7 1/2 Changes to 8

Just a note to declare I did not write this. It was written by Clara's daddy and I highjacked it from his mailing.

Yesterday Cyndi gave birth to a beautiful baby girl who came with dark brown hair, long slender fingers and a crease just below her bottom lip. Clara Carter was born at 11:25 a.m. She weighed in at 8 lbs 5 oz and was 19.25 inches long. Both she and mommy are doing great. She came via scheduled C-section. No major trauma except that we feared that overnight ice and Cyndi's bout with a virus would throw things off course. Fortunately neither did. Both sets of our parents have been a big help this week for which we are very grateful. FYI, Clara is a family name on Cyndi's side - Cyndi's great aunt Clara - and Carter is a family name on Patrick's side. She has already performed her first good deed, donating a whopping 150 cc's of cord blood (40 cc's is avg) so that those most valuable of stem cells have a chance of helping someone in need. Most often these cells are used to help children fighting various forms of cancer and other diseases. Please tell your pregnant friends and family members> to donate their cord blood if they get the chance.