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Michigan couple name son No. 13; decision was a challenge

Kateri Schwandt watches her new baby boy at Mercy Health Saint Mary's Campus in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday, May 14, 2015. Kateri, and her husband Jay Schwandt, now have 13 children, all boys. They are still deciding on a name for the baby.  (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) ALL LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION INTERNET OUT
Kateri Schwandt watches her new baby boy at Mercy Health Saint Mary's Campus in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday, May 14, 2015. Kateri, and her husband Jay Schwandt, now have 13 children, all boys. They are still deciding on a name for the baby. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) ALL LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION INTERNET OUT Kateri Schwandt watches her new baby boy at Mercy Health Saint Mary's Campus in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday, May 14, 2015. Kateri, and her husband Jay Schwandt, now have 13 children, all boys. They are still deciding on a name for the baby. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) ALL LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION INTERNET OUT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – The 13th son of a Michigan couple now has a name.

Forty-year-old Jay Schwandt told The Associated Press in a text message that the couple decided Friday morning to name their newborn Francisco Matthew Schwandt.

The father said earlier it was a challenge for him and his wife, Kateri, to agree on a name.

The latest addition was born on Wednesday at Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. The baby and 40-year-old mother have been doing well.

The family lives in Rockford, north of Grand Rapids. They don’t have any daughters.