Brenna Linn Foy

Birthday Party Fun!

2009-09-22T11:00:00.000-07:00

Here are some fun pictures from Brenna's birthday party!

On Friday grandma and grandpa Lyster came up to start the weekend off right. We worked on the big cupcake cake and played card games over a few cocktails. Lets just say we got to learn a bit "too much" about some of the other players during "catergories" haha

Chris and Anne Marie were down as well and had so much fun playing with Brenna and watching her crawl all over the place

Saturday morning the men worked outside setting up the backyard with chairs, tables while the ladies were inside working on prepping all the good food. Soon after the Foy grandparents arrived eager to see their growing grandaughter.

By 4 o'clock the guests had arrived, kids were running around and the weather stayed Perfect!

We opened up presents, had brenna eat her cupcake, took lots of pictures and video and enjoyed everyones company.

Later in the evening once Brenna was down to sleep we had a nice bonefire and relaxed after a busy day.

Everything went perfectly and we were so happy to have all these great memories shared with close family and friends. We are sooo lucky to have so many great people in our life~

Mom and the birthday girl

1 year ago today...

2009-08-26T13:12:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it but Brenna is ONE year old today!!!

What a joy Mike and I have had over these last 365 days.
She sure has changed alot and it has been so fun watching her little personality
shine though.

Today we head for her 1 yr professional photos and then out to our birthday dinner.

On Sept 19th we will be having a big birthday bash for Brenna (and mom).. can't wait for the celebration.

This video felt like only yesterday...

and then 365 days later.....

We can't wait to see what this next year brings...

and she's OFF!

2009-08-06T11:20:00.000-07:00

Over the last month Brenna has been crawling like a crazy lady!

We have begun to baby proof the house and have really enjoyed watching her explore in her surroundings. She loves to peek around doors to find voices and crawl towards the dog food dish no matter where you move it to!!! she also loves to watch me get ready for work in the bathroom.

In late July we found Brenna standing up in her crib! After that we had to lower her mattress so she couldn't jump out. She loves to pull herself up but hasn't really attempted to walk yet.. I'm still trying to adjust to her increased activity at this stage.

This month we changed to a different day care as our previous daycare provider decided to go back to school. We found a fabulous in-home child care provider named Laura. She lives a mile away from our house, does part time and has a small group size. We are excited for her to see Brenna grow over the years. Ohh and they also have a little Schnauzer that Brenna just LOVES! She even said 'Dogh" when she saw him!!

She can also say mommah and daddah. SO DARN CUTE!

mommy and Brennie lunch date at Lake Calhoun

2009-07-29T20:21:00.001-07:00

CONGRATS TO THE BRAINERD LUMBERJACKS!

Mike and his brothers are already talking about next year..

here are some pictures from the last few games :-)

2009-06-19T09:18:00.000-07:00

A note from...

Brenna Linn

Hi friends & family,

What a fun weekend I had with my mom!!

On Friday we headed back to Wisconsin for a fun-filled 3 days of meeting family, eating great foods (some of wich I have never had before) and great weather!

On Friday I went out to dinner with my Grandma & Grandpa for Fish, I showed them how I love to eat new foods and how im a social butterfly at restaurants.. i must get that from my Grandma Linda!

On Saturday morning we went to the Oshkosh Zoo where my Aunt Corrina is a Zoo Keeper there for the summer. I got to see wolves, llamas, an albino racoon and a funny monkey names Bubba-Loo. My Aunt is very good with the animals and knows so much about them.

On Saturday afternoon we all headed down to SunPraire to visit my GreatGrandma Lyster whos 93 years young!

From her house we went to relatives H.S. graduation party.. I got to try pulled pork, and pasta salad along with meeting lots of family members on the Lyster side that I had not met yet. Everyone just adored me and loved my chubby cheecks!

Great grandma Lyster, me & Grandpa Mike

And then on Sunday we headed down to Jefferson where my Great grandma&pa Rueth were celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary!

They were so happy to see that my mom and I traveled down to see them. They sure miss me. I also got to meet alot of family on that side too for the first time. For some reason they say that I look like my daddy... hmmmm?

The day was beautiful out and I got to play in the grass, eat more finger foods like cake & pickles and of course get lots of kisses from my loving family! What could be better....

Great Grandma&pa Rueth,

Grandma Linda, and her 3 siblings.. Marie, Eric and Mark

It was so nice to see everyone~

Now its off to Mankato MN to visit my Aunt Natalie on Saturday!!

2009-06-10T14:40:00.000-07:00

9 months old

2009-06-07T15:28:00.000-07:00

9 months
old

What a fun age Brenna is at right now.

She has been getting more and more inquisitive lately and likes to go-go -go.

She hasn't quite figured out crawling yet but she can roll and reach far to get the toys or kitttycats tail.

(Its kinda nice that she just stays in the place i put her, not much longer and she will be all over the place.)

She has always liked baby food but now she likes to reach for our food.

She snacks on baby fruit puffs and little pieces of pancake, soft fruits and potatoes.

