Sydney Nicole Gifford Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby, a Boy, with Fiancé Nathan Sloneker (Exclusive)

Sydney Nicole Gifford is going to be a mom!

The TikToker is expecting her first baby with fiancé Nathan Sloneker, a rep for the couple tells PEOPLE exclusively, and will be welcoming her baby boy in January 2025. "We had been hoping to start our family," Gifford, 24, tells PEOPLE. "We found out about the pregnancy on our one year anniversary of our engagement!"

"With recently moving from Texas back home to Minnesota near both of our families, it was perfect timing for us to have a baby and we are so blessed to have gotten pregnant quickly!"

"Pregnancy has been quite the journey. My first trimester came with a lot of nausea and food aversions. The baby is loving breakfast food and sweets...and nothing else," Gifford jokes. "I'm feeling a bit better now that I'm in the second trimester and am so excited not to have to hide my bump anymore!"

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"I am most looking forward to the bond and love that comes with having a baby. I already feel so much love for this little boy and can't wait to see that grow with him. We also can't wait to get the nursery decorated and set up our house for this new chapter!" she tells PEOPLE.

In May 2023, Gifford announced that she and Sloneker, also 24, are engaged, sharing a black-and-white few photos on her Instagram. "Because Sydney Sloneker has a nice ring to it 🤍💍," she wrote alongside the pictures.

"Engaged to my best friend I’m speechless!!! overwhelmed with so much love and can’t wait to share this new chapter in my fiancé eraaaa 🥂☁️🤍."

"The most special part is Nate used 2 diamonds from my mom’s engagement ring and put together the most perfect ring for me that means the world 🤍 ," Gifford said. "Overwhelmed!!! i love you @sloneker13."

Earlier this month, news broke that Gifford had filed a lawsuit against Alyssa Sheil, a fellow TikToker, who Gifford claims copied her "neutral, beige and cream aesthetics" and "featured the same or substantially [similar] Amazon products" that she promoted, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

Sheil responded to Gifford's lawsuit in another court document, obtained by PEOPLE, pushing back against Gifford's claims and asking the court to dismiss the case.