CHICAGO - Almost 39 weeks ago, Kristine Casey set out on an unusual journey to help her daughter and answer a spiritual calling. Her goal was achieved when she gave birth to her own grandson at age 61. Casey, possibly the oldest woman to give birth in Illinois, was a surrogate for her daughter, Sara Connell, who had been trying for years to have a baby. Connell and her husband, Bill, are the biological parents of the child Casey carried, which grew from an embryo created from the Chicago couple's egg and sperm. Crying and praying, Connell and her mother held hands as Finnean Lee Connell was delivered by cesarean section at 9:47 p.m Wednesday. When the baby let out a cry, "I lost it," said Sara Connell, the first family member to hold him. The doctor who delivered Finnean said there wasn't a dry eye in the crowded operating room...
Nice effort from Granny, but isn't this kid gonna have some serious issues when he grows up? I can't imagine what this little dude is gonna be calling all his relatives as he moves through life. Things will be more complicated than the federal budget. Good luck, young man!
