Introducing...The New Mr. Baker

As you already know, we are now expecting our second son, and after much thought, discussion and debate, we've decided on the name Lucas Clarke Baker. How did we get to that decision?

Lucas was simply a name we thought fit well with the name Colin, it's a name you don't hear everyday, but when you hear it, it doesn't sound strange. Clarke is Brad's father's and grandfather's middle name, so we are following a family tradition.

So let's start from the beginning. We had been trying to get pregnant for a few months with no luck. We had decided to take a couple of months off at the end of the year to avoid an August/September baby. Then laying in bed one early January evening we realized I was already over a week late. Brad forgot about it, but I didn't. He went to work and I took a test. That was the hardest secret to keep for an entire day! I wanted to tell him so bad, I couldn't stop smiling. I wanted to tell Brad in a special, memorable way. So I made a onesie for Colin to wear that said "I'm the Big Brother" and had a picture of a baby and a toddler. So when Daddy came home, Colin was wearing the onesie and I had placed his jacket over it, zipped up. We were playing in the front yard when Daddy got home. We came inside and I asked Brad to take his jacket off while I went to the restroom. I waited to hear something, but didn't. So I came around the corner and Brad was holding Colin up studying his shirt. He said, "I don't get this, where did he get this shirt?" The letters were iron-on and the "B" in "Big" had started to fall off. I started laughing, and pulled the test out of my pocket. He caught on then.

We had our first appointment at about 7 weeks and got to hear the heart beat, a beautiful sound. That is when we received our due date of September 10. Our second appointment was at 11 weeks, and we again got to hear the heartbeat and got a picture.

Yesterday, we had our 18 week sonogram. We got a very healthy report card, Lucas is weighing in at 10 ounces and 5.5 inches. About the size of a dollar bill. This is also when we learned he is a he. We were very excited, we both really wanted a boy, thinking that he and Colin would play and get along better. Brad surprised me by taking the whole day off so we could follow the tradition we had set when we had Colin. We celebrated all the good news by shopping for Lucas. We bought an outfit, his bedding and a couple of blankys for him to cuddle with when he gets here.

Reminder: For the photos click on them, and they will pop up larger, so you can get a good look at Mr. Lucas.


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His fingers spread out by his face.


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The first one is a front view of his face, hands by his head, and body. The second photo is the "male proof." hehe