Kristine Casey acted as a surrogate for daughter Sara Connell after she was unable to have children of her own。

　　Mrs Connell and her husband Bill are the biological parents of the boy, who is called Finnean。

　　The 35 year-old lecturer sat holding her mother's hand as she delivered the baby boy at a hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA。

　　She said her mother, who gave birth to her last child almost 30 years ago, had offered to act as a surrogate when she suffered years of heartache trying to conceive。

　　Mrs Connell said she underwent IVF treatment in 2004 but delivered stillborn twins, and later she suffered a miscarriage。

　　She said when she heard her son cry for the first time after the caesarean section delivery she could not hold back the emotion。

　　"I lost it," Mrs Connell said. "It's such a miracle."

　　Mrs Casey, a mother-of-three, said she was grateful to be able to help her daughter。

　　"The three of the happiest days of my life were giving birth to my daughters, and I thought I could choose to do this for someone I love," she said。

　　Mrs Casey underwent multiple tests to evaluate her medical and psychological health, as required by Illinois law on surrogate births。

　　She fell pregnant after the second course of IVF treatment and gave birth after 39 weeks。

　　Mrs Casey, who is from Virginia, is believed to be the oldest person in the state of Illinois to give birth。

　　克莉丝汀•凯西帮助不能生育的女儿萨拉•康奈尔，作了自己亲外孙的代孕妈妈。

　　而这位名叫芬涅因的男婴的真正父母是康奈尔女士和她的丈夫比尔。

　　35岁的康奈尔女士是名讲师，在她母亲生产的时候一直握着母亲的手。凯西女士在美国伊利诺伊州的芝加哥诞下一名男婴。

　　康奈尔说，她母亲约30年前最后一次生育，由于她本人心脏不好，影响生育，她母亲便应承下来帮她代孕。

　　康奈尔说她2004年做了试管受精，双胞胎生下来就没有心跳，后来还有过一次流产。

　　她说当母亲做了剖腹产，听到孩子第一声哭声时，她已经感动的不能自持。

　　她说："我完全控制不了自己，这简直就是奇迹。"

　　这位3个孩子母亲的凯西女士说能帮助女儿感觉非常幸福。

　　她说："我人生中最幸福的时光就是生三个女儿的时候。为我爱的人做这一切都值得。"

　　根据伊利诺伊州代孕法律，凯西做了多项检查，确保身体和精神都足够健康来代孕。

　　在第二次试管受精时，她成功受孕，并于39周后诞下男婴。

　　这位来自弗吉尼亚州的母亲目前是伊利诺伊州最年长的产妇。