Month 6

It had been a month. The doctors appointments had been going good, the baby was healthy. The baby's room was mostly set up. Italy had yelled at Germany multiple times over the simplest of things.

*Flashback*

Germany had been relaxing on the couch with a beer. Italy came in and glared at the German. "~Ve! Doitsu, I want that spot on the couch." The Italian growled. Germany sighed and moved over. Italy sat down, and then continued to complain. "~Ve! Doitsu! How do you stand this spot, this arm of the couch is so freaking uncomfortable!"

Germany sighed. "Vell, Italy, that is my spot. You usually end up cuddling next to me, which is why you don't like it." Italy gave Germany his puppy eyes.

"~Ve. Doitsu! How could you ever claim any single spot as your own. Nothing in this house is just yours anymore! ~Ve! You're going to be a Papa, so everything of yours is also your child's!" Italy got up and left the room to cry. Germany had stopped following Italy when he did that. Every time Germany went to follow, 30 seconds later Italy would come happily down the hall and hug him like nothing happened.

Right on cue, Italy came into the living room, and cuddled Germany on the couch, in his usual spot.

*End Flashback*

Italy had finally outgrown even Germany's clothes, so to accommodate his growing belly, he had gone out and bought bigger shirts. Italy was definitely starting to look pregnant.

Germany and Italy were at the doctor's. There was an ultrasound scheduled for the day, so they would finally get to know what gender the baby was. Italy was worried, much like any other appointment he had been to.

"~Ve. Do you think the baby's healthy, Luddy?" Italy asked with eyes full of concern.

The German smiled and placed a hand on Italy's round belly. "Ja. The baby's probably fine. You've been doing great with your diet, and you haven't been overly stressed." Germany kissed Italy softly on the cheek. Italy smiled and took Germany's hand.

The doctor came into the room. This doctor was a woman, and had been helping Germany and Italy all through the pregnancy so far. She smiled at the couple.

"Alright Feli, we'll begin the ultrasound now. If you would lift your shirt like- yes that's right." The doctor said as Italy lifted his shirt so his belly was completely exposed. She rubbed Italy's stomach with petroleum jelly. Italy giggled out something that sounded like "~Ve! That tickles!" The doctor positioned the ultrasound monitor so the three of them could see it, then rubbed the wand over Italy's belly. Italy was still holding tight to Germany's hand as they watched the screen, and before long a blurry, black and white image of the fetus appeared.

"That's your baby." The doctor smiled. "He looks completely healthy."

Italy looked at the doctor. "~Ve? 'He'?" he asked confused.

The doctor smiled again. "Yes, Feli, your baby is a boy." she said looking at Germany and Italy.

Italy smiled widely. "~Ve! Did you hear that, Luddy? Our bambino is going to be a little boy! ~Ve! We can start coming up with names now!" Italy chattered happily, tightening his grip on Germany's hand.

Germany smiled at the Italian. "I don't care if he's a boy or a girl, as long as he's healthy." Germany said, once again kissing Italy's cheek. The doctor printed up pictures from the ultrasound, and handed them to Italy.

"Here's some pictures of the baby to show to your friends and family. Congratulations again." she smiled.

The couple thanked the doctor, and left the office. Germany watched Italy closely and was right at his side as they walked back to the car. Germany didn't want the Italian to hurt himself or the baby on the short walk back. Italy was smiling at the pictures of the baby currently growing inside of him.

"~Ve! Doitsu, isn't he beautiful?" Italy asked as he climbed into the car. Germany smiled and nodded at the Italian.

"Ja, he's definitely beautiful. He's going to grow up into a fine boy." Germany said as they pulled onto the road.

"~Ve! I like the name Giovanni." Italy said, trying to come up with an Italian name for the baby.

Germany and Italy were in the living room, and they had been brainstorming names for their son since they got home.

"Nein. No child of mine is going to have a name like 'Giovanni'." Germany said shaking his head. Italy thought some more.

"~Ve! What if we name him Lovino? Fratello might like the complement of naming the bambino after him!" Italy was sure Romano would try to be closer to the baby if they shared a name.

"Nein. I don't like that either." Germany started to think up some names too. "I like Irvin. It's a good, German name."

Italy put a hand to his stomach and frowned. "~Ve! The baby doesn't like that name. I think it's boring. ~Ve! I like Mario for the baby!"

"Nein, that reminds me too much of that video game. How about Markus? That's a good name too."

"~Ve? Markus? Really? I don't think so, Doitsu." A wide grin spread across Italy's face. "~Ve! I know! Let's name him Ludwig Junior!"

"I'm flattered, Italia, but I don't really like my name much as it is. Ludwig is not a good enough name for this little miracle."

Prussia walked into the room, and grinned when he heard the couple discussing names. "So, you guys are back from the doctor's? How's the baby coming along?" Prussia asked standing behind the couch. Italy looked up at him and smiled.

"~Ve! They did an ultrasound today! I have pictures of little Ricardo!" Italy beamed as he handed Prussia the pictures.

"NEIN! Ve are not naming my German baby Ricardo." Germany growled.

Prussia looked at the pictures. "Kesesesese. He's awesome." he squinted at the picture. "It is a he, right?"

Italy let out a giggle. "~Ve. Si, he's a he. We're just having trouble agreeing on a name for him."

Prussia smiled. "You've always got the option of naming after his awesome Onkle Gilbert!" Prussia said as he handed the pictures back to Italy. Prussia started to go to the kitchen.

"~Ve! He's kicking! I can feel him!" Italy smiled. Germany felt Italy grab his hand and put it over the baby, so they could both feel their son kicking. Italy's brown eyes looked happily up into Germany's blue ones. "~Ve! You can feel him too, right?"

"Ja, this is vundava, Italy." Germany said softly. Prussia grinned and ran up to Italy.

"Onkle Gilbert wants in on this too!" He said as he softly set a hand on Italy's belly. His eyes widened. "This is totally awesome! England never let me do this when he was pregnant." After a minute, the baby stopped kicking, and the Germans took their hands off of the Italian's stomach.

"~Ve. Doitsu, I get to feel this every day, but you can't. You can name him, as long as it's a name I can like too." Italy smiled at Germany.

"Danke, Italy, I'm honored. I'll be sure to come up with the best German name possible for the baby." Germany smiled. Prussia left the room to grab a beer.

"Hey, West. You want a beer?" Prussia called. He got no response. He grabbed his beer and headed back to the living room. "West?"

Germany held a finger to his lips. He pointed at the Italian that had fallen asleep in his lap. German shook his head. "Nein, bruder, I don't vant a beer right now." He whispered. He looked down at Italy, then back at Prussia. "I'm good for now."