protect my heart

17

c h r i s t i a n

I was beyond excited to finally find out what Nadia was having. I wanted to know if Willow and Wyatt were going to have a little brother or a little sister. As much as I wanted another boy to add more manliness to the house, I would be perfectly fine with another little princess running around. Willow is my angel, and I know she would love having a little sister that would look up to her.

It was always fun throwing a gender reveal party; It was a time to get the families together and find out what we were having together. They had gotten us gifts, but we hadn't thrown a proper baby shower as we didn't know the gender of our baby yet, so things were mostly neutral. However, my mom always got two of everything in case it was a girl or if it was a boy. Just to be safe, I guess.

I had to finish getting things together and ready for everyone and I knew I was running behind. This stressed me out, as I was someone who always liked to be on schedule.

Nadia walked in the kitchen, wearing a beautiful maxi dress, displaying her growing bump. "Hi, babe. Do you need help?" She asked, walking over by me. "The kids are occupied outside so I figured I would come in and see if you needed help with anything.."

I turned and looked at her, "Hi, pretty lady. If you want to help me getting all the food ready and on trays, that would be amazing.." I said, kissing the top of her head, "You look beautiful. I love that dress on you.." I placed a hand on her stomach, "How's the little one?"

"They're good. Haven't really had any problems today, so it's a good day," Nadia smiled at me, "And thank you, I just got it the other day. I really like the color.." She said before helping me with the food. 

"I think you look really beautiful in it. I love when you wear those dresses and your little bump is showing." I say with a smile as I set things on the table and look back at her, "I'm super excited to find out.."

Nadia smiled at me, "I'm kind of nervous, honestly! I don't really care what we have, because we have one of each, but, I don't know, I'm kind of leaning more towards a boy.." 

I couldn't help but smile. Hearing that she wanted a boy made me happy because I honestly was hoping she was having a boy. I love Willow, she's my little princess, and I want to treat her like one for the rest of her life. But, I think with Wyatt having a little brother around, it'll be good for him. He loves being a big brother to Willow, but having a little brother around will be amazing for him. 

"I honestly have been wishing for a boy. I think Wyatt will be super excited." I tell her, "I have a feeling Willow might get a little upset at first, but I think she'll come to like being the only daughter." I say, chuckling. 

***

Once all of the family started to show up, I was getting things ready for the reveal. I had invited the team over as well, as they had been for the other reveals. We, yet again, were doing something baseball related for this. However, it was a cake in the shape of a World Series ring and we would cut into it to see the color to find out the gender. Cheesy, but I liked it. 

Nadia walked over by me, all smiley. "Are you ready?" She asked me, grabbing my hand, "I'm getting anxious."

"I'm ready whenever you are, babygirl." I tell her, kissing her hand gently before we went over by the family and the guys before Aspen came over and smiled at us. 

"I'm so excited for you two to find out! I think you both will be super excited with the results." She said, handing me the knife, "You just cut into it and the cake will reveal what you're having! I really like the ring idea, by the way." 

I look over at Nadia and she places her hand over mine before I start to cut into the cake. Everyone was filming or just patiently waiting for the result. I moved Nadia's hand off of mine, moving to grab the slice of cake, pulling it out to reveal the cake to be... blue. 

"It's a boy!" Nadia exclaimed and everyone started cheering. The guys came over and started jumping all over me, ruffling up my hair. I couldn't help but laugh, and try to not get too riled up. 

My mom walked over and hugged Nadia before hugging me. "Congrats, bub." She said, kissing my cheek, "Are you happy?"

I nodded, "Of course! Another boy running around the house!" I laugh, "How did Willow take it?"

She sighed, "She got a little upset and ran off, I think Nadia went to go find her. She'll get over it." 

"I'm gonna go find her too," I say before walking off to find Nadia and Willow. I found Nadia sitting over by the swingset with Willow who looked visibly upset. "Hey, you, why are you upset?"

Willow looked at me and sniffled, "I wanted a sissy..." She wiped her eyes, "Not another bubby.."

I frown, "Hey, don't be upset! They're going to be so happy that you're their big sissy! And, you're the only girl now! You don't have to share your clothes or dolls with them!" I tell her, trying to cheer her up. "Everything will be okay, I promise." 

Willow nodded and held her arms up and I picked her up, kissing her head. "I love you, daddy.."

"I love you, Willow bug." I say as I rub her back and walk over back by our family and friends. I knew she was going to take that hard, but I had to make sure that she was well loved and knew that she was always going to be my number one girl. 

After the party, my mom stayed behind to help clean up a little, although she didn't have to. Willow was feeling much better once she got a lot of attention on her; Just like her mother. She gets attention, and she's instantly better. I don't get it.

"So, now that you know the gender, are you set on names?" My mom asked me as we cleaned up the kitchen.

I shook my head, "Not at all, honestly. I haven't really thought about names. I was waiting to figure out what we were having." I tell her, "I am sure Nadia will come up with some names. I want to stray away from the whole W thing. There's only so many names that start with W and if we were to name him like William, that's too close to Willow." 

She nodded, "Understandable. That's how I was with you and your brothers, I waited to find out what I was having to figure out names. But, of course, I stuck with the C theme. More names to the letter," she chuckled, "I'm sure whatever name you two decide on will be a beautiful name." 

It really was time for me to start thinking of names, huh? I really didn't have any idea on what I wanted to name my son. Christian Jr. is too cliche, I guess. But, if he's my child, he's going to have the MVP genes in him regardless.