One of her favorite treats is watermelon.. funny how that was my #1 food request when

I was pregnant! coincidence i think not...

There are two little teeth on the bottom ready to come in any day now!!!

~~~~~~~ PHOTOS~~~~~~~~

Camping in Mid Wisconsin over Memorial Day Weekend

Brenna chillin' in her stroller on one of our summer day walks around the neighborhood

Brennas first swim

2009-04-23T17:07:00.000-07:00

Almost 8 months old..

Brenna has offically outgrown her "baby" clothes

I went through all her clothes in the closet and packed away almost half of them away! I was kinda sad to see the tiny outfits

get packed away.....

She fits into 6-9 month old items these days. We went shopping for summer outfits, got lots of cute tank tops, shorts, sun dresses and a few sun hats. She will be already for the park and playing in the backyard

this summer~

We have changed out her baby car seat for a larger "convertable" one that can

be reversed when shes 1. No more carrying her around in her car seat into palces..

she does pretty well in restuarant highchairs and

grocery stores carts.

Griffin our dog continues to be great with her. Below is a video clip of me catching them goofing around together :-)

7 months

2009-04-06T10:17:00.000-07:00

At 7 months old Brenna loves to play, coo& babble and try to put everything in her mouth! She can also grab a bottle and bring it up to her mouth.

Her favorite things are tags... on books, toys, blankets...etc

she will find the tag on anything!!! Its fun to watch

She hasn't started crawling forward yet.. but can spin in a circle and scoot backwards pretty darn well.

2009-03-10T15:48:00.000-07:00

Wow! It has been a fun 6 months.. like they say the times just flys by~

I'm a month behind so here is some catching up...

at 6 months old Brenna weighed

17.2 pounds

height 2' 2"

She has been eating solid foods like sweet potatoes, carrots and rice cereal.

She loves her baby einstein exer-saucer and the bouncer at her day care.

She has some pretty strong legs!!

5 months old

2009-01-30T10:51:00.000-08:00

Over the last month Brenna has reached quite a few milestones...

......She can now roll over from her stomach onto her back

She loves to make Goos and Gaas, blows bubbles and gets excited when she sees mommy and daddy

Getting her first tooth in.. it hasn't pop'd in yet.. but we can tell it will soon

and my favorite....

she has started eating baby cereal daily! we thought we should give it a try when she started to actually open her mouth while we just ate~

mmmmmm

4 month check-up

2009-01-10T21:25:00.000-08:00

Brenna has now doubled her birth weight

At our 4 month appointment last week she weighed

14 pounds 11 oz..

And boy can i feel it in my arms when i hold her these days. Even though

she has grown.. shes still smaller then my parents cat Libby!! :-)

For Christmas Mike got me the HotSling, its a wrap you wear around with baby snuggled in it and its a bit more comfortable then the Baby Bjorn carrier i had. Its also very cute and Brenna loves being all cozy in it.. now i just need to get Mike to wear it!!

After all the hype I ended up finding a Bumbo chair at the store Once upon a child ..so i bought it.. and she loves it! its so cute to see her sitting up like a big girl and it comes in handy a lot more than i thought.

I am still breastfeeding and occasionally giving her formula through out the weeks. In about a month we will start trying rice cereal!! yuummm

She has never liked tummy time very much but she is improving on that and Mike has her working her arms a few minutes a day like he were her trainer..its cute. I'm guessing by next month she will be rolling over.

Last but not least we have switched day cares and will be starting up with a great lady named Beth who owns and operates Beth's Kiddlywinks out of her home just 2 miles away from us. We are looking forward to having Brenna be in such caring arms.

2008-12-31T07:49:00.001-08:00

Brennas First Christmas- good food, fun friends, sharing and making memories

We had a fun filled X-mas this year.

We started christmas eve up in Brainerd, MN with Mikes family, we had ribs and watched home movies of the Foys xmas from years past

On Christmas day we opened up presants (Brenna was spoiled of course) and had a great dinner of Eleanors famous meatballs.

Then the day after Christmas we drove down to OShkosh. The timeing was great b/c the Baetens were having a christmas party and all of our family friends were there.. so they all got to meet Brenna!! This is the same fun group that we go camping with each year. :-) It was so good to see everyone!

Santa delivered presants that night and "santa daave" handed them out!

The next day was made for relaxation.. we had comfort food through out the day, played mario-cart and watched tv till we fell asleep with exhaustion.

Before we left on Sunday we got a 4 generation picture on the Lyster side.

Mike and I feel so truley blessed for such great family and friends.

Happy new year to you all!

Bbbbrrrrrrr

2008-12-16T11:19:00.001-08:00

Its a cold one today...-6 outside! Hope everyone is keeping warm.

Brenna got her first little cold last weekend..just a runny nose and we think

she may be getting in her first little teeth.

We stocked up onbaby tylenol, calming bath soaps with lavender and Vicks vapor rub for babies!

Hopefully that will get us through the winter.

