Twins born during Daylight Saving creates amusing age riddle
In an unusual turn of events, Daylight Saving-born twins have encountered a rare age-twist.
Week-old Samuel Peterson is a half-hour older than his twin brother Ronan — but not according to their birth certificates.
Massachusetts couple Emily and Seth Peterson welcomed their twin boys early in the morning of Nov. 6, while the country turned back their clocks in DTS adjustment.
Their son Samuel was the first to arrive at 1:39 a.m., shortly before the hour of 2 a.m. when clocks fell back an hour.
Brother Ronan was born 31 minutes later. But because he was born after clocks were turned, his official time of birth was declared 1:10 a.m. instead of 2:10 a.m.
So even though Samuel was the first born twin, on paper, Ronan is the eldest of the brothers.
“My husband was the first to say it, ‘Here’s a riddle for you!'” mom Emily Peterson, 32, told ABC News.
“It literally took me a day to wrap my head around it. I didn’t realize it was quite that big of a deal until my nurse turned around and said ‘I’ve been working here 40 years and haven’t seen anything like that.'”
President and CEO of Cape Cod Healthcare, Michael K. Lauf, told ABC News that “the Peterson twins’ birth story was a remarkable occurrence.”
“It’s a pleasure to have such a positive story at our hospital about a wonderful young couple who will have a great tale for their sons.” he said in a statement.
Samuel and Ronan Peterson have since joined their big sister Aubrey, 2, at home with mom and dad.
