The Chicago Bears welcomed new infants Tuesday at Advocate Christ Medical Middle to have a good time the beginning of the group’s 2022 soccer season.
Bears participant Patrick Scales and mascot Staley have been the group’s ambassadors, bringing goodie luggage crammed with a Teddy Bear, bibs, rattles and a sippy cup all bearing the Bears brand. Maybe most spectacular was additionally they delivered the newborn’s “first Bears contract” with the Chicago Bears Child Bears membership.
In some instances, Scales and Staley met the infants earlier than the newborns met their very own siblings.
Petros and Nichole Drimonas’ new son was solely about 16 hours previous, having been born at 6:20 p.m. Monday. They'd not even named the 7-pound, 4-ounce child boy but.
“He's tremendous, tremendous recent,” Nichole stated.
However that didn't cease her husband from speaking soccer with Scales.
“That was an actual nail-biter on the finish,” Nicholas stated concerning the Bears’ come from behind win over the San Francisco 49ers within the rain Sunday.
“We just like the depth of the brand new coach,” Nicholas stated, referring to Matt Eberflus.
“So will we,” Scales stated.
Rachael Sareny’s new son was even youthful than the Drimonas’ child. Sareny, of Oak Forest, gave beginning to Logan at Christ at 12:55 a.m. Tuesday.
“At the moment’s his birthday,” she instructed Scales and Staley. Logan’s due date was Sept. 16, however Sareny was completely satisfied he got here early.
Moms and dads alike appeared completely satisfied to satisfy Scales, Staley and the hospital workers and photographers, who tagged alongside from room to room.
“It’s thrilling and totally different,” stated Hector Villa, father of Angelo, whom Grace Cruz gave beginning to Monday.
No Bears visited when his and Cruz’s first two sons have been born, Villa stated with a smile.
“Third time’s the allure,” he stated.
The Park Forest couple’s 4- and 2-year-old boys had met their new child brother Angelo solely by way of video up to now, Villa stated.
The Bears crew stopped by the room of Kryssa Artieda-Suobiron, who was nonetheless ready for her twin boys to reach. So Staley visited with Artieda-Suobiron’s two younger kids who have been there, exchanging excessive fives and fist bumps.
4-year-old Yue drew the top of a bear on his pill and confirmed it to the large Bear.
“It’s like they're greatest buddies now,” stated Scales, who has a 4-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son of his personal.
“The entire household are Bears followers,” Artieda-Suobiron stated.
Scales, who's beginning his eighth season with the Bears, was not shocked Staley drew extra consideration than he did, as his position of lengthy snapper doesn't generate a variety of fame.
The lengthy snapper on a soccer group snaps the ball for one more participant to kick for a discipline objective or to punt.
“It’s my job to hike the ball,” stated Scales, who went to Utah State College.
“I walked on as a good finish and a protracted snapper. I discovered I used to be good at lengthy snapping and received placed on scholarship for that,” he stated.
After taking a selfie with Scales, one hospital employee stated, “My son goes to like that,” then requested, “What's your identify?”
Dr. Tiffany Wilson, who works in obstetrics and gynecology for Advocate Well being, acknowledged Scales’ identify and his place, explaining she is a longtime Bears fan.
She had her personal ideas concerning the group’s probabilities this 12 months.
“I’m enthusiastic about our nice quarterback,” Wilson stated. “(However) we don’t have any receivers.”
Advocate Well being Care sponsors the Chicago Bears Child Bears program, previously referred to as the Chicago Bears Crib Membership.
Kimberly Fornek is a contract reporter for the Each day Southtown.
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