Kicker: 138 years of boys

NICK EICHER, HOST: By one estimate, almost 400-thousand babies are born every day.

So you can be forgiven if you didn’t take note of Audrey Marie Clark’s arrival last month in Caledonia, Michigan.

But she’s a special kid, because for more than a century her family had produced only boys! Audrey is the first girl in 138 years!

When Audrey’s mom Carolyn Clark married into the family, husband Andrew tried breaking it to her gently. The audio here from TV station WZZM:

CAROLYN CLARK: And he was like, oh, we don't, we don't have girls. And I'm like, ok, like I thought he was just messing with me. I just was like, I'm gonna try for it. Like I want the girl, you know.

First child was a boy, but then came Audrey. Their rare little four-leaf clover arrived on St. Patrick’s Day.

CLARK: It was just joy, you know, just that she was here and healthy. I got my girl.

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