Welcome Jude Daly Tucker

Just a quick note to let everyone know that we finally welcomed our precious baby boy Jude Daly Tucker to our family this week! Jude was born on July 8th, 2008 at 1042am and is absolutely perfect! It was a bit of a scary delivery as his heart rate was getting pretty low as the contractions got stronger, but all ended well and beautifully. He weighed in a bit higher than his brother at 7 pounds 1 ounce and was 19 1/2 inches long. He looks a lot like Ray Ray with bigger eyes and a bigger nose! Ray has taken to him very well--he constantly wants to kiss him and touch him and help me burp him (his favorite!) and doesnt seem too jealous yet. Of course he is still getting TONS of attention from all the Aunties and his Bip so it hasnt been that large an adjustment. We are all so happy to have our Jude and it is such a blessing see our family grow. God is so good and we are thankful more and more each minute. We send our love to everyone..stop by soon and dont call first....we are happy to be dropped in on! Sorry not to have better photos. My camera was the last one used on the big day so good photos are not as easy to come by! More to come!



Our precious little man
Meeting my Jude for the first time
Big Brother and Jude's nostrils :o)

Just a quick note to let everyone know that we finally welcomed our precious baby boy Jude Daly Tucker to our family this week! Jude was born on July 8th, 2008 at 1042am and is absolutely perfect! It was a bit of a scary delivery as his heart rate was getting pretty low as the contractions got stronger, but all ended well and beautifully. He weighed in a bit higher than his brother at 7 pounds 1 ounce and was 19 1/2 inches long. He looks a lot like Ray Ray with bigger eyes and a bigger nose! Ray has taken to him very well--he constantly wants to kiss him and touch him and help me burp him (his favorite!) and doesnt seem too jealous yet. Of course he is still getting TONS of attention from all the Aunties and his Bip so it hasnt been that large an adjustment. We are all so happy to have our Jude and it is such a blessing see our family grow. God is so good and we are thankful more and more each minute. We send our love to everyone..stop by soon and dont call first....we are happy to be dropped in on! Sorry not to have better photos. My camera was the last one used on the big day so good photos are not as easy to come by! More to come!

New York City!

We decided to take one last long road trip before the new baby arrives and thought that there would be no better place to go than New York City! We wanted to see a Yankees game in the original Yankee Stadium and since they are replacing it starting next year, it was an easy choice to go there sooner rather than later. We ended up going with Ali and Susie and met Charlie (Susie's boyfriend) there. It was a great trip and the Yankees won the game we saw! Yay! We did some pretty touristy things (like going to the top of the Empire State Building) because we figured we should do the things that dad is always too embarrased to do as a REAL New Yorker when we go with him! We stayed right by Times Square so we spent time there, walked all through most of the famous districts, and ate at some really amazing restaurants and street carts. We got to spend part of an afternoon in Central Park which Ray LOVED! They had a fountain for kids to play in and Ray wasted NO time joining the fun...even though the water was really cold and the air temperature wasnt very hot! It ended up being a perfect "last hurrah" and a great start to the summer. Cant wait to go back and see a game in the NEW Yankee Stadium with our new little one. :o) Here are a few photographic highlights...

Almost time for Baby #2!

Well, a lot has happened since the last post (again, what is my problem!?) but the most exciting news of all is that a bunch of weeks have passed making us ALMOST ready to have baby number 2! We are anticipating this little one greater than ever now as we are pretty much at our duedate and the doctor has mentioned not wanting us to go too far over this time. Yeehaw! Here are a few photos of nine months pregant me and Tuck and Ray right around our 3 year (ah!) wedding anniversary. We hope that you are all well and send you our love and prayers as always. OH! And Maine is really beautiful in the summer and we love visitors sooooo...hint hint. :o)