Abby Bailiff recently earned a doctorate degree and gave birth to her first child -- all within the span of 24 hours.
Bailiff, 28, of Thomasville, North Carolina, delivered her son Bodie on May 3, at 3:08 p.m.
"I was still debating on whether I was going [to graduation] or not, because I didn't want to be, like, a bad mom and just up and leave him right when I got home," Bailiff said. "But around 1:30, I was like, 'I think I should really do this.' My sister and mom were here, and they were like, 'Well, let's get you ready.'"Less than two hours later, Bailiff said she was walking into her graduation ceremony, which started at 3 p.m.
"Once I got there and I walked in, I was like, I'm so glad I came," Bailiff recalled. "It was an overwhelming feeling of accomplishment. I can't even describe the feeling I felt. I was just overjoyed."
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