By Elisha Fieldstadt -
NBC News
By just 15 minutes apart, twin brothers were born in California on different days, months, and years.
Alfredo Antonio Trujillo arrived at 11:45 p.m. on December 31, 2021. His sister, Aylin Yolanda Trujillo, was born after midnight on January 1, 2022, thus also becoming the first baby this year at Natividad Medical Center and in Monterey County, according to a hospital statement.
Aylin Yolanda Trujillo and Alfredo Antonio Trujillo, in an image released by the health center Natividad Medical Center
Aylin weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces;
and Alfredo weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce, according to the hospital.
The twins come to a family with three other children.
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The chance of twins being born in different years is about one in 2 million
, according to the hospital.
Two years ago, an Indiana couple welcomed twins in different decades, one on December 31, 2019 and the other on January 1, 2020 (although there are those, such as the Royal Academy of the Language, who consider that the decades end in zero years).
Fatima Madrigal poses with her newborn twins Natividad Medical Center
"It's crazy for me that they are twins and have different birthdays," said Fatima Madrigal, the twins' mother.
"I was surprised and happy that they arrived at midnight," he said.
Dr. Ana Abril Arias, a family physician at Natividad Medical Group, said the delivery was
"one of the most memorable" of her career
.
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"It was an absolute pleasure helping these little ones get here safely in 2021 and 2022," he said.
"What a wonderful way to start the New Year!"
