She came into the world at exactly 1.21am on January 1, 2021. How about that? And to top it off, she weighed exactly 3.456 kilograms, 52 centimetres long.

Mum Sarah Dowell, dad Matt Edwards and both her sisters Savanah, 10, and Maddison Edwards, 7, won't be able to forget that in a hurry.

A surprise for mum and dad from the start, the couple say she held on as long as she could to avoid, at all costs, being born in the year 2020.

Hallee was the first baby born at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital for the New Year.

"She was due on Boxing Day," Ms Dowell laughed.

"I ended up having to be induced, and she was super stubborn, and flipped sunny side up. She wasn't coming out until the very end."

In what she terms as a "marathon" birth, the little bundle of joy has since been a delight.

"When she is awake, she's been doing quite well. She's a little trooper," Ms Dowell doted.

Surrounded by her immediate family on Friday, the love in the room was clearly palpable.

"She's already given me three smiles in just the last 10 minutes alone," Mr Edwards said, clearly chuffed.

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Her sisters Savanah and Maddison are both as delighted as mum and dad, clearly in love with their little sister already, laughing that dad is now outnumbered by girls even more.

The enamored Hallsville family had no idea if it their expected baby was going to be a boy or girl.

While saying they hope she ends up becoming what ever makes her happy, there's going to be a strong chance that will be something equestrian.

"I'd just like to thanks the staff for going above and beyond, they were absolutely fantastic and couldn't have done a better job."