Leap Year babies, 'leaplings,' welcomed in Chicago area hospitals

Advocate Health Care welcomed some of the first Leap Year babies, or "leaplings," of 2020 to the Chicago area.

Feb. 29 is Leap Day, the extra day tacked onto the calendar once every four years as a corrective measure to accommodate the time it takes the Earth to complete a single revolution around the sun. That means leaplings born Saturday will only technically get to celebrate their birthdays every four years.

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Advocate Christ Medical Center (Oak Lawn)

Name of Mom and Dad: Maria and Jose Jimenez

Name of Baby: Moises Alberto

Gender: Boy

Weight: 10 pounds

Height/Length: 22 inches

Time of Birth: 5:04 a.m.

Town/City/Neighborhood where the couple lives: Whiting

Any siblings? Three siblings

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Park Ridge)

Name of Mom and Dad: Karolina and Adam Mroczko

Name of Baby: Nel

Gender: Girl

Weight: 3.565 kilograms

Height/Length: 48.9 centimeters

Time of Birth: 1:39 a.m.

Town/City/Neighborhood where the couple lives: Chicago

Any siblings? None

Advocate Sherman Hospital (Elgin)

Name of Mom and Dad: Deyse and Luis Galvan

Name of Baby: Sophia

Gender: Girl

Weight: 8 pounds, 13 ounces

Height/Length: 20.5 inches

Time of Birth: 12:31 a.m.

Town/City/Neighborhood where the couple lives: Elgin

Any siblings? Three siblings

Name of Mom and Dad: Alexis Hurt and Semaj Collier

Name of Baby: Kyree

Gender: Boy

Weight: 6 pounds, 2 ounces

Height/Length: 14.5 inches

Time of Birth: 12:06 a.m.

Town/City/Neighborhood where the couple lives: Elgin

Any siblings? None