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Grandmother has best reaction to surprise of meeting newborn granddaughter

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Grandma surprised by granddaughter has the sweetest reaction
@shelby.pafford/TikTok
ByGMA Team
April 03, 2024, 4:32 PM

A grandmother got the surprise of her life when she walked into her daughter's labor and delivery room and saw her granddaughter had already been born.

Vicki Elkins is seen in a video shared on TikTok quietly walking into daughter Shelby Pafford's hospital room, whispering, "She's coming today?"

As Elkins slowly walks by her daughter's bed, she notices a baby, which she later says she thought was a doll.

Then, it hits Elkins that the baby is in fact her newborn granddaughter.

Vicki Elkins was shocked to be greeted at the hospital by her newest granddaughter.
@shelby.pafford/TikTok

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"Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh," she continues, holding her hands over her mouth in shock. "What happened?!"

In the caption of the video, which has over 10 million views, Pafford wrote, "When you didnt tell a soul you went into labor… my mom thinking she was coming to help me with labor but baby girl was already here!"

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Pafford and her husband Tyler can be heard in the video laughing as they watch Elkins' ongoing shocked reaction.

In a follow-up TikTok post, Pafford shared another loved one's shocked reaction to her newborn baby via video chat.

"Nothing but joy!!! 10/10 reccomend not telling anyone you're in labor," Pafford captioned the video.

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