Local babies jumping into Leap Year dressed as grasshoppers

PITTSBURGH — Leap year is almost here, and the babies at a Pittsburgh hospital are jumping right into it.

To celebrate, babies at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital were dressed up in handmade grasshopper hats.

The hats were made by UPMC Magee nurse, Caitlin Pechin.

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WPXI Magee Grasshopper Babies Leap year is almost here, and the babies at a Pittsburgh hospital are jumping right into it! (WPXI 'sTony Ruffolo/WPXI Photojournalist Tony Ruffolo)

In addition to the cuteness, Anne Sutton and Alec Traub donated 150 “I Love You Like” books to new parents at the hospital. Traub co-wrote the book with Sutton’s late husband, Scott, Traub’s friend, after Scott’s cancer diagnosis.

The book is about a young grasshopper who repeatedly interrupts his work-bound dad with the important question, “How much do you love me?” The book is dedicated to Scott’s son.

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