I started my 12 hr shifts this weekend and Mike took care of Brenna and did such a great job while I was away. They came to visit me around lunch time on Sat and Sun so i could feed her and get my kisses in. They sure got their bonding time in.. she is such a daddys girl :-)

We are always fubbling with the camera when Brenna is smiley..f inally we got one of her at the end of our xmas card shoot.

Happy Turkey Day!

2008-11-29T15:14:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

There is so much this year to be thankful for.. one being our little

butter-ball Brenna

She had her first Thanksgiving meal up in Brainerd with the Foys.

She got so much attention from the grandparents and great grandparent she slept really good after that trip!!

Here she is is with Great Grandma Foy and uncle Matt.

layin' around

2008-11-24T15:32:00.000-08:00

Over the last few weeks Brenna has found her fingers and just loves to suck on her thumb. She now has started to grab onto things too like my hair and necklace.

She loves the jungle play mat that Uncle Chris and Aunt Anne Marie got her. I'll have to get a video of her on it... it's so cute, but for now here is a clip of Griffin and Bren doing what they do best! laying around and looking cute of course :-)

Back to work

2008-11-21T12:27:00.000-08:00

On Nov 5th I headed back to work at Mercy Hospital.

The night before I got everything ready, my outfit, brennas outfit, diaper bag, milk supply, my lunch...being back at work was weird and was hard to be away from Brenna for 8 hrs. I made it through and its been getting better each day.

I start working more day shifts in december and then Brenna will be going to her in-home day-care called Little Lights which is just a mile away from us. My day-care provider has two little ones of her own, tons of educational toys and a great day care atmosphere. We are so excited to have found a place we trust and a a place for Brenna to thrive in while we are away :-)

Above is a picture of Brenna with a bonnet on that I use to wear when I was a baby. She is starting to fill out alot more and is fitting into her 3-6 mo old clothes now. We had to put away the newborn outfits for they were too tight!!! crazy to think!

Shes been holding her head up on her own

Gooing & Gaaing alot

Responds to her name

Full control of head

She has started to grab at toys hanging above her and also has found her fingers!!! mmmm

She has always been a good sleeper and has been sleeping through the night for almost 2 months now. Just like me she likes to sleep in too.

She is almost 2 feet tall and weighs just over 12 pounds.

Halloween Fun

2008-11-04T13:02:00.000-08:00

Halloween fun

Over the weekend we took Brenna on her first Trick-or-Treatin' around

our neighborhood cul-de-sac. All the neighbors loved our little

chili pepper!

On Saturday night we went to a friends house for a costume party.

Momma Chili pepper, Baby Chili Pepper and Crazy Lady

2008-10-30T08:07:00.000-07:00

HApPY HaLLOwEen

Last weekend my neighbors Kate & Chris had a Halloween party for all the young kids in the neighborhood.

Superman #1 is Isaac & his sister Morgan was a bride

Brenna-Chili pepper

Anna-Little Red Ridding Hood

Will- Superman #2

Lucy-Monkey

Ian-Tiger

Halloween is Kate's favorite holiday so she went all ou! There was brain punch, pumpkin shaped cheese, sausage, kit-kat fingers,haunted music, fog machine, and fun gift bags filled with spooky stuff.

This Friday the 31st all the kids will be getting back together to go trick or treating around the cul-de-sac to show off the costumes to the other neighbors. I know Brenna will stay nice and warm in her "Chili" outfit.

Here are some pictures from past halloweens at the Foy household..hehe

Mike as Dog
the bounty-hunter

Miranda as the
tooth fairy

Our cat Squirt as "Squirt-enstein"

A bachlorette party where we were all devils and the bride-to-be
was the lovely angel.

Grandparents ga'lore!

2008-10-27T13:16:00.000-07:00

On the 18th we had both sets of grandparents come up to visit. We had a fun filled day in Stillwater where we went for a lunch cruise down the St.Croix River in the ol'fashion paddle boats. (you may remember that mike and I got engaged on these boats back in 2004)

During the 2 1/2 hour long boat ride we enjoyed a nice lunch, great view and a fun family photo shoot.

The weather was great..a bit windy, but nice and sunny. It definitly was one of the last "Warm" days of the year. the trees and foliage were at peak for the season! Fall has arrived!

Since we were in the area we went over to the gazebo in Lowell Park that we got married at 3 years ago. Memories!!!!

We wrapped up the evening with Mikes homemade stew and playing some wild rounds of Catch Phrase.. things got a bit loud and crazy at times. That game goes down as one of the funnest to play especially after a few cocktails!
**no pictures were able to be taken during the game due to so much laughing we were all crying.. :-) "full of beans"

The Foy family

2008-10-13T12:06:00.000-07:00

It's already the middle of October

and the leaves are falling outside while

the pumpkin-spice candles are

burning inside.

I try to get outside as much as possible these days before the weather gets too crummy.

Brenna is starting to get more on a schedule with eating and sleeping. She hardly fusses, unless she is super hungery..then watch out! :-)

I have been on the hunt for day care services when i go back to work Nov 4th. We checked out both centers and in-home places. I like the in-home better and will be making a decision on who to pick in the next week. It's hard to think that i'm not going to be with her every day. I'm enjoying every second with her and Griffin these days.

