52-Year-Old Delivers Twins for Her Daughter

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:23:00 GMT

Here’s a surefire way to beat empty nest syndrome: move from your home in Michigan to be near your daughter in Arizona—and act as the surrogate mother of her twin babies.

That’s what Crystal Sirignano did after her 30-year-old daughter, Kendra, was unable to conceive after several infertility surgeries and treatments. Sick of watching her daughter suffer, Crystal offered to become pregnant again at 52 years of age.

A vegetarian and the owner of a gym, Super Mom Crystal gave up working out and succumbed to her pregnancy cravings for meat. She recently made herself into a proud grandmother by delivering healthy twin babies for her daughter and son-in-law.

If there is ever an EXXTREME Motherhood Olympic competition, my money’s on Crystal getting the gold. As for Kendra and her husband, the new parents have already achieved some modest fame of the EXXTREME variety by competing in NBC's American Gladiators. I can't wait to find out what happens once the twins are old enough to eat spinach.

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Grandma Births Twins for American Gladiator Stars

Madeline Holler — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:29:00 GMT

It's a tale as old as time.

An American Gladiator boy meets American Gladiator girl story.

Said nimble-yet-hulking masses fall in love, adopt a girl, attempt unsuccessfully to also conceive. Sadness. Desperation. Then Grandma and her uterus step in.

This story has a happy ending: last week, Crystal Sirignano, 52, gave birth to her grandchildren.

The Michigan woman (and owner of a fitness center) served as a surrogate mother for her daughter and son-in-law, NBC's American Gladiator stars Kendra Sirignano and Aaron Simpson, both in their early 30s.

From AP:

The healthy babies were delivered by Caesarean section; Domenic weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces, and his sister, Mia, weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces.

What a sweet story. I mean, you don't dare criticize any of them because they'd probably kick your ass (including the newborns!).

Photo: NBC.com

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52-Year-Old Delivers Twins for Her Daughter

Grandma Births Twins for American Gladiator Stars