One baby's Leap Day birthday was extra special in 2024 — because her mom was also a Leap Day baby. Forty years before giving birth to Chloe, North Carolina mom Dr. Kai Sun was also born on Leap Day.
Chloe's due date was actually February 26, according to Good Morning America, but Sun told the outlet that she and her husband, Michael Paik, thought it would be "cool" if their third child was also born on February 29. "Somehow, it happened," Sun told the outlet.
Chloe's birth was extra special to the parents because in addition to being a Leap Day baby, she's also a rainbow baby.
Sun, who is an assistant professor of medicine and a rheumatologist at Duke Health and gave birth at the hospital she works at, told Good Morning America that she wants Chloe to know how special she is.
And "not just because she has a special birthday."
Sun had a miscarriage about a year before Chloe was born. When she was pregnant with Chloe, she also experienced some challenges, such as contracting COVID-19 and falling during her third trimester.
In spite of these challenges, "everything turned out well at the end," Sun told Good Morning America.
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Being born on Leap Day is not super common — it's actually the least common birth date. According to the New York Times, there's a 1 in 1,461 chance (or 0.06%) that a baby will be born on February 29.
With February 29 only happening every four years, only about 360,000 Americans celebrate their birthdays on Leap Day, reports KRON.
