Thursday night, May 6th, I was induced. After about 5 hours of back to back contractions I was begging for some kind of medication. Though the epidural only took to my left side, it definitely took the edge off and allowed Matthew and I to relax a little more. At 9am the midwife said I was dilated 8cm. Things were looking good. Around 12:30 I started pushing...and pushing...and pushing, until 5:30pm. This baby was not budging. At the end of 5 hours of pushing we had no choice but to try a vacuum to get the baby out. Two attempts and then it would be a c-section. I was pushing as hard as I possibly could. The first attempt failed. The second attempt failed. I heard the doctor say, I'm sorry and grab the scissors and two more pushes and there she was! They said, It's a girl! I was like, What...a girl!? I was so surprised and thrilled! And what a beautiful little baby girl she was. I couldn't believe she was so perfect!
Hadley Grace Simpson was born on May 7th at 5:53pm. She weighed 8lbs. 4 oz. and was 20 inches long. She had dark brown hair and cute little eyebrows. Her eyes were blue and her features were perfect. I think she looks just like my baby pictures but with her Daddy's nose.
Hadley's grandparents, aunt and uncle were in the waiting room anxiously awaiting to hear the big news and to see little Hadley. She came into this world very loved! She is such a blessing and we couldn't be more happy to have this sweet baby girl in our lives.
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