HONESDALE, PA — Little Ainsley Adames doesn’t know it yet, but she’s a “leapling.” 

That’s the name given to babies born on February 29, a day that comes around only once every four years. The odds of being born on February 29 are 1 in 1,461.

Ainsley was born to Erika and Matthew Adames of Milford at 8:07 a.m. She weighed in at 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and stretched to 19 inches long. 

The delivery was facilitated at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, PA, by certified nurse midwife Pat Konzman and midwifery intern Natasha Freethy, RN. 

Mom Erika said Ainsley was actually expected next week, but the baby had her own agenda. The couple says they will celebrate Ainsley’s birthday on March 1 during the “off” years.

Ainsley joins big brothers Mack, 4, and Clayton, 2, at home.

Leap Year refers to the earth’s revolution around the sun, which takes 365 and a quarter days to complete each year. Those quarters add up to a whole day every four years.