The embryo is just a year younger than the mother who birthed her

The longest known frozen human embryo to result in a successful birth was born last month in Tennessee. Emma Wren Gibson, delivered November 25 by Dr. Jeffrey Keenan, medical director of the National Embryo Donation Center, is the result of an embryo originally frozen on October 14, 1992. Emma's parents, Tina and Benjamin Gibson of eastern Tennessee, admit feeling surprised when they were told the exact age of the embryo thawed March 13 by Carol Sommerfelt, embryology lab director at the National Embryo Donation Center. "Do you realize I'm only 25? This embryo and I could have been best friends," Tina Gibson said. Today, Tina, now 26, explained to CNN, "I just wanted a baby. I don't care if it's a world record or not." Weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces and measuring 20 inches long, Emma is a healthy baby girl, and that's the only thought on her parents' minds. "We're just so thankful and blessed. She's a precious Christmas gift from the Lord," Tina said. "We're just so grateful."...more