38 Weeks!

Your baby has really plumped up. He weighs about 6.8 pounds and he's over 19 1/2 inches long. He has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold his hand for the first time! His organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.Wondering what color your baby's eyes will be? You may not be able to tell right away. If he's born with brown eyes, they'll likely stay brown. If he's born with steel gray or dark blue eyes, they may stay gray or blue or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time he's 9 months old. That's because a child's irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after he's born, but they usually won't get "lighter" or more blue. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes have more pigment than gray or blue eyes.)

Labor Day Weekend!

Wow! We had such a wonderful weekend in MN.
We are thankful that baby Clem decided to cooperate and didn't send us searching for a hospital while we were away from home. We enjoyed spending time on Friday with Jennie, Mom, Grandpa & Grandma at dinner.

Then on Saturday morning we headed further north to Dad & Joanne's cabin.

Dad hit a wave and Jennie got drenched on the way to lunch!

We always enjoy spending time with our family in MN!

Tim found time to study where ever he went!

There is so much to do! Keiko and Splabie enjoyed swimming in the water.

Keiko would play in the water all day if she could :)

Thanks for the fun times!

37 Weeks!

Congratulations — your baby is full term!
This means that if your baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel. Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.

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!