Chelsea Clinton gives birth to baby girl with husband Marc Mezvinsky

Saturday, September 27, 2014

2:05 PM

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The grandparents of former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton's newborn girl are bursting with pride.

In a statement released Saturday, President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton said they are "blessed, grateful and so happy to be the grandparents of a beautiful girl," named Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky.

"We are thrilled to be with our daughter and her husband as they welcome their daughter into the world," the statement read. "Chelsea is well and glowing. Marc is bursting with pride. Charlotte's life is off to a good start."

Chelsea Clinton, 34, and her husband Marc Mezvinsky, 36, happily announced the birth of their healthy baby girl to the world just after midnight Saturday.

“Marc and I are full of love, awe and gratitude as we celebrate the birth of our daughter, Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky,” the contented new mom wrote on her Twitter feed.

Chelsea Clinton and her husband Marc Mezvinsky are parents — and happily announced it to the world just after midnight Friday.

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Chelsea Clinton and her husband Marc Mezvinsky are parents — and happily announced it to the world just after midnight Friday.

A Clinton spokesman said Charlotte was born earlier Friday. Further details weren’t immediately available.

The birth was timely for grandparents Bill and Hillary Clinton, who both shared the joyous news on their own Twitter accounts. The former president canceled a fundraising appearance in Denver Saturday with Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), the Associated Press reported.

Along with media maven Katie Couric and designer Vera Wang, those who offered best wishes to the happy couple included the Rev. Al Sharpton, who said he sent an email to Chelsea congratulating her.

"I've known Chelsea since they were in the White House," Sharpton said Saturday, adding he's not friends with the former First Daughter but knows her from his gig on MSNBC and her short-lived tenure at the parent company. "I'm happy for her. I wish her and the baby well."

The Clinton family had just wrapped up the annual Clinton Global Initiative in Manhattan this week.

Bill and Hillary had both joked they were on “babywatch” the whole time — and hoped the gridlock caused by the United Nations summit wouldn’t cause problems for their expectant daughter if she went into labor.

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images It’s a bouncing baby girl for Chelsea Clinton, the nation’s former First Daughter! RAY STUBBLEBINE/EPA The birth was timely for grandparents Bill and Hillary Clinton, who both shared the joyous news on their own Twitter accounts.