This weekend both sets of grandparents are coming for a visit to see their grandchild who is growing very quickly these days!!

"Little peanut"

Road Trip

2008-10-08T14:28:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend I took Brenna on her first road trip down to Madison.

On Friday we met up with Grandma Lyster in Sun Prairie WI, went out for dinner and enjoyed taking lots of pictures of the new great-grandma.

Sleeping in the sun after a long car ride.

Then on Saturday we headed over to Mazomanie WI for my girlfriend Emilys birthday party/Mary Kay event! We got little makeovers and enjoyed lots of yummy food while getting pampered. It was so nice to see her b/c we usually once get to see each other 1-2 times a year.

Saturday evening we made our way East to Jefferson WI to see Great-Grandma & Grandpa Rueth! My mom met up with us too while we were down there and we got a great 4generation picture. It was so nice to see them all and be with great family and friends over the weekend.

Happy Birthday

2008-09-25T16:59:00.000-07:00

Sept 26th....Happy Birthday to Grand-mama-la Lyster!! Brenna will be celebrating as well...
(Shes turns 1 month old!!)

Today I started using my breast pump and we tried a bottle for the first time.
It was a bit odd for her at first.. more came out of her mouth and onto me than in her mouth. But shes getting the hang of it. Now I can leave the house and Mike can watch/feed her if need be!

What a fun month it has been, thanks for all the love and support.

2008-09-18T10:50:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday

Brenna slept through

the night! I of course

woke up numerous times to make sure she was still breathing!!

Last weeks doctors appointment also put to rest the worries Mike and I were having.. like all these weird sounds she was making.. "is that ok"... yup said the doctor..perfectly normal.

Being a new parent definitely brings out the worry wort in you. Besides the scary sounds she occasionally makes she is a happy baby who loves to explore. Shes already lifting her head to look around and step with her feet when held.

She gives us smiles at the oddest moments.. i'm thinking its gas related..but who knows with her.

She is growing so fast so i try to take pictures and video as much as i can, her hair is lightening up, shes 8.6 pounds and eats and sleeps a bit less then the first week.

things Brenna loves

-Her swing

-Taking baths

-Getting a fresh diaper on

-Being held in daddys big arms

-Going for walks

-Going shopping with mom

-Her fist in her mouth

-Daddy singing to her

things Brenna does not love

-dirty diaper

-having gas.

-having to wait to eat till mom gets

out of the shower

-hiccups

2008-09-11T19:01:00.000-07:00

Brenna and Griffin

2008-09-03T20:13:00.000-07:00

What a fun weekend we had. Got to see both sides of the family over the weekend and had a doctors check up for Brenna and a home OB checkup for me. Both mommy and baby are doing great!

Mommys loosing her weight and baby is putting it on. Brenna is already gotten back up to her birthweight and some... 2 weeks ahead of schedule. Shes one good eater!

Breastfeeding is going well. She eats every 2-3 hrs for approx 10 min. Each day she stays awake a bit longer.

Baby Foy arrives!

2008-08-27T18:43:00.000-07:00

Brenna Linn Foy

Born Tuesday, August 26th at 12:16am

7 pounds 6 ounces

21 inches long

lots of brown hair!!

Labor went so well. I pushed for just over an hour and both Mike and I thought it went so smoothly. Mike was a great support, didn't pass and let me sqeeze his hand till it almost fell off!

I had a great nurse that helped me through all the fun phases of labor. she was awesome..gotta love those nurses!!

Brenna and Mom... 8 hours after the birth

Time for the Foys to see their newest addition to the family!!! Can't wait for the Lyster family to meet her!

its TIME!

2008-08-25T13:45:00.000-07:00

All through the night last night I was having contractions.. about 10 min apart..
since i got no sleep last night...(again) i had to call into work. For the "fun" of it i got an appointment to see my OB/GYN to see if I had dialated at all...

and no my surprise.... I was 5 cm!!!!!!!! He could even fell the head!

So we are off to the hospital.. it is 3:45 on Monday afternoon (My b-day) and we are going to have baby foy sooooon!

Will keep you all posted!!!

love MIR!

bring on the contractions!

2008-08-24T11:56:00.000-07:00

Sunday morning around 3am I awoke to contractions. about 10 min apart. I couldn't sleep so i ate some cereal, played with Griffin and watched the clock tick tock away.
The contractions were only lasting for 30 seconds or so and were kind of sporatic..making me think Braxton Hicks, "false labor".
I called work around 5am to talk with the charge nurse and we agreed that walking probably would be the best for me so I decided to go into work unsure of what the day would bring.

By the middle of my shift they were every 30 min or longer and i was feeling ok most of the time.
Tomorrow we will see if I am progressing.
Tuesday we have a neighborhood get together/ice cream social so I would hate to miss that..so anytime baby wants to come after that would be GREAT!!

Week 38

2008-08-22T11:08:00.000-07:00

My 38th week checkup went well.

No changes yet~ the doctor said I could go up to 42 weeks, and then

