Family welcomes baby girl on unique date: 9-9-09

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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TAMPA (Bay News 9) -- The first baby born at St. Joseph's Women's Hospital in Tampa will have a birthday surely no one will forget.

The date 9-9-09 only happens once in a century.

Carson Ann Clore was born just under 9-pounds. Nine is a lucky number for Carson's mother, Kelly, who happens to work at Bay News 9.

"Nine has always been a number in my life and obviously today is 9/09/09," she said. "We were in operating room 9, my son, Brady was 9 pounds when he was born and playing sports growing up in high school and stuff I was always number 9."

She and her husband, Brad, actually picked the day for her scheduled C-section.

"We knew we didn't want baby to be born on 9-11, so we picked 9-9-09," she said. "We thought it sound good and easy to remember."

Three E.L. Bing Elementary School students; Daria Hollingshed, David Robb, and Matthew Eastering, were also celebrating Wednesday because it's their 9th birthday.

Thousands of people across the world were also expected to tie the knot on 9-9-09.