HO3-- WEEK 37

A few screenshots I snagged that demonstrate what "grown-up" looks like in our family

This week..

-- the big change was I failed by glucose test meaning I have diabetes with this pregnancy. It's only drama because we've been surviving off quick meals like waffles for breakfast or pastas.. and I've indulged in ice cream almost every night. Our typical meals (when I'm not pregnant and super busy getting ready for graduation!) are pretty diabetes-friendly (aka low-carbohydrate).. but when I'm busy I tend to grab granola bars or other quick carbs. I felt better about this whole thing after I went to the grocery store and bought a tub of "carb-smart" ice cream and a few other sugar-free sweets so I have something to grab. However, as a physician, I am actually really excited to see what it's like to check my blood sugars 4x/day so I have that perspective & sympathy for my many diabetic patients. It's super unlikely I'll need oral medications or insulin so I won't get that experience first-hand but I had the luxury of study nutrition for my undergraduate degree so the diet changes come easier to me than others! The tricky part of diabetes in pregnancy is the glucose level you're most interested in is the one 2-hours after each meal. 2 hours?! By then I've restarted seeing patients in clinic or am sitting in church or [insert activity here]. So, I have a recurrent timer on my phone that has kept me on track. I'm 100% so far for keeping my blood sugar within goal! (Can you tell I'm a little bit type-A & competitive?)
-- we also had the pleasure of having a lot of laughs when we video-chatted with my Grandma and Parents who were visiting her in Pennsylvania. It's definitely not as good as being there in person - but it is the next best thing! We are blessed with the. best. family. ever!

xo,
Krista

Six Months of Bliss

Today is exactly six months since we tied the knot! As an 0.5 anniversary gift (okay, probably just a coincidence) we got to see our wedding photos yesterday! We added a link on the side of the blog if you want to browse through all four hundred and twenty five !!

Yes, we really did take pictures jumping on the bed

If you'd rather have an abbreviated view, I took screen shots of a few favorites:

        [disclaimer, this is in NO way a recap of the day.. just a hodgepodge of pictures that stood out for one reason or another] 

Fun fact: we took this picture in a cemetery

We expected some fabulous pictures from the shoot in Lauritzen Gardens. Isn't that a major purpose of a wedding photographer? To take pictures of the bride + groom? However, some of our favorites from the day are the candids of our family our photographer snagged:

There are some great candids from the reception as well:

The story behind this picture: Travis loves raspberry-jelly-filled doughnuts almost as much as he loves me, so after we cut the cake, we shared a heart-shaped doughnut :)

Mother-son dance!

Father-daughter dance!

A rare shot of Travis dancing! HEEEEY macarena!

We have thoroughly enjoyed these last 6 months and are excited for many, many months to come! Tonight, we are using our 0.5 anniversary as an excuse to: (1) not do too much house work (2) eat those Omaha Steak filets we have in the freezer and (3) watch a Christmas Devotional! (you can find out more here)

Have a fabulous week!

Thanksgiving week!

This week started like any normal week: class, studying, visiting my preceptor, etc. Tuesday night we had a fondue party with some of my friends from medical school and their fiances. There were three couples and we each brought a course. T and I brought the cheese :) I'll have to share the recipe my friend Dana used for the broth to cook the meat, it was delicious!

Sarah and Mike have a fancy fountain!

Then, Wednesday after class the week became even more awesome. We drove to Grand Island to spend Thanksgiving day with T's grandparents and Mom. We had all the traditional fixins: turkey, potatoes, giblet gravy, dressing, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, "green" salad,  rolls, and multiple pies.

Friday, Travis was back to work, and I headed to my parent's house to help decorate the outside of the house for Christmas and hang with Grandma Eberhardt:

Hanging over-sized ornaments on the trees

Grandma was there for moral support :)

Isn't she pretty!

 After my parent's house, I headed home so T & I could decorate our house for our first married Christmas!

Saturday, my family came over to our house for dinner and to celebrate Christmas early with Grandma Eberhardt. The menu consisted of pomegranate & apple salad, burgers on the grill, baked potato wedges, and chocolate souffle for dessert. I'll post the recipes separately sometime later this week.

My family is the best! They even help clean up afterwards!

Some of my favorite people ever!

We laughed a lot too 

After dinner, we played LCR until we were ready for dessert. Our poor neighbors! This picture is deceiving  because we are actually quite rambunctious and competitive!

Now its back to the real world for three more weeks.. then its Christmas break baby!! I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving! Travis and I have our last Thanksgiving activity tonight when I get back from choir-- reading what we were thankful for this year! Each night we each wrote down one thing on a slip of paper.. I am excited to see what we wrote!