Sleepless on Saturday!

I'm taking a quick break from some apparent nesting thing I have going on this morning to give a little update on life and the pregnancy .... ;)

DISCLAIMER - I've been awake since 3 am .. so bear with me if there are some grammatical or spelling errors - ha! ;)

I am almost done organizing the kitchen .... fridge is cleaned out - pantry cleaned out and organized. Now I make the dreaded trip to the grocery store this afternoon. BLAH!

I have also started to organize my cookbook this morning (which is actually a 3-ring binder with miscellaneous clippings, printings, or handwritten recipes) ... It's a little ridiculous how many recipes a girl can have for fried pickles and chicken fried steaks! LOL! :)

I am feeling pretty good despite the lack of sleep I have been getting lately. A few friends have suggested a 'Boppy' sleeping pillow so I will be purchasing one today! I'm hoping this will at least help my restless nights become a little less restless!

We had a doctor's appointment yesterday and all is well. I had my glucose tolerance test - NOT fun at all. I'm still waiting on results to come back from it. Chandler is doing great! His heart rate was 156 and still going very strong. He has become a lot more active over the last week. Wednesday morning after I got off work I was laying in bed and noticed my stomach was severely deformed. HAHA! I wish I had taken a picture but I'm certain it will happen again. Apparently, this little guy had his butt way up in the air and it was showing through my belly! :) My belly has been moving quite a bit the last few days which is very exciting .. My mom and Stephen have all been able to feel some pretty intense kicking over the last few days! :) It makes my heart melt to see their faces when the little guy kicks! I can't wait to meet him! He already has such personality! :) We are still working on the nursery which is why there aren't any pictures to be seen. I want to wait until we get a little bit of the decor up so it looks like a nursery. As of right now we have a crib, changing table, and 4 painted walls - NOT very exciting! lol.

Stephen and I are doing great - still trying to get moved into this gorgeous house of ours! :) I still can't believe it's ours sometimes. I guess that's a good thing! Working opposite of Stephen really doesn't allow for much decorating and organizing time. I feel like all I ever do is work and sleep. Hopefully being off the next few weekends will allow me to get some things done around here! I'll be posting pictures as we get rooms finished and tidied up! I hope all is well with you guys! I'll be trying to post weekly updates as we progress into our 3rd trimester! I can't believe it's almost here!!!!!! :) Time has really flown by!

xoxo!
Brittany, Stephen, and Chandler

Catch up!

Well, I haven't been the best blogger now have I?! ;) I'll do a little bit of catch up and I promise I will do better with more frequent updates! Working nights is really taking a toll on every aspect of my life. I feel like all I ever do is work and sleep anymore.

I'm 25 weeks now and feeling pretty amazing! Well, aside from the ball of fire (pregnancy acid reflux) that is permanently making a home in my chest. I haven't really had an eventful pregnancy which I am extremely grateful for! We saw a Perinatologist on the 25th of August for a follow-up ultrasound. CJ is SO stubborn .... he won't let us see his sweet little profile long enough for any pictures. I have more pictures of this kid's spine, heart, and extremities than any parent should ever have. haha.

I am feeling ALL kinds of movement from this little guy. He is definitely a night owl like his momma. Poor Stephen! :) Stephen has been feeling him move around for a while now. On August 8th, he felt CJ kick pretty hard! Now it's all of the time, mostly at night. I don't think he ever gets used to feeling the little guy kick. Every time CJ does, Stephen's face lights up! It's enough to melt your heart! :) He is such a proud daddy!

I have a few pictures I can share. I haven't been the best at taking them lately. Mostly because of me working nights ... I realize I haven't taken a weekly belly picture but it's already too late! :( I don't think there has been much of a change lately but I'll post what I have!

13 weeks












16 wks

















18 weeks















21 wks 2 days


















21 wks 3 days .... I think over 1 day I look a little bigger!


















22 weeks, me and the hubby!


















25 weeks
















25 weeks, close up!
















And THAT is where I'm at now! :) I will scan CJ's U/S pics from our appointments and post what I have so far. We are still debating on going to one of those 3d/4d places to have more pics done! :) I can't believe how much he has grown from the size of a little peanut at the time we heard his heartbeat! :) I am so excited to become a mommy! Again, thanks for the many prayers and sweet messages throughout this pregnancy! I have the best family and friends a girl could have & I am so grateful!