they wound induce labor. I'm hoping the due date IS the date!! :-)

Everyone at work states they are ready to wheel me on over to Labor and Delivery if my water breaks while at work! I'm just hoping i'm not in the middle of something with a patient when it happens.

2008-08-19T19:37:00.000-07:00

On Sunday night I was laying in bed and baby foy got hiccups! It was the cutest thing EVER!
For about 2 minutes my belly was twictching every few seconds, i couldn't help but giggle.
Other than the hiccups, nothing much new here.
I have a feeling she is going to go past her due date so tomorrow when I go in for my weekly exam I am going to ask the doc what the plan should be if I do go over.

This weekend Mike heads up to Brainerd for a fantasy football get together. He will be gone for for 30 hrs so keep your fingers crossed that baby foy doesn't decide to come during that time! yikes!!

I just fininished reading this book called 'Being BabyWise'
One of the main concepts of Babywise is that you separate your babies activities into three basic cycles of feedings,then waketime and then sleeping. Not sleeping after eating. This is suppose to aid in your scheduling and help baby sleep through the night earlier. I have picked up alot of great advice from it and can't wait to put it into action.

Baby shower

2008-08-12T20:10:00.001-07:00

BABY SHOWERS ! ! !

I'm a little behind on getting my baby shower pictures up...so here they are!!

Baby Shower in St.Francis MN, from my nursing coworkers.

My coworkers sure did shower me with so many wonderful gifts! I am sooooo thankful. What a great group of women I work with!!!

The game was to make a diaper out of toilet paper.. i got to pick the best two. THEY WERE ALL HILARIOUS!

A bunch of us went out after the party for a cocktail at the Rum Shack! We rarely get to go out with each other due to everyones crazy work schedules... it was definitly well deserved!

***

Baby shower in

Oshkosh WI

***
The first weekend in August my mom and sisters threw a baby-book shower for me. Each guest was to bring their fav book from childhood/raising kids. By the end of the day I had a full library of great classics from 'The hungery little caterpiller to Richard Scarey books"

the Lyster gals~

My "aunties"- what a great group of empowering women!

Thanks to everyone I feel prepared for baby Foy!!!

18 days to go..time flys!

2008-08-08T12:00:00.000-07:00

Mike and I survived Childbirth Prep class, even though I did get a bit nervous when they were passing around suction cups and huge forceps during "show and tell".

Most of the info I knew already from Nursing school.. but it was a nice refresher for me and helped Mike prep himself for what is coming. We learned different relaxation methods, positions of comfort, when to go to the hospital, and overall what to expect in the next few weeks.
I feel as prepared as I can be.

The nursery is done
We are practicing putting the car seat in
Birth plan all filled out
Overnight bag packed and filled with some treats for baby and me
Last day of work is Aug 29th!..and not a day early :-)

Our dog and cat....Griffin & Squirt seem to be adapting well to all the new baby items being brought into the house. Griffin just loves the toys and rattles & I cought Squirt eyeing up the crib to sleep in. It will be quite interesting to see them interact with baby~

These days I'm feeling well.. I do have difficulty sleeping and major acid reflux. But otherwise feeling great! No contractions or dialation. Just hanging out and imagining what our life will be in 2-3 weeks!

Also congrats to new parents Tim & Kelly Mosolino (Mikes cousin) and their new baby Reese Elizabeth!! Mom and baby are doing well.... now that means im up next! 'gulp!

Wisconsin trip

2008-08-07T19:46:00.000-07:00

Baby Foy visits the Lyster Family in Oshkosh over the weekend

Head down!

2008-07-30T07:59:00.000-07:00

Last Tuesday I had a routine checkup and my Doc had some extra time so we got to take a quick look with the Ultrasound to see what baby foy was up to. And we got a surprise... she had turned around over the last week and now was HEAD DOWN! And thats just where we want her to be for delivery! yippie!!
We were unable to see the sex due to her positioning but i kinda wanted to double check because everyone... and I mean EVERYONE thinks i'm carrying a boy! (Due to it being high)..even a few doctors have told me that.
If she comes out.. and she is a he... i guess he will have to like PINK! :-)

Right now baby Foy is approx 5 lbs and is doing cartwheels in utero!

Tonight Mike and I head to our baby prep class. We are going to be talking about pain managment and will get a tour of the labor & delivery floor I will be on at Mercy hospital.

This weekend we head to Oshkosh to visit "Grandma&pa Lyster" and have a little baby shower with friends and family.

Baby class

2008-07-17T09:41:00.000-07:00

Last night Mike and I went to our first Pregnancy Class at the hospital. There
were 10 other couples there each with their own pregnancy stories of joys and concern.
We learned about Pre-term labor signs and got to watch a crazy video about the steps of labor.
At the end of the video Mike and I just looked at each other in dead silence. yikes...was all we were thinking!
The rest of the class went smoothly and we got to practice some couples relaxation techniques and ways to decrease pain/tension during labor.

