noah's first photos

Well, it's official.  When you actually get to see the baby when you have your first sonogram, you can no longer fool yourself into believing that you've made the whole pregnancy thing up in your head.  On August 3rd, Phil and I got our first glimpses of our son, Noah.  It was absolutely incredible.  We could see him moving around and they even zoomed in so we could watch his heart beating.  It was one of those moments that you just know you'll cherish forever.



Everything on the ultrasound appeared great.  They confirmed that our due date was correct (around December 15), although I was a tad bit hoping that it was off so he would be due earlier.  I'm now extremely eager for him to come.  It's going to be hard to wait the next 17 weeks before we can hold him.

The name we've chosen is Noah Augustine Hagelberg.  However, we are still working on a second middle name since Phil thinks there is a compelling case to be made for having his initials spell NOAH as well.  However, there aren't that many good "O" names.  We originally really liked Obadiah but then his name would be extremely long.  Maybe, Obed.  And, just before anyone else suggests it - we have completely ruled out Osama.

We are having fun registering for baby things for him.  We are hoping to decorate his nursery with a Nautical Theme - sailboats, anchors, captain's wheels, lighthouses, etc.