Love y'all!
Brittany, Stephen, and Chandler

It's a....

BOY!!

We are SO excited! We had our U/S appointment on Thursday July 22. It was the most exciting experience of my life. It's absolutely amazing to have a name for the baby instead of 'our little peanut'. I had an idea that Baby G was a Boy from the beginning. I guess mother's intuition is always right! :) We had a gender reveal party on Sunday July 25 and had a blast. We told my parents and Stephen's parents on that Friday evening. We found the cutest onesie ornaments from Hallmark (since we are having a 'Christmas baby') and a blue bib! :) They were very excited. My mom said she knew the whole time! ;)

Now for the name .... Chandler James (CJ)!! Chandler was my great grandmother's maiden name. I never got to meet her - she passed away when my Nana was 4. James was my Nana's brother. I never got to meet him either. :( I have always loved the name Chandler and it wasn't hard to get Stephen on board. He is a pretty big 'Friends' fan and Chandler was his favorite character. So there it is! :) We are so excited to have a name to call him instead of 'baby g' or our little 'peanut'!

We don't really have any good U/S pics from the appointment.. BUT we have to go back next week to see a specialist. No worries, Chandler James was just a little shy and didn't want to show his face. We had a hard time getting pictures of his head/brain so they just wanted to do a follow-up to make sure all is ok! I'll hopefully have some better pictures from that appointment. :)

I'm doing well... I'm at 22 weeks now. I feel great and I'm really starting to show. I'll post some belly pictures later! :) We have been working on the nursery - so far we have the crib put together. The changing table will be here in a few days and we will be painting the room this weekend. I cannot believe we are FINALLY at the point where we can start preparing for his arrival! It will be here before we know it! Thank you for all of the messages checking in on us and all of the prayers throughout the pregnancy! We can't wait to share many more of these experiences and memories with you guys!!

Love,
Brittany, Stephen, and Chandler

At last ...

We are FINALLY in our new home! We've been here a little over a week ... but NO internet or cable until today! I never knew how much I rely on the internet to check messages and do quick research! We are very excited about being here and we are having so much fun making it a home! :) I will post pictures as soon as we get most of these boxes cleared out! We are loving life out here in the 'country'! :) It's not nearly as busy as the neighborhood we were in before and definitely still has a small town feel to it! I think we are going to fit right in around here!

We have an appointment on July 22 to find out if Baby G is a BOY or GIRL! :) It will remain a secret until July 25th evening - we will be having a gender reveal party with our family and close friends ... they will get the first sneak peak on the baby's gender and then we will announce it to the rest of the world. One of my best friends Erika and her hubby Gil had a 'What is it?' Party for Maddux and it was precious! We are super excited to have everyone over to the new house and share in our exciting news! :)

So for now that's all of the update I have for you! We will be spending the entire next week getting this house into shape! :) I'll post pics then!

BREAKING NEWS!

Stephen & Brittany
sitting in a tree
k-i-s-s-i-n-g
first comes love
then comes marriage
then comes...

A BABY IN A BABY CARRIAGE!!! :)

Although this isn't breaking news to many of you that are on facebook. I wanted to blog about it. I can't wait to keep up with all of the memorable events that are about to take place in our lives! :) Feel free to bookmark the blog so you can keep up with all things Baby Gohring AND all of the exciting things going on with me and Stephen!

So if there are any questions you have, feel free to ask! I'm not shy! :)

As for the basics:
-We found out on Sunday, April 18 at around 11:30 am - immediately ran to Walmart to buy two other tests to make sure it was REALLY positive!!! THEY WERE! :) We didn't break the news to the parents until Tuesday, April 20th after our first visit with my OB. We got an US done and had our first picture of Baby G. I was dated at 4 wks, 5 days which is way too early to know anything - so we decided to keep it a BIG secret from everyone but immediate family until our 8 week ultrasound to confirm :)
-Three weeks later we were confirmed to be at 8 weeks even and got to SEE the little flicker of the heartbeat! :) It was adorable! We got to see Baby G's cute little nose but he/she was shy and turned away from us - haha!
-We're due December 20th so that puts me at 11 wks and 1 day today! :)
-I'm not feeling 100% but I'm getting better. I had some serious morning sickness that started about 4 days after we took the home pregnancy test. Luckily, there are wonder drugs out there for me to take! Thank goodness for Zofran and Phenergan! :)