This weekend we head up to Brainerd for the weekend to celebrate AnneMarie and Chris' wedding reception with a pig roast and yard games! Can't wait... hope baby will allow me to play badmitton.. i have a few extra pounds to carry around these days! :-)

Week 32

2008-07-08T13:14:00.001-07:00

Today I had another check up with the doctor.

Everything looks good.

My blood pressure and weight are right where they are suppose to

be and babys heart rate is 120. Perfect! She is approx 4 pounds.

The doctor was able to feel her head..which was right where i thought it would be... under

my Right Ribs! She has been moving alot more these days, so much that my stomach changes shapes right before my eyes.

Next Wednesday Mike and I head to our first Birthing Class at the hospital. There are 6 classes in all.

Baby Shower

2008-06-24T19:50:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from my baby shower that my mother-in-law and sister-in-law threw for me in the begining of June. The above is a picture of the "diaper cake"

Griffin is all dressed up in his pink bandana for the party~

Mike, "Great"Grandma Eleanor, Me, Julie

For those of you that haven't heard.. im hooked on pink elephants for the babys room!

A basket filled with goodies from "grandma Julie"

2008-06-23T12:22:00.000-07:00

Wow... only 10 more weeks to go.

Seems so close.. yet so far at the same time!

Pregnancy is still going well for me. I've had some nasty acid reflux over the last month and started taking Pepcid AC to help with it. It helps most of the time but i can still feel it most days.

My cravings have been pretty boring... ive been eating alot of fresh fruit and yogurt..i also love eating breakfast food at all hours of the day. I made a huge batch of waffles for dinner last week and ate them over the next few days. Also cereal is one of my fav snacks.

Meat on the other hand still doesn't appeal to me. I try to get in a few bites of dinner that Mike makes but my stomach is smaller than it use to be thanks to baby foy pushing her way up under the ribs.

Right now she is about 3 pounds but i feel she is more. I know I have more growing to do but i really think she may run out of space down there! sheesh!

Besides the acid issue..sleeping has been a pain lately too. I wake up at least once a night to use the bathroom and find it very hard to get in a comfortable position. i toss and turn alot.

Mike and Mir's TODO List

1. Ask around about child care

2. Mir talk to HR to get time off after babys born approx 10 weeks.

3. Go to Birthing classes

4. Attend baby showers

5. Rub Mir's back

6. Discuss babys name for the 100th time!

2008-06-12T17:52:00.000-07:00

* Week 28 : The Nursery *

What a busy week Mike and I had. We started in on the nursery and almost have it all done!

Our colors are pink and brown and over the last few weeks we've been searching high and low for the perfect bedding... FINALLY on Monday we came across the last one in the store that was calling our name.

It was hard shopping because we didn't want anything too busy but with some color , but not too babyish......(basically i was one picky person during the last few days, and Mike was such a good sport (most of the time) haha!

Here is a picture of the room we started off with...

The day we got the carpet in we also put together the crib... it took us till midnight but it sure turned out nice! The next night Mike and I put together the changing table. That went a bit smoother then the crib. :-)

We just love our little girls room..I sure hope our ultrasound was correct..and its not a boy in there! Otherwise he will have to love PINK!

My super comfy glider

On Sunday we got to show off all of our hard work to the guests of my baby shower that my mother-in-law & Anne Marie put on for me. We had yummy food, fun games and waaaay to many presents for baby Foy! Pictures coming soon....

Baby Foy goes camping !

2008-05-27T16:56:00.001-07:00

Over Memorial Day weekend Mike and I packed up the jeep and headed into central Wisconsin for our yearly camping trip/reunion with family and friends. This tradition began in the late 70s and has been going ever since.

I grew up going to this camp outing and I knew I couldn't miss it by being pregnant so we packed extra comfy blankets and a sturdy blow up mattress and headed out into the woods!

The weather was great, food yummy and being with family friends around the campfire is such a great experience...wish we could do it more than once a year!

One of the highlites of this camping trip is all the great food and drinks that people bring. On Saturday we had a beer tasting with snacks and Sunday was Wine & Cheese tasting. It definitly was hardto watch everyone enjpying their cocktails but my grape cool-aid tasted quite nice in a wine glass.

Next year will be interesting to see how our 9 month old does..all i know is that it can be done and has been done numerous times over the generations.

The newest member of our camping gang 8 month old Paul !!! Such a happy baby!

2008-05-20T08:53:00.000-07:00

BELLY BUTTON NEWS!

Last night when getting ready for bed I made a discovery that belly button is not so much an "inny" anymore.. its slowly getting flattened out! I guess my belly is groing

Baby Foy has sure been moving around a lot these days... she likes to kick her legs up under my right ribs and poke her head down on my left hip. While watching TV Sunday night Mike finally got to feel some hard kicks! Now he knows what i'm going through.

I believe she's doing fun yoga poses down there..

