Thursday, February 29, 2024 8:15 p.m.
Molly Dobin was born at 12:41 a.m. at Franciscan Health Crown Point, weighing 7 pounds, 6.5 ounces and measuring 19 inches. Her parents are Carly and Matt Dobin of DeMotte, Indiana.
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CHICAGO (WLS) — As shoppers search the web for Leap Day deals, hospitals have been busy welcoming the “leaps.”
Leap Day, February 29, is a correction to counteract the fact that the Earth's orbit is not exactly 365 days a year. It occurs every four years.
The chances of being born on a leap day are only one in 1,461 or 0.068%.
Babies born on Leap Day are known as “jumpers” or “jumpers.”
Less than 0.1% of the population shares a birthday on a leap day.
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Here are some photos from the 2024 jumps:
They will celebrate their first birthday in 2028, 2032, 2036, etc.
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