'Don't care; I'm in labor,' Leap Year mom says
Danyese Logan wasn't paying much attention to the calendar early Wednesday when she went into labor.
Then her mom called with some interesting news.
“She said, ‘Did you know today is a Leap Year?' I'm like, ‘I don't care; I'm in labor,'” Logan said with a laugh.
A short time later, at 6:03 a.m., Logan and her boyfriend, Corion Jackson, welcomed the newest addition to their family: 7-pound Naomi, who was the first of two babies delivered at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove on Leap Day 2012.
Logan, 21, of Woodridge, said she didn't know it was a Leap Year until little Naomi came along about two weeks ahead of schedule.
“It was a surprise to find out that so many people are big about Leap Years,” Logan said.
Down the hall, Craig and Lindsay Parmele of Chicago had a similar experience with their son, Ronald Allen, who also arrived about two weeks early.
Craig Parmele, 37, said his mother-in-law predicted the child would be born on Leap Day, but he was thinking St. Patrick's.
“It's pretty cool to have it on a day that only comes every four years,” he said. “Every four years you get the election and the Olympics — and to have something like this is pretty neat.”
Lindsay Parmele, 31, formerly of Lombard, said the couple didn't have much say in the matter, as Ronald was “determined” to be born Wednesday. She said he arrived at precisely 10 a.m. after a half-hour delivery, weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces.
“We're just happy he's here and healthy,” she said.
While Craig Parmele said he would likely turn to Google for inspiration on how to celebrate his son's birthday, Logan already has a tentative plan.
“We're more than likely going to do it on the 28th because it's easier to remember because it's the last day of the month,” she said. “When the 29th comes back around, we're going to celebrate her birthday like there's no tomorrow.”
There it is, Naomi, in writing.