Gestational Diabetes....

NO, I do NOT have it nor do I know how to spell it, BUT...
In our family, I, Kathryn, am the huge candy loving, sugar addicted freak and Andrew doesn't even like chocolate. He does eat Vanilla Ice Cream with fruit, Sour Patch Kids, DOTS and whatever favorite candy I have laying around at the time...but he really just likes protein or something. In fact, from time to time he asks me how I can consume all that sugar!
Well folks, we have our answer!!!
Today, as part of the pregnancy process, I took a Glucosamine Test. I only ate protein for breakfast and went into the office. My blood was taken, and then I drank an Orange Soda without the Caffeine. I waited an hour then they took my blood again. They were ONLY supposed to take my blood after I drank the drink, but the young girl didn't know...so it was taken twice.
At about 2pm today, I received a call from my Doctor's Nurse. Her first words were, "Are you okay?". I said I was fine, thinking I must have this Gestational Diabetes thing. DANG! So I asked and she told me, "No, it's the exact opposite". She was worried I may have passed out on her from my low blood/sugar levels. They say you have Gestational Diabetes if your test results come back over 140 Blood/Sugar level. Well my test results only yielded 40, so I'm assuming 80-110 is pretty average. The nurse told me she nearly freaked at how low it was and I pointed out that they probably analyzed the blood from prior to my sugar drink....so I'm actually fine. BUT....seems as though I have a very low Blood/Sugar count, so that must be why I CONSTANTLY NEED IT!!! Duh!!! I finally have proof!!!
Oh and to make it even better, Andrew thinks he had a similar test done and his results were on the high end, THUS why he doesn't like to consume lots of sugar unless he is trying to eat mine to prevent me from eating it.
SO after my amazing analysis, I should have been some kind of a scientist, but I'm fairly certain this is probably all crap. But I think I could use this low blood/sugar level for a while.
Anyways, a little bit of over analyzed nonsense from the Carnahan Clan, but I know you still love us. Love, K

Camp Photos

Andrew (#62) started camp early Sunday morning and has been going ever since. From a distance, it is always fun to find photos of what he is up to (thanks Karen). Thought I'd share...

Phoenix!!!

As some of you may have know, we spent our July visiting Chandler, Arizona. We had a blast in the summer heat...averaged around 110 degrees. But all was well getting to hang out with friends, working out and looking for the future Carnahan home!
Our plan was to find a home for our family to live in during the off-season and in the future. After making nearly 6 offers, we found success at the very end of our trip. It was quite diffcult to work in a buyer's market where all the homes for sale are owned by the Banks and there are quite a few buyers. The banks never reply as quickly to your offer as you'd like and with the limited time we had, it made our trip a little stressful. Although we found the perfect home in Gilbert, Arizona, nothing is final until closing, so on September 3rd, we'll let you all know!!
Besides searching for a home, we spent time with friends! A special thank you to Thad, Lauren & Erin for allowing us to stay with them!!! It was a lot of fun for us and the puppies!!!! We cannot wait to have you all come stay with us in the future!
Love, A,K,B,O&C
PS I have limited photos...Andrew has the rest of them with him in Albany.
Here are a few photos of our time in Arizona....

We have sat through some Baseball

Kari & Courtney

The Puppies are enjoying the weather...

The Girlies at Kona

Our First Anniversary!

July 12, 2009 - Andrew and I celebrated a wonderful First Anniversary together in Phoenix. Although, sticky warm outside, Andrew went for a little golf early on the Sunday of our Anniversary while I slept in and prepared for the day. We had a lovely brunch at the Hotel next to Thad & Lauren's home with Thad and then returned home for some rest. We spent time at the pool and just being together, but early dinner plans awaited us.
Andrew had something planned at 7pm, so I was in charge of dinner. At 5pm, we had a nice intimate dinner at Cafe Boa on Mill Avenue. We exchanged gifts and Andrew kicked my butt this year. Although, we did set a little spending limit, as any good husband should do, Andrew went above and beyond. I presented Andrew with his "Paper Anniversary Gift" of a magazine subscription and a sudoku book while he gave me two tickets to the Broadway show WICKED!!! It was showing this month at ASUs Gammage Theatre and it was our evening activity!!! What a wonderful husband!!!
After dinner, I did have a small surprise of an "petite ice cream cake" from Cold Stone to take the place of our Cake Topper from our wedding that is safe and sound in my mother's freezer and a bottle of the champagne served at our wedding! YES, I HAD CHAMPAGNE out of a plastic cup never-the-less. It was so much fun!


