An overjoyed Michigan family has welcomed a baby girl into their clan for the first time in almost 140 years.
When lash artist Carolyn Clark of Kentwood, Michigan, met analyst Andrew Clark of Manchester, Michigan, she had no idea that his family had a history of no girls being born in their family since 1885.
Carolyn, 36, told The Epoch Times: “Andrew comes from a family of three boys, his dad came from a family of three boys, his grandpa came from a family of four boys, his great-grandpa came from a family of two boys, and his great-great-grandpa came from four boys ... the fifth was a girl.”
The couple met at Marantha Christian Resort in Muskegon, Michigan, and started out as friends before starting to date about 16 years ago. A few months into their relationship, Carolyn told her husband that she wanted to have both a boy and a girl.
However, he quickly responded to her saying: “The Clark family doesn’t have girls.”
“I totally thought he was joking, so I had his family confirm,” Carolyn said. “[O]nce his brothers had all boys and our first was a boy, I was like, ‘Wow, this must be true.’'”
Carolyn and Andrew, 34, welcomed their son Cameron, now 4, on Dec. 22, 2018. They had found out ahead of the birth that they were expecting a boy.
Sadly, in January 2021, Carolyn suffered a miscarriage but in July 2022 she confirmed she was pregnant again with two at-home pregnancy tests. A cousin, who had been informed of the gender and tasked with the big reveal, delivered the ultimate shock to their extended family by baking rainbow cookies with pink frosting.
“Most of our friends and family knew about Andrew’s family history so when they found out it was a girl everyone was shocked and excited,” Carolyn said.
Baby Audrey was born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2023, and is already the apple of her family’s eyes. She has a best friend and loyal protector in her big brother, Cameron, and is being showered with gifts by her doting grandparents.
To add to the Clark family’s joy, Carolyn and Andrew will be celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary in June. They married on June 30, 2013, and made their home in Caledonia, Michigan.
With their special new addition to the family, the couple has rewritten the Clark family legacy.
Carolyn told The Epoch Times that at three weeks old, baby Audrey was “doing really well. She is eating and sleeping great, which we appreciate!” she said.
