Michigan family welcomes 1st daughter in over 130 years
A Michigan family is overjoyed after welcoming a newborn two weeks ago.
Two-week-old Audrey was born on March 17 -- St. Patrick's Day -- to Carolyn and Andrew Clark of Caledonia.
Audrey also happens to be the first daughter on Andrew Clark's side of the family since 1885, according to the Clarks' family records.
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"It was a huge surprise for all of us," Andrew Clark told "Good Morning America."
Carolyn Clark said when she and her now-husband were first dating over 10 years ago, she didn't initially believe the family story.
"I'm like, 'Oh, it's a 50-50 chance every time. What do you mean?' He goes, 'No, legitimately, we have not had a girl in our direct line in over 100 years.'" Carolyn Clark recalled. "I asked his parents to confirm that information and they're like, 'Oh yeah, no, we haven't had a girl in our direct line.' He's had uncles and cousins that have had girls but in his lineage, there has not been a girl."
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The Clarks said welcoming Audrey has also been especially sweet considering they experienced a miscarriage in January 2021.
"When we found out we were pregnant, we honestly didn't care if we were having a boy or girl at that point. We just were thankful to be pregnant and just praying for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby," Carolyn Clark said. "It was just icing on the cake that it was a girl."
Last September, the Clarks gathered with close family and celebrated with custom cookies and learned the baby's sex together.
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"We kept it a secret to ourselves as well. So I just assumed it was going to be blue in the center of the cookies and it'd be another boy in the lineage," Andrew Clark recounted. "I was shocked. I think I just stared at the center of that cookie like, it's really pink. So it was a good surprise for us."
Carolyn Clark added, "We're so happy that she's finally here and once again, that she's healthy and that everything went well with the delivery."