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It was a double celebration for one St Ninians family who welcomed a new addition on New Year’s Day.

Kimberley Rogerson and partner Paddy McPake welcomed their baby son Cody, who was one of the first babies to be born in the Stirling area in 2020.

Little Cody made his appearance, being born at Forth Valley Royal Hospital at 10.08pm on January 1.

The tot weighed in at 7lbs 7oz.

Kimberley’s waters broke earlier on New Year’s Day and following an eight-hour labour the family finally got their first glimpse of the new arrival.

Paddy, a retail worker in Stirling, and Kimberley, a laundrette worker at Thirty Degrees in St Ninians, say that the tot has adjusted well to life at home.

Cody joins delighted big sister Brooke (12) and pet Staffordshire bull terriers Angel and Caesar at the Mayfield Street family home.

Speaking to the Observer this week, new mum Kimberley said: “He was actually due on the Monday (December 30), but he kept us waiting.

“He has settled in really well. He’s been great and we’ve had a lot of help from Brooke who has been brilliant. She’s obsessed with him, she absolutely adores him.

“We had him down at her school to pick her up for the first time this week and he was very popular with all of her friends who were all over for a look.”

(Image: All Elite Wrestling)

The couple had been thinking long and hard about a name, and it was proud dad Paddy who chose the youngster’s name, having heard a name he liked whilst watching one of his favourite TV shows.

Paddy, a keen wrestling fan had been watching a wrestling programme on television when he heard the name of former WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes, who goes under the moniker of ‘The American Nightmare’, and who previously wrestled under the name Stardust.

Kimberley added: “Paddy likes his wrestling and when he heard it he said to me and I really liked it as well so he’s Cody.”

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