Lucas...what a great name! Hunter picked it and insisted that was the baby's name. He was born at 6:39 am on June 30, 2006. We knew he was coming that day, but he surprised us at 3 am when Mommy's water broke. We went in and got to hold our angel hours earlier than scheduled! He was so tiny and perfect. He had the most alert eyes; he looked at us like he had known us forever. Hunter loved him so much...from the very first moment he saw him...as we all did. Lucas was very healthy; he smiled early and had the sweetest dimple! His favorite word was " I Goo". Hunter always looked like his Daddy, Lucas looked like Mommy. He loved to be talked to and held. He was such a good baby. He didn't cry much and when he did it was because he needed something. Mommy always called him her Love Bug. Hunter and Mommy sang the "Stink Pot" song to him. Daddy held him and sang him songs and told him stories.

Lucas got to go to the beach...the place he began. He loved to listen to the waves and was so at peace on the sand. We got to spend hours together alone in the mornings talking and cuddling listening to the waves. The butterflies were there, migrating to Mexico. Just like they were the week he was conceived.

Lucas left us on October 21, 2006. He died in my arms while his Daddy and I said good-bye. Our lives were forever changed by that sweet little boy. We will miss him forever.
I wear a butterfly everyday in memory of my little Lucas. His memory will live on through us. All of us...everyone who loved him.