Disclaimer: I do NOT own Cheaper by the Dozen or Cheaper by the Dozen 2. (unfortunately) lol. I am just a huge fan!
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3 months went past and Kate was ready to have her baby. The 5 Baker kids waited in the waiting room with their grandparents all day. It got late and they had school the next day, so their grandparents took them home to get some rest. Very late that night, Jake Baker was born.
"Tom, I can't believe we can't have him." Kate said with tears streaming down her cheek as she watched her sleeping baby.
"I know honey, but we just can't." Tom said.
"How are we gonna tell the kids?" Kate asked now looking up at Tom.
"I don't know. Let's not worry about that for now. Let's enjoy the time we have with him." Tom said.
"If we could keep him, what would we name him?" Kate asked.
Tom didn't answer and thought for a moment.
"Justin's nice. Andrew… Ryan. Um…" Tom suggested and thought more.
"How about Jacob?" Kate said with a smile on her face.
"Jacob. That's a nice name." Tom said looking back at his son.
"I like Jacob, Jake for short. Jacob Andrew Baker. That's what his name would be." Kate said feeling sad now.
"Then Jacob Andrew Baker it is." Tom said with a smile. Kate smiled back.
Two days later….
Kate was ready to leave the hospital and Jake would be staying. They already broke the bad news to the kids. They didn't really understand because they were all still quite little, but Nora understood a bit. She was 10.
Kate and Tom had said their last goodbye's to Jake and got in the car to drive home. Kate tried not to cry in the car and be strong for her kids. Once they got home that Saturday afternoon, Kate told Tom to take the kids into the pool with him and stay there all afternoon. Tom agreed and Kate walked upstairs to her bedroom. She slowly walked over to her bed and sat down, taking the picture of Jake she had taken before they left the hospital. Her eyes filled with tears as she looked at the picture and laid down on her bed to cry for the rest of the afternoon.