Uganda Trip

So I'm going back to Uganda for about 2 and a half weeks. I'm currently waiting for the flight from Amsterdam to Entebbe. Entebbe is the city right next to Kampala, the capital of Uganda, and it is where the airport is located. The initial part of my itinerary will be spent visiting Makerere University and Mulago Hospital in Kampala. During my last trip I did not have the opportunity to visit these places, as I was in Mbarara through most of that trip. Currently there is a colleague of mine from the UW nursing school there, and I'm expecting to run into another colleague on the flight into Entebbe who works in UW's population health department. There is also a group of undergraduates traveling with other faculty throughout Uganda. So there are quite a few connections between UW and Uganda. More updates to follow - hopefully with photos.

3 feet high and rising

Madison set a new record for snow in December with 36 inches, and there's more expected in the next few days!

Ultrasound update

Here's a photo from our most recent ultrasound. We went in for a repeat ultrasound to get better views of the spine, which weren't well seen on the first ultrasound due to the position of the baby. This one shows a hand holding on to a leg, but everything else is out of view. Just above both of them is the placenta. The tech did get good views of the spine, which looked normal to her.

Snowstorm

The big snowstorm started last night - we might get up to a foot of snow. Coca seemed to like it, at least for a while, until she got cold and wanted to go back in by the fire.



The University didn't cancel final exams, so Liana had to go into work. She decided to cross country ski into work, and Coca wanted to go in with her.

Snow!

The baby is not even born yet, and he/she is already taking over my blog. Here are a bunch of pictures of me, the best doggie.

We received about 7 inches of snow earlier this week. I'm helping Dad shovel:



It became very cold this week. You can't see the cold wind whipping through my park. The river froze because it was sooo cold overnight.


I wonder what they'll put in my stocking this year... I've been very good.


I like to rest my head on Mom's growing belly when we cuddle. Since I don't have thumbs, she took the picture of herself while I stayed warm by the fire.