Babys Nursery Update: We tore out the old carpeting last month and have new stuff being delivered in the next week or so. Our crib and changing table/dresser also came in. Its still is in the box and i can't wait to open it!! Its a dark coffee color, thought that would look nice with our Chocolate& Pink theme we have going on.

Week 22

2008-04-30T11:08:00.000-07:00

Week 22

Only 4 more months to go ! I'm definitly showing these days, my patients at work ask me questions all the time and even the workers at LifeTime Fitness where we work out have commented on my little basketball. I'm still doing yoga..about once every 2 weeks. The instructor provides alternative positions for me when dealing with the abs :-)

This weekend my parents are coming up and mom and I are going to go register at Baby's R Us. I have a big checklist made already.

We have received some baby gifts already from friends...one of my favorites being these adorable ballet slippers. I think im going to have alot of fun shopping for her!

She has been moving alot more these days. I usually wake up twice in the night due to her doing the cha-cha down there..which seems to really aggrevate the bladder as well. Other than i'm feeling well and really enjoying the pregnancy.
I even went to the store Motherhood Maternity and found a cute jean skirt that has the built in tummy holder! I also bought a few belly bands that look like a tube top and I can wear over my tummy to keep my pants up and shirts in place. Its sooo comfy!!

Last week Mikes cousin Sam and wife Krsity had their baby, Reagan.. and she is adorable!!!
Congrats to the family!

Baby Foy goes to Las Vegas!

2008-04-16T12:04:00.000-07:00

V E G A S

The first week of April we headed out to Las Vegas for Mikes brothers wedding.

The weather was great, the wedding beautiful and it was fun to see all that Las Vegas had to offer. Even though we all came back with blisters on our feet from walking so much it was definitly worth it!!

I'm on the far left.. and no thats not a bronze butt in front of my belly :-)

Watching the Bellagio fountain show ~

Boy or Girl Foy ????

2008-04-10T12:13:00.000-07:00

I just reached my 20th week and got the chance to find out
what we are having.

The news surprised me since I swore I was having the opposite... the old wives
tales were wrong on this one.. they all pointed to a boy...

But a Mini- Miranda is what we are having!!

Yippie!!!!!!!!!!! pigtails and tea sets and super cute outfits are just around the corner.

Fun fact- all 4 of us girls at work are having girls..and all 3 of us Foy/Mosolino girls are having girls as well...

2008-03-26T12:00:00.000-07:00

Week 17 *

Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. Th umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints!!

My girlfriend Natalie sent me the book Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy. Its the naked truth about pregnany and chilbirth...and she is blunt all right!

Its definitly a funny read! I reccomended it to all pregnant ladies~

Zzzzzz

2008-03-21T11:00:00.000-07:00

Mike catching me at what I do best these days.... it surely doesn't help to have the worlds softest, cuddely cat laying next to you either!

Growing Family

2008-03-19T11:38:00.000-07:00

Spring starts tomorrow! A time for fresh, new beginnings in both nature and in our family.

On the first weekend of April we head out to Vegas for Chris & AnneMaries wedding. We can't wait for their big day.

In May we will have Mikes cousin Sam& Kristy giving birth to their second child. And 2-3 weeks before we have ours...Mikes other cousin Tim & wife Kelly will be having their baby! Our family sure is growing. :-)

My friends Nick & Sarah from St.Cloud just had their baby boy William on Saturday.

I just had to add a picture of him cause he is so dang cute!

Makes me want one NOW!!! :-)

Week 14

2008-03-04T13:08:00.000-08:00

Baby Foy is now 14 weeks along

..growth this month is remarkable.

Baby is now 3 and a half inches long and weighs one and a half ounces . The size of a fist.

About now, the fetus can grasp, squint, frown, and grimace. It may even be able to suck its thumb.

One thing that I have noticed is quite the increase in indigestion and heartburn. Tums are with me where ever I go these days. My baby bump is starting to show but i can still fit into all my regular clothes..with a little give. I'm still at my pre-pregnancy weight but it seems like the weight has just shifted around a bit. :-)

Next check up will be in 3 weeks~

Mike turns white

2008-02-29T10:13:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday morning I was able to get an early appointment with my doctor to hear the fetal heart tones. Mike was also able to come with me since it was before he left for work.
Little did we know that the appointment would make Mike turn WHITE!

It happened when the Dr was listening to baby's heart.. All sounded good . Heart Rate was 160s. Perfect!! Then the Dr noticed that my belly was slightly larger by the bellybutton then it usually is at this stage of pregnancy. He felt around and said.. either you are carrying the baby really high or you may have Twins in there!

gulp!

Mike turned the oddest color i have ever seen!

It was priceless. Since his mother has twins in her family mike couldn't help but think of what we had missed on the first ultrasound.
