February 29: Leap year baby from Denny will celebrate his first - and his fourth birthday

Campbell Huggins will celebrate his birthday for the first time on the day he was born – February 29.

The youngster was born in 2020 – just weeks before the country went into lockdown – and though he has had three other birthdays, the family usually mark it on March 1.

Mum Kirsty Lamont, 33, said the youngster is really looking forward to having his special day today (Thursday).

She said: “He wasn’t due until March 6 but I was taken into hospital to be induced on February 29 and he was born at 4.36pm.

"At the time with all the euphoria around giving birth the date didn’t really register with me. It was only a few hours later that people started commenting on it.”

Campbell, who also has a little brother Rory, two, loves numbers and Kirsty said she is sure in the future it will be a very special date for him.

The civil servant added: “Campbell is on the autistic spectrum and is fascinated by numbers. I’m sure he’ll love all this about his birthday only coming round properly every four years.

"In the past we’ve celebrated on March 1 which is St David’s Day as his paternal grandfather who died before he was born came from Wales.”

The family are hosting a party at Play Bugs in Linlithgow on Sunday for Campbell’s friends but planned to spend February 29 at the Science Centre in Glasgow.

Campbell, who attends Myot View Early Learning and Childcare Centre in Glasgow Road, Denny, has been busy telling the staff and other little pupils all about his forthcoming special day.

You have a one in 1461 chance of giving birth on Leap Day and people born on this day are usually known as “leapers” or “leaplings”.

Of all those who celebrate their birthday on February 29, the one Campbell will probably be most impressed with sharing the date with is … Superman. The character has this date listed on the DC Comics calendar.