Just days after being born, a baby boy has already made headlines with his peculiar date and time of birth.
And the strange coincidences don't just stop at the date and time. Here's the full story...
Now, the date on which a baby is born will always be a pretty big deal to most parents.
You know, it's the day their child will have to celebrate their birth for the rest of their lives.
Some parents hope for a summer birthday for all those warm, outdoor parties in the future...
And most definitely pray for a birthday nowhere near Christmas - because who can afford double presents and celebrations?
But, in some instances, a baby can decide to arrive on quite a peculiar date.
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There are a handful of children out there who have been born on wildly coincidental dates, and the latest to do so has made international headlines.
Charish Persico, from Merritt Island, Florida, welcomed her son, Carter Kerr at Health First's Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach, over the weekend.
She was scheduled in for a cesarean section on March 26th as Carter was in breach, but it was moved forward a few days early due to premature contractions.
However, rather than receiving the usual words of congratulations on her safe delivery...
She was instead flooded with a barrage of fuss and excitement over her baby's birthday.
Because, as it turns out...
Baby Carter was born on both a wildly coincidental time and date.
Since Carter's unusual birthdate went viral, other people have been sharing their own strange birthdate stories...
Are you ready for it?
Carter was born on March 21st at 3:21 pm in the Florida's 321 area code. His parents won't be forgetting that in a hurry, will they?
On her son's astounding birthdate, Charis told Good Morning America:
"They announced the time of birth at 15:21 in military time. I'm sitting there laying and going through my head, and I said, 'It's 3:21.'"
It didn't take long for the coincidence to catch on.
She explained:
"My mom said, 'You just had your baby on 3/21 at 3:21.' Then my doctor said, 'And you're in the area code 321!'"
And, to make this story even stranger...
Health First OB/GYN Dr. Vanessa Dance pointed out that Carter was also born on the Space Coast near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, where NASA crews count 3-2-1 before launching.
What're the chances?