What if your child was conceived before you even met your partner?
For Ohio couple Lindsey and Tim Pierce, that’s not science fiction—it’s their reality.
Meet Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, a baby boy born from an embryo frozen over three decades ago.
“It’s like something from a sci-fi movie,” Lindsey told MIT Technology Review.
And it is—he’s believed to be the world’s longest-frozen embryo ever brought to life, breaking the 2022 record set by twins from 1992 embryos.
Meet The Baby Frozen For 30 Years
The embryo was created in 1994 by Linda Archerd and her then-husband. One of those embryos became her daughter—now 30.
The other three sat in deep freeze… until now.
After years of infertility, the Pierces turned to embryo adoption through Nightlight Christian Adoptions’ “Snowflakes” program.
Archerd, who paid thousands in storage over the years, wanted a say in who raised the baby.
Eventually, choosing a married, Christian couple in the U.S.
The result? A healthy boy and a surreal connection across generations.
Archerd hasn’t met him yet, but says, “I already see my daughter in him.”
The Pierces didn’t aim to make history. “We just wanted to have a baby,” Lindsey said.
But sometimes, the most extraordinary stories begin in the most unexpected ways.
