The Clem Clan

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.

35 Weeks

How your baby's growing:
Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon). Because it's so snug in your womb, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times he kicks should remain about the same. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.