Asking my friend for permission. . . .

2 years ago on October 2nd on of my best friend's lost her 2 yr old son in an accidental drowning while caring for her terminally ill mother ( who passed a week later).

My husband and I are having our 3rd- and final child, we have not found out the gender yet but I told him if its a boy I would like his middle name to be Noah, he is not opposed.

So the other day I called her( we live in MO and she lives in CO now) and told her what I would like to do, but I wanted her permission to do so. She seemed shocked and honored that I wanted to do that. He was such a sweet little boy who was my daughters first best friend ( 3 months apart). I know this time is even harder for her with the anniversary coming up, I don't know if my timing was good or bad for a question like that?