Thanks for all the reviews everyone! I know everyone is just as excited as I am for this baby too finally be here! As I write this though I know the sex of the baby but still I am, debating between the two names, hopefully I'll figure it out by the end!

Meredith lay looking at the ceiling as Derek went to get her more ice-chips. In less than a couple of hours a baby would be in her arms. A tiny helpless baby that she would have to protect and keep safe, and out of harms way. Derek knows she can do it. But did she think she could do it? She gently put her hand on her stomach; for once she was having a contraction and not feeling it. She rubbed her stomach up and down slightly.

"I'm going to screw up." she said as she continued to hold her hand in that place. "I'm going to make tons of mistakes. But never will I let anyone hurt you. I can promise you that you will have a great life." she continued to rub her stomach as Derek re-entered the room.

"You okay?" asked Derek as he set the cup down on the bedside table next to the bed.

Meredith nodded. She could do this. Nobody was expecting perfection from the moment this baby arrived. She could handle this. She smiled slightly towards Derek.

"I'm fine."

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Meredith rolled over slightly as she experienced yet another contraction. They were definitely not coming and going now. They were regular, annoying and definitely painful.

"I hate this." whispered Meredith as she clasped on to Derek's hand as she felt her abdomen contract.

"I know." said Derek as he gently stroked the top of her sweaty hair. He rhythmically continued to do that as her face continued to scrunch up in pain.

"No I really don't think you do." Meredith retorted back.

Addison entered the room smiling when she heard Meredith fighting back. "You tell him Meredith." she said as she grabbed a pair of gloves from the wall. "Alright let's see how far we are." said Addison as she examined Meredith.

"Please tell me that I'm done and my baby is magically going to fly out." said Meredith.

"Now if babies did that I wouldn't have a job." said Addison with a smile. "Unfortunately your labor seems too be stalling at almost seven centimeters. I'm going to break your water and see if that helps."

Meredith groaned as Addison pushed her legs further back so she could break her water more easily. She closed her eyes tightly as she felt Derek's thumb stroking her hand gently.

"Good." said Addison as she peeled off her gloves. "Your water's nice and clear. Now if your labor continues to stall, then we'll figure out our next step." said Addison as she quickly wrote on her chart and then hung it back on the bed before leaving the room.

"I can't do this anymore." said Meredith

"Yes you can. You can do this. Come on we'll talk about something else." said Derek as her continued to stroke her hair.

He had been continuously stroking her hair throughout the whole process. He wasn't sure if it was comforting her or him. Even though Derek was ready for kids, he was just worried. Worried and nervous for what lie ahead.

"All I can think about is this baby. Derek we don't even know what we're going to name it." said Meredith

"Don't think about that. Think about……..sleep. Think about sleep." said Derek randomly answering the thought to keep Meredith calm.

"Something we're not going to be getting a lot of." said Meredith with a small smile.

"We'll be okay." nodded Derek in reassurance. "I might be using someone's brain as a pillow, but we'll be okay."

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Meredith felt like she was no longer in control and it sucked. Her contractions were right on top of each other and she felt like some sort of primate experiment by how many nurses kept coming in for whatever reason.

"I can't do this." said Meredith as she let out a shaky breath after an intense contraction. She let out another shiver due to the cold sweat she had broken out with.

"You're okay. You're doing great." soothed Derek as gently rubbed her back in attempts to stop her from shivering. "Do you want another blanket?"

"I don't know what I want." stated Meredith as she closed her eyes and tried to be rid of the nauseous feeling that was increasingly creeping more into her body after every contraction. "I just….." said Meredith as few tears made her way down her face. "If I can't even handle this how am I supposed to be a good mom?"

"Meredith. This is no walk in the park. This doesn't show if whether or not you can be a mom." said Derek as he padded her tears away with his thumb

Meredith nodded for a minute before curling forward as another contraction wracked her body. This time though the look on her face was more nervous and less anxious. She gasped slightly as her contraction started.

"What? What's the matter?" asked Derek as he tried to keep his voice calm.

"Get Addison. I feel like I need to push."

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"Good Meredith, keep pushing. Alright and relax." said Addison as she watched the monitor. "About two more pushes and the baby's head should be out."

"I can't." gasped Meredith as the contraction finished. "I can't do this it's too hard."

"You can do this." reassured Derek as he pushed her hair that was sliding towards her face away. He gently kissed her forehead.

"Meredith you need to get ready to push, you've got a contraction building." said Addison as she watched the monitor and then turned back to the younger woman.

"No." said Meredith as she shook her head. "I can't." said Meredith as tears of frustration and tiredness made their way down her cheeks. Never this much had she cried in almost a full day.

"Mere, come on you need to push." coaxed Derek.

"Meredith you're putting your baby in danger if we don't get it out soon. Don't you want a healthy baby?" asked Addison.

Meredith nodded; she was not going to put her child's life in danger because she was afraid and scared of something. She bore down when her next contraction started and she kept it going for ten seconds.

"Good. Just relax for a minute the head's almost out." said Addison as she reached for her tray of instruments. "Lot's of dark hair." smiled Addison behind her mask. "I'm just suctioning the nose a little." she said.

Meredith closed her eyes as she tried to ignore the immense of pressure she was feeling. She then felt a soft white blanket being placed on her stomach.

"Alright now one more good push and you should have your baby." said Addison.

Meredith nodded as she pushed for ten seconds twice a shard as she had been before. She then stopped as she felt all of the pressure she had been feeling, suddenly subside.

She then listened to hear what any new mother is anxiously waiting to hear, a mewing cry of a newborn baby. Suddenly a piercing cry filled the air as Meredith let out a breath she didn't know she had been holding in.

"It's a girl." said Addison as she held the small infant in her arms as she suctioned her mouth. She then placed the baby on Meredith's stomach.

"Hi." said Meredith as her newborn daughter was placed on her. "It's okay. Everything's alright now." said Meredith as she rubbed the blanket gently against the baby's skin to stimulate warmth. She looked up at Derek as another few tears escaped her eyes. "We have a daughter." said Meredith.

Derek kissed Meredith as he bent over slightly and rubbed the newborn's arm gently. He smiled again as he looked at Meredith. He watched as the loved of his love gingerly pulled the wailing infant up slightly more onto her chest and continued to rub the blanket against the child.

"You're okay." whispered Meredith as the baby girl snuffled up against her chest and continued to use her newfound lungs. She then kissed her head. "You're finally here, it's all okay."

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Maeve Alison Shepherd was a perfectly healthy newborn baby. She had come into this world weighing a healthy eight pounds two ounces. It was also evident that she had already inherited some of her parent's brain scoring a nine on her apgar test. Derek stood holding his newborn daughter who had now been cleaned and wrapped in a soft pink blanket, as she slept soundly along with her mother. He smiled as the baby let out a tiny yawn. He then gently ran his finger over her cheek gently.

"She's perfect isn't she?" asked a tired voice, as Derek looked over to see Meredith smiling sleepily. He nodded as he walked over to the bed. He then transferred the baby over into Meredith's arms.

"She is." said Derek as he kissed Meredith's forehead as they both gazed at their daughter, a perfect product of the two of them.

"Completely perfect."