A leap year baby is set to celebrate his second birthday - despite being days away from turning eight-years-old.<br /><br />Blue Turner was born at 1 am on February 29, 2016, making him one of the rare leap year babies who celebrate an extra birthday every four years.<br /><br />The youngster says he is looking forward to his birthday next week, when he will be turning eight, despite technically only being two in leap years.<br /><br />And while he doesn't quite understand what a leap year is, Blue does know that he gets two rounds of presents, according his proud mum and dad. <br /><br />Parents Paul, 44, and Rachael, 42, welcomed Blue into the world at Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital almost three weeks before his due date of March 20. <br /><br />It was even day the Paul proposed to Rachel by dressing up Blue in a baby grow which said "Mommy, Will You Marry Daddy" written on it. <br /><br />Dad-of-two Paul, from Willenhall, West Mids., said: "It was a real shock when we had him, I always wanted him to be born on a leap year really. <br /><br />"It was actually on that day that I proposed to my wife Rachel. I dressed him in a blue onesie that said 'marry me' on it.<br /><br />"We all really love it, it's quite funny but it's really special too to be born on a leap year. It's amazing.<br /><br />"We all really love it. I'm quite big on social media so I love to put it online, we all like to have fun with the fact he was born on a leap year.<br /><br />"This year we have gone all out, we have got him an electric quad bike and all the safety clothing to go with it. <br /><br />"He is really excited about it."<br /><br />The couple say they have already have a special birthday planned for Blue's 16th, which would see him turn four-years-old in leap years.<br /><br />Paul, who works as a porter, added: "We actually have a bit of a plan for a special birthday when he turns 16. <br /><br />"We want to try and make it extra special. <br /><br />"We are on about doing his birthday but doing like he is turning four years old, he would find that really funny<br /><br />"We will get a bouncy castle and have kids party games, although it's obviously still quite a way off we've already thought of it.<br /><br />"He is really looking forward to it this year though, he keeps on telling me how many sleeps he has until his birthday. It's amazing to see."<br /><br />Finance assistant Rachel, who also has one other child Alfie, 15, from a previous relationship as well as Blue and Harlee, four, added: "It's quite special really. <br /><br />"Blue was born prematurely as I had gestational diabetes so he was induced. But we hadn't really paid attention to the date because we just wanted him to arrive safely.<br /><br />"Even then I went in on the Friday and had him on the Monday and it was only after the birth we realised it was a leap year.<br /><br />"He knows he gets to have a special birthday every four years. We're going to try and make a big deal of it and have big celebrations every leap year. <br /><br />"He hasn't clocked on yet that he could spread his birthday over February 28 and March 1 and get two birthdays.<br /><br />"We usually celebrate it on the 28th and we'll have a bit of fun with it as the years go by no doubt.<br /><br />"It's also the day Paul proposed to me. So after a rather traumatic birth I came back from a shower to another shock. <br /><br />"I suspect it will be a running joke for us and we'll be giving him cards and gifts which aren't age appropriate to embarrass him as a teenager."
