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Valentine's Baby Born With Heart-Shaped Birthmark And Red Hair In Indiana (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post   First Posted: 02/16/2012 3:29 pm Updated: 03/ 5/2012 6:45 pm

A special Valentine's Day baby came into the world on Feb. 14, complete with a heart-shaped birthmark and a tuft of red hair.

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Baby Julianna Valencia caused quite a commotion when nurses at Indiana's St. Margaret Health-Hammond Family Birthing Center noticed the newborn's unique features.

Mother Jessica Valencia, 24, said nurses and her sister-in-law were quick to point out the heart-shaped mark on the baby's left leg, according to the center's press release.

"You're not going to believe it," they said.

Angel Valencia's, Julianna's proud father, said he was already excited about his daughter's birth date.

"But then, like, the birthmark just made it that much better, you know?" he told CBS Chicago.

In addition to her holiday-appropriate looks, Julianna was reportedly conceived during her parents' honeymoon this summer, prompting grandmother Bertha Alcantar to call her a "love baby."

Julianna's special birthmark might set her apart from others, but with hair just like big sister Jessalyn's, the baby fits right in with her family.

The Indiana parents weren't the only couple to welcome a baby with a heart-shaped birthmark on Valentine's Day, though.

In Michigan, Samantha Johnson gave birth to baby Karter three weeks before her due date, the Sentinel-Standard reports.

The baby entered the world with a raised heart-shaped mark on his forehead, and mom said he was "the perfect Valentine's gift."

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04:24 AM on 04/06/2013
i have a birthmark in the shape of an "H"in the center below of my right hand
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06:03 PM on 02/18/2012
Sweet story.
01:25 PM on 02/18/2012
Oh, puh-lease. Had she not been born on Valentine's day, no one would have said that the birthmark looked like a heart. Just another family looking for their fifteen minutes.
09:25 PM on 02/18/2012
DUH!!!
11:12 PM on 02/18/2012
lol obviously u have spare time to disrespect parents and their children....did you thinkmaybe themother was excited and shooked becuse of never experiencing somethinglike that? maybeyour trying to get attention....think about that loooosssseeeeeerrrr lol
04:45 AM on 02/19/2012
This is a forum. Where people post their opinions. I feel very sorry for William.
09:42 AM on 02/18/2012
How very sweet. She already had the mark of love and from the picture will be getting plenty of that from big sister and Mom.
12:25 AM on 02/18/2012
heart shaped marks are common and allegedly are the mark of an old soul -- I have one just below the nape of my neck, shaped like a huge heart. :)
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Nancy Frustaci Rabenold
08:16 PM on 02/17/2012
2 babies born on Feb 14th? -- wow what are the odds of that?
denisedts
Here there and everywhere
12:42 PM on 02/17/2012
That just means she is really really loved!!! Congrats to the new mom dad and sibling.
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Cassandra L Chapa
12:08 PM on 02/17/2012
Too cute!
Congrats!!!
11:57 AM on 02/17/2012
I have two birthmarks, one is shaped like the upper peninsula of Michigan, and the other is shaped like the mitten. Pretty fitting, given that I am from Michigan. It's too bad they aren't next to each other though---one on my neck, one on my arm.
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WomenOnGuard
11:17 AM on 02/17/2012
This birthmark looks more like an "L" or a foot to me.
10:52 AM on 02/18/2012
Maybe she'll grow into it.....
11:16 AM on 02/18/2012
The baby has marks on her other leg, too. Very possible these are temporary marks that will fade as the baby grows older and her skin pigmentation becomes more mature Anyway, congrats to the new mom, dad, and big sis!
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Leigh49
Hey, you, get off of my cloud
11:11 AM on 02/17/2012
My husband has a birthmark that looks like a maple leaf. Funny because his family moved here from Canada.
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karenrmm
Be a thinker, not a believer.
11:01 AM on 02/17/2012
How cute. It'll be cool if it never fades.
11:00 AM on 02/17/2012
That's disgusting.
11:56 AM on 02/17/2012
Why?
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rjcate14
05:40 PM on 02/17/2012
I agree with Ophie511 - why does this disgust you?
10:17 AM on 02/17/2012
Aww, it's cupid! Oh, people, stop being so negative, it's just a cute story, jeez!
10:09 AM on 02/17/2012
Looks more like that big foot from Monty Python.