Baby Clem's 3D Ultrasound

The photo of the baby at 35 weeks (previously on this blog) is not baby Clem, but this is! It was taken before we left Florida on 7-15.

Below is a regular ultrasound image of his profile on that same day :)He is now 36 weeks! I don't know if I will have any more ultrasounds before he is born. We have our next appointment on Sep 2nd. We will see...

Until then, here is info about him now:

Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. He now weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. He's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered his body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected his skin during his nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely he's in a head-down position. But if he isn't, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an "external cephalic version," which is a fancy way of saying she'll try to coax your baby into a head-down position by manipulating him from the outside of your belly.

A gift from Tiffany's

Tim & I received a baby gift in the mail today! I can't believe that my baby boy got a rattle from Tiffany's! We love it :) It is funny b/c I haven't ever gotten anything from there, but our baby boy has! Our baby is spoiled already!!!

Expiration=Due Date

I was unloading my groceries and laughed when I saw the expiration date on the yogurt that I bought. Check it out :)

Baby's Rug

I finished the rug for the baby's room. I love projects :)
Now, I just need to hang up the pictures and possibly paint 2 of my own and the room will be finished! Tim keeps telling me to pack a bag for the hospital as well... it is hard to believe that I need to think about that already! Oh my!

The Iowa State Fair

The talk of the town is all about the Iowa State Fair. We just had to go!

However, at the end of the day we all agree that it is not as good as the Minnesota State Fair :)

They say that there was about 100,000 people at the fair that day.
Can you believe that I wasn't allowed to ride on here?!?! Oh well, we got some great pics of George and mom checking out the fair from above!George and Mom got pork on a stick first thing.

I had never had pineapple on a stick before. It was delicious, but I couldn't eat more than one a year b/c it was very sweet!George and Tim cooled down with a chocolate shake!This girl was on the news every night b/c she went to the fair every day to eat 1 of each thing that comes on a stick. I believe that there were over 60 things that came on a stick at the fair. She actually said that she lost 3 lbs too! Who would have ever guessed!?!? It must have been all the walking around :)

Too cute!

You just have to stop at all of the barns to see the animals. I couldn't get over the 3,000+ lb bull! Crazy.

The weather was in the upper 70's.... nice and cool! We had a great time. Wish we could head up to the Minnesota State Fair next week, but someone has to study... :) Hopefully next year!

White Coat Ceremony

White Coat Ceremony at the Civic Center

The students are putting on their white coats for the first time :)Tim gets his pins.Tim signing the Honor Code. George is checking out Tim's pins.

We are so happy that Grandma, Grandpa and Lauri (my mom) came down for the ceremony! We know that many other people send their congrats as well :)

DMU's Open House

Tim showed me around DMU during their open house:

First Tim brought me in the anatomy lab. Students work in small groups at the dissection tables and each table has access to a computer monitor where students can refer to models and find detailed info on the area being dissected.

Next, we toured the simulation lab where computer controlled mannequins give students the chance to practice scenarios and procedures on "patients" as humans would. It's too bad Tim will not be able to practice on this pregnant woman before our baby comes...

Then we toured the surgery labs where students learn basic aseptic techniques, clinical and operative skills with hands-on learning opportunities and with computer simulations!

Finally, we toured the standardized performance assessment lab. In here simulated patients are trained to play the role of actual patients and students practice their communication, physical exam, and diagnostic skills .

I also got to see the OMM Lab (Osteopathic Manual Medicine Lab) where students learn to diagnosis and manual treatment of the musculoskeletal-fascial system. There is a picture of Tim pretending to "treat" Erinn in an earlier post!

Of course there is a library, cafe, wellness center, lecture halls & study rooms.