parents live in Collier County.