'Leapling' doctor delivers leap day babies at Virtua Voorhees Hospital
VOORHEES TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) -- Only about five million people on the planet celebrate leap day as their birthday. They are affectionately nicknamed "leaplings."
On Thursday, Virtua Voorhees Hospital in Camden County delivered 11 leap day babies.
"He's doing good, sleeping a lot," says mom Andrea Bryan.
It may be his birthday, but Russell Robert Bryan doesn't realize how special the date is, and his parents were caught off guard too.
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"It didn't really dawn on us until we were in the middle of the labor process," said dad Mike Bryan.
Little Russell is now a "leapling," joining a special club of people born on February 29.
Monesia Parker also welcomed Amias Parker and Eiress Parker into the world Thursday. They are baby number six and number seven for the Parker family.
Delivering babies at Virtua Voorhees Thursday was a "technical" teenager.
"Today I'm 13," said Dr. Eric Grossman.
Dr. Grossman is a "leapling" himself, with 52 years of experience on earth.
He's celebrating with family.
"My youngest of four kids is 13-years-old and I'll get to be the same age as my youngest kid. That's the last time. After this, all my kids will be older than me," he joked.
