I wanted to know that baby was healthy and I needed to know baby's gender before I could let myself get carried away with all the day dreaming, nursery plans, and clothes - let's be honest, it's so easy to be completely enamored with all the adorable things they make for girls!
Josh, on the other hand, played it cool the entire time. That is until the night before our appointment. Apparently a few beers will set your emotions free! He couldn't stop asking me what I thought it would be and sharing his guesses (changing each time he told me, of course). I stopped guessing, feeling reassured that we would soon find out and any guess I made at this point had a 50/50 chance of being right anyway! :)
Our appointment went well - aside from being super active and the ultrasound tech chasing baby down to take measurements, peanut seems to be developing well and is healthy!! GREAT news!
And then came the gender reveal - this little one is a sweet baby BOY! I'm pretty sure Josh's heart stopped beating at that exact moment! His head immediately filled with images of this little guy playing baseball and just as I suspected, a tiny baseball glove will soon be on its way to our house.
We've had a name picked out for some time and I thought I would need to shop around a little before settling on it, but as soon as we said his name out loud and looked at his picture I knew it was a fit for this boy.
Nolan Hugh Whiteside
So many people have asked us where we got Nolan from and the truth is we just kind of pulled it out of the air. We've had lots of long car rides back and forth between here and South Carolina - giving us ample amount of future planning time (baby names became a topic many times).
And I think most people assume Hugh is just my maiden named shortened, but the name really belongs to my Pa (my father's father). Yep, Hugh Hughes. :) His father was also Hugh Hughes - more common than you thought, huh?
Nolan's little profile just melts my heart!! I'm in love!
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