Can lead to this:
Hadley Beth Callan was born 7 lbs. 14 oz. at 12:50 pm on December 27th, 2009 after 42 hours of labour! Meg started getting contractions about 10 minutes apart just after Christmas dinner, and her water broke at 10:30 pm on Boxing Day. Labour was long, but Mom, Dad, and baby were all healthy and relatively happy throughout. There were no really tough decisions to make or stressful times. Our doula Jacquie Munro was a lifesaver, our nurses Sandra and Hazel were fantastic, and the delivering doctor Dr. Wilson was just perfect for us. We're getting discharged from the hospital today by our own doctor, Dr. Linekin, and will be heading back to our apartment to settle in. Hadley will be surrounded by love with mom and dad, all four grandparents, and Uncle Mike and Auntie Liz taking turns. We can't wait to introduce her to the rest of the family and all of you sometime soon. We picked "Hadley" mostly because we loved the sound of the name. Coincidentally, it was also the name of Ernest Hemingway's first wife. The middle name Beth comes from Meghan's Grandmother - a powerful woman who means a lot to the both of us. Hadley will be wearing a sweater that she knit for the McGuire kids almost 40 years ago home from the hospital. It was a lot of fun to fill Great-Grandpa Jack and Great-Grandma Beth in on the news yesterday - 62 years of marriage and still going strong! Thanks to all of you for all of the good energy sent our way this past little while. It worked! Here's some evidence:
Have a great New Year's, and we'll keep you posted with any news. . .
M&M
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24 comments:
CONGRATULATIONS! I couldn't be happier for you both! SO EXCITED! Thank you for posting the pictures and information so soon! She's SO beautiful! Sorry for all the exclamation points, but I can't help it (too excited)!!! :)
Congratulations Mark and Megs!!! And grandparents, aunties, uncles... so much love for little Hadley! She's absolutely gorgeous.
Sylvie says Hadley looks like she's twinkling!
bursting with love for you all,
Deb, Pete, Sylvie and Reid
(and Carl and Kitty too!)
We'll post a picture of you with Hadley near Carl's bed so he'll get used to the idea. ;)
Yahoo!!!!She's gorgeous...hurrah for girls we say. Congrates everyone.
Hadley Beth, Bringer of light in the dark of winter!
We're so happy for you beautiful three.
Brings a tear to my eye.
I can't wait to hold her!
love, Aisha.
Welcome to the world Hadley! Fantastic news ... so glad to hear that mom and baby are doing well. Congrats guys!
Cat London
Too beautiful for words! You were all so amazing! xo Jacquie
congratulations you guys! your daughter is beautiful! i just showed my kids the pics, they are so excited and were anxiously awaiting to hear the news for the past week or so. here's what they had to say:
'hadley is a nice name and i wish i could come see her and go to the olympics' - morgan
'we know the twins are bigger than hadley' - drew
'i wish i was there because i want to go see the olympics.' - bryson
there you have it. out of the mouths of babes. love all the pics and am so glad you are surrounded by so many loved ones. enjoy your time together and take advantage of them by getting lots of rest!!
take care,
sarah, jj & kids
xo
Wow!Congratulations Mark and Megs^^
I am very happy with your big news.
Hadley, she is absolutely gorgeous and so sweet.
I hope you guys have a great time with families and lovely little Hadley.
Send lots of love and kiss
Hye Kyoung
Congratulations! Bring on the healing power of a fresh little baby!
Congratulations Mark and Meghan! Hadley is a beautiful little girl (I think her name is fantastic). I am so happy everyone is healthy and happy. What a great Christmas present! I look forward to meeting her!
Tammy
Hooray!!! She has a smashy look about her. Hope you're feeling great, talk soon.
Seamus
Hadley is gorgeous and so are the pictures. I am reminded of Goldilocks and the Three Bears when I see the pic of HBC sleeping on Mark's chest; everything looks just right. (Mark...I thought bears hibernated in winter.) Hadley is MUCH prettier than Carly Simon. Congratulations to everyone!
CONGRATS!!!! What a good looking wee gal. Great to hear everything went smoothly, look forward to more good news!
Colin
Hello, Everyone!
I looked up the meaning of the name 'Hadley' and it means 'field of heather'. How fitting for the child of outdoorsy parents who love to trek about in natural settings!
We're so happy for you!
Best wishes!!
Marianne
Welcome Hadley! WOWO-WEE-WOW
Mark and Meg, I’m super stoked for you guys!!! What an awesome Christmas gift. Wish you all the best this up and coming New Year. Always thinking of you guys!!!
Take anything you want,
Anthony aka Tone
CONGRATULATIONS! Just reading this post for the 5th time! Love Hadley already... she is adorable! Look at her little hand on her Daddy's chest! Love it! So happy for you both and your loving families who are thrilled to be out there right now I am sure! Can't wait to give you all bit hugs! xo Claire
Yay!!!! We are so excited for you guys. She is beautiful and we are so thankful we got to see all of the pictures. Have a great new years with all the grandparents, mike, liz and Hadley!!!
lots of love
Erin, Van and Jan
Hadley is so beautiful! I can feel her radiance from here. xo Kath
So happy for you Megan and Mark!! All the best, Dave, Hilda and family
CONGRATS MARK AND MEG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AMAZING! Congratulations to all the family! She is so sweet and gorgeous! Thank you for the pics. Welcome Hadley!!!
xoxo
Vallee, Ben, Jack & Sonny Pilon
Wow, what a beautiful baby girl and such a wonderful name - congratulations to you all. The grandparents, aunts and uncles must be over the moon with you. We send lots of love from the East. We can feel the warmth of your happy family from here. Lots of love,
Rick and Chris
Congratulations Megan and Mark. Hadley Beth is a lovely baby. You must be full of joy with your wonderful gift. My congratulations to both sets of grandparents.
God bless
Breeda
How wonderful! We are so happy for you! Hadley is a stunning name, and a lovely baby...so wonderful for her to be born with all her family around. She is truly a blessed little girl!
Much love,
Marisa, Mark, Sascha and Sadie
Mazal Tov!!!
Love the name. Can I call her Heady?
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