We headed off the the 7:30pm show of Wicked and had a wonderful time!!! Our first Anniversary was amazing thanks to Andrew!! What a wonderful husband I have. It is amazing how that first year has flown by, but we really have done quite a bit!
Love and hugs to all our family for your support and love!!! We'll both be heading off from Phoenix in two weeks. Andrew will be headed for Albany while I'll be on my way to Kansas City, but we're ready for what this year has to offer in our marriage and the little blessing we have on the way!
Love, A&K

Travels....

As many of you may have known we've been traveling quite a bit! First New Jersey & New York with a straight drive through the night back to Kansas City. Yes, we drove 20 hours straight. We are very goal oriented people, if you may not have already guessed.
We stayed in Kansas City for 4 days and had a busy weekend. We had dinners with my parents and finally saw "Twilight"! Although I fully over analyzed and had to re-watch it just to make myself feel better, it was a lot of fun having time to spend with my parents! We also got to celebrate a laid back fathers day for Andrew, my dad & my grandpa!! Busy father's day, but lots of fun. Breakfast at the Corner Cafe for my dad, Lunch & a movie for Grandpa and a relaxing evening with Andrew to prepare for parenthood.... Finally, prior to leaving, WE GOT TO MEET OUR SWEET LITTLE BABY!!! 21 Weeks old and counting...a mover and a wiggler, baby gave away nothing, but had perfect spine, stomach, heart, kidneys, feet and hands!!! We have multiple pictures and the doctor told us the baby was nearly a pound and 11 inches!!! WOW! We think we heard her correctly!!!!
So following our exciting news and time together with baby, we took a trip down to Hereford!!! Andrew and Eric spent some quality time together building a pool and playing with the dogs. Lots of fun family time together!!! We got to see lots of family and attend a beautiful wedding. The bride and groom actually left in a helicopter!! Seriously, how do you one up that one? We had a great time and I know everyone is excited to see me come back through in a month or so when we're done visiting Phoenix!! :o)
Leading me to our final destination: PHOENIX!!!! We'll keep you updated on our status here, but let us know if you're around! We'll be here the whole month!!!
Love you all, A,K,O&C

Charlotte Elizabeth Zavoral

Born May 11th, 2009 at 2pm
to the Proud Parents
Tom & Ellie Zavoral!!!

Congratulations!!! She is absolutely beautiful, a genuine cuddle bug and a wonderful eater!!! Cannot wait to see her again!!!

20 Weeks!

We are officially halfway through the pregnancy!! I still feel absolutely amazing and I am happy to report I am getting a pudge and not trying to prevent it from getting larger. In a word, I would describe my current state of being as "THICK". I do not necessarily have a baby bump, but a thick waist. And I mean very thick. Andrew is being a good sport, putting up with all the ups and downs of my moods and my planning.
Unfortunately, my planning is not going far due to the fact that we do not know where this baby will be born, nor where we will be creating a baby room and on top of that how this little wonderful bundle of love will affect our lives! We will not know where we will be living until September at the earliest, but we're taking this in strides. No worries to all of those who are, I am very laid back about the delivery of our baby and I am not worrying about the personal relationship that I may or may not have with the doctor. We are simply worried about the health of our baby and making sure the three of us can be together when he/she is born! Our baby room will hopefully begin developing in August! We are going to head down to Chandler & Gilbert, Arizona at the end of June to begin our house hunt! We are very excited to find a home that we can call our own and live in during the off-season and in the future! Think good happy home thoughts for us in July and if you happen to be one of our many friends who lives in Arizona, look out here we come!!!
More currently, we will be getting to see baby on Tuesday, June 23rd for our second measurement and viewing needs! We hope to see that our wonderful baby is perfectly healthy and happy! We'll have photos, so remember to ask if we're not already passing them around!!!


We really would like to thank our family for all of their support during these ever changing times in our lives and we are so excited to have all of you to love and support us in the future!!! Love you all, A&K