This year’s Gerber baby is a smiley 18-month-old boy from Georgia — and the first child with Down syndrome to win the contest, the company announced Wednesday.

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“I’m very excited to see how the world reacts,” mom Cortney Warren said on the “Today” show as she held winning son Lucas.

Lucas, who sported a blue button-down and mini bowtie, loves to wave and play the piano, his dad, Jason, said.

The Warrens entered the Gerber baby photo contest on a whim, they said, and were shocked when they found out their boy had been chosen from more than 140,000 babies to be the official 2018 Gerber Spokesbaby.

Since 1928, the charcoal drawing of the original Gerber baby, Ann Turner Cook, has been recognized worldwide. In 2011, the company relaunched the contest to find their next Gerber baby, Today reported.

The big prize comes with $50,000, which the Warrens say they will put toward Lucas’s education.

“He’s always been such a good baby. I’ve never met anyone who’s come into contact with Lucas and not smiled,” Cortney said.

“He’s got that twinkle in his eye, people love it. They always comment on that smile,” she added.

Bill Partyka, CEO and president of Gerber, said Lucas’s happy expression captured the hearts of his team.

“Every year we choose a baby who best exemplifies Gerber’s longstanding heritage of recognizing that every baby is a Gerber baby,” he told Today parenting. “This year, Lucas is the perfect fit.”

Lucas will also be featured on Gerber’s social-media pages.