-We have a few ideas for names in mind - but for now they will remain a secret! I want some of our family to be surprised once we choose the final name!
-Hopefully we can find out whether Baby G is a boy or girl at the end of July/beginning of August.
-We will probably have a big 'What is it?!' Party to tell family and friends what Baby G will be - stay tuned!! :)

I think that about wraps up the basics :) If you have any other questions, feel free to leave them in a comment and I will address them in the next post. I'll be updating with pictures .. and possibly some of my baby bump(?) if I can even call it that yet - ha!! Thank you for all of the many comments, prayers, and sweet messages we have received over the past few weeks! It means more to us than you'll ever know!

-Brittany & Stephen

PS: PLEASE vote in our poll and let us know what you think Baby G is going to be!! :)

One Step Closer!

First of all, I want to thank you guys for giving me your input! Your ideas have been a great help!

Well, we have made our decision....
and we put an offer on house number ......

*drum roll*

ONE!! :)

We feel that it is the perfect pick for us - as well as having the most potential for our family's growth - well, a little ways from now! ha! So now we wait to see if it has been accepted or declined. We aren't really feeling that confident about it, but we needed to start somewhere. It wouldn't be real if they accepted our first offer - lol! Hopefully we can share our good news with you guys soon!! Please keep us in your prayers as we make some BIG decisions and make our way through the whole 'first time homeowner's' experience! :)

Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe ...

Help us pick our house! :) We have it narrowed down to 4 different homes! I'm taking any identifiers off of the pictures so we don't get a stalker! haha! I will give you all of the details and if you don't mind, please post a comment telling me which you like the best! :) I really appreciate any input you might have!

(PS: I'm not just letting some stranger pick my home - just need a little push toward the home we think is right for us - from a stranger's POV! :) )

House #1:
Not many pictures that do it any justice ... I meant to take some as we walked through but it was fully decorated and isn't really our style. SO just use your imagination :)

This house is in a quiet little neighborhood outside of Waco.
-3 bedroom
-2 baths
-large Game Room/study
-2 car garage
-formal dining & a breakfast area
-built-in hutch in breakfast area
-Laminate floors in main living space
-Tile in bathrooms
-large backyard
-large kitchen
-WB fireplace
-1967 sq ft

House #2:

House #2 is located in a small quiet neighborhood where I grew up!

-4 bedroom

-2 baths
-much smaller kitchen
-granite countertops
-stainless appliances in kitchen
-dark hardwood floors
-large backyard
-wb fireplace
-large laundry room
-1610 sq ft

House #3:

This house has 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. 2 of the rooms are pretty small - we aren't really sure what to do with them yet! The master bath is kind of small. Only one sink and the garden tub/sep shower are sorta shoved in the back corner. There are wood floors throughout, however we think they started the main living space and bedrooms at different times. The floors don't really match AND they are going opposite directions. It kinda looks funny! I LOVE the back yard on this one .. It has a set up for a tv and has a deck and a storage shed! :) It's super nice for the dogs .. and I'm pretty sure we could get a pool put in at some point! The fireplace is Austin Stone ... Stephen's fave! The kitchen is pretty unique. I love the hand-painted tiles on the counter/backsplash! :) Other than that it's a cute house! Prob not our first pick, but still in the running! 1696 sq ft

House #4:
This house doesn't have a picture, but I'll show one close to what it looks like!



The house we like is a 4 bedroom, 2 bath home. Laminate floors throughout main living space, tile in the kitchen, bath and laundry room. this has a HUGE backyard that will be fenced and have grass down sometime in the next 2 weeks. It has a sprinkler system AND a security system. It has a fireplace. The kitchen is pretty small ... which is kind of a major drawback for me. I love to be in the kitchen and this one just doesn't do it for me. it's smaller than our duplex's kitchen! :( I love everything about this house EXCEPT the kitchen size ... what a bummer! It's a beautiful home and the neighborhood is super cute and very friendly. Most of the families here are retirees and young couples .. some with kids! 1770 sq ft

So, again, please drop me a comment with your input! :) I would greatly appreciate it! -Brittany