Two hours later i was at the Ultrasound and saw that there FOR SURE was just ONE beautiful baby in my belly. I called Mike right away to give him the relieving news. It was kinda fun to think about maybe having twins.. but I'm just glad to have one healthy one!

During the ultrasound they took a few more measurements and told me that baby is right on schedule and the correct weight! I'm just carrying it really high...which hopefully means my shape will stay pretty much the same and I'll just have a basketball for a tummy.

Now that I'm almost 14 weeks the dreaded nausea has really subsided. I did almost loose it in a patients room yesterday when they were throwing up what looked more like should be coming from the other end.

No odd cravings yet. I usually have to eat every 2 hours to keep baby happy. I can eat ice cream now....ever since my trial run at cold stone with my sister Natalie! :-) mmmmm I also am always thirsty!

2008-02-20T09:56:00.000-08:00

Wow! I'm already 12 weeks along. Hopefully that stork above keeps moving quickly down his timeline. :-)

One more week...and then I will be onto the 2nd trimester!

This week I got some info on Pregnancy/Birthing classes that are avaliable at my hospital. The ones I really want to sign up for are:

-Birth and Parenting Prep

-Breastfeeding Prep

-Infant Massage

-and Small Talk -which is a baby sign language class.

I read in one of my baby books today that baby Foy can hear the sound of my voice and sounds in the environment. Loud noises may even startle baby. They suggest to play music and talk to baby. In the next few weeks it may even respond to familar voices and sounds. CRAZY!!! I think i need to get some Mozart to play for baby foy.

My morning sickness is slowly fading. I occasionally gets waves of nausea when i smell some things still. I've figured out if i eat a little snack every 2 hours I do better then just 3 bigger meals. At my next OB check up I get to go in to hear fetal heart tones, that will be in about a week.

First picture of baby foy!

2008-02-08T10:32:00.000-08:00

We had our first ultrasound last night.
What a fun experience that was! We got to see our little one moving all around. Arms wiggling and bouncing like it was on a trampoline!!
I was surprised at how clear of a picture they could take at this early in the game. At the firstsight Mike almost fainted!!

We found out the due date to be Aug 29th. yippie! Another Virgo in the house.
Since I'm only at 10 weeks we were unable to see the sex of the baby.. that will be at
20 weeks.
At 20 weeks they also will look at all the body parts and do measuring and a whole bunch of other stuff so we will know alot more then. Right now just having the ultrasound pictures is enuogh reward for me. It kinda made everything "real".

This picture is somewhat hard to see if you dont know what you are looking for.
On the Left side is the head and ifyou look closely you can see babys feet and toes!
Words can't describe how it feels to see a picture of that baby that is growing inside you.
I think im still awestruck.

2008-02-05T15:08:00.000-08:00

our baby stroller...if its a girl im totally getting streamers for the handlebar, like the ones on my old bike!

Mike practicing holding a baby with our " 45 lb baby "

2008-02-05T15:03:00.000-08:00

February 5th, 2008

Two more days till the first Ultrasound!!

2008-01-30T18:15:00.000-08:00

On Monday, Mike brought how our first baby item.. a NEW STROLLER! Its an adorable plaid print that will go with a boy or a girl. It has everything from a see through canapy to a cup holder and cool storage underneath.. plus he found it at a great price.. it was originally almost 100 dollars! yikes! We put it together in the living room and of course sturggled to get the wheels on right, but once we did it was so adorable! i wanted to put our dog Griffin in it to use it right away. (he wouldn't fit)
:-) Fun

Once Spring hits Mike and I are going to go to lots of Garage sales... i bet we can really stock up on barely used toys/outfits.

2008-01-23T11:12:00.000-08:00

Well i was hoping it wouldn't have to come down to this... but my coffee must go! There was a report on the news two nights ago reporting on caffeine and pregnancy. Drinking 2 cups of caffeinated products a day doubles your chance of a miscarriage.

Since my last 4 years (nursing school and working as a nurse) I have learned to live off of java and diet coke.

I haven't been able to stomach coffee since i got pregnant, but tea and regular coke are sooooo good. I am seriously at a loss right now. Its a bummer because i have no energy to begin with and throughout the day a coke sounds so good!

Curse the Gods for inventing caffeine!!!!!

I thought the hardest thing would be to not drink alcohol..but thats a breeeze! its the soda in the Captain -Diet that i really want!! ahhhhhhhhh

If anyone has a good idea for a "pick me up" with out the caffeine i would love to know it.

I guess i'll go sip on my bland water and stale bread-

2008-01-17T12:42:00.000-08:00

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ok..enough bloggin' for the day.. gotta go play with my puppy!

2008-01-17T10:35:00.000-08:00

Ive been reading this book called The girlfriends guide to pregnancy by Vicki Iovine. It is GREAT! It gives practical, humorous and comforting advice on things such as morning sickness, maternity underwear, bladder control, pregnancy insanity, stretch marks,sex...etc

In fact.. the next one of my girlfriends who gets pregnant will get this BOOK!!! what an incentive. (i have even highlighted some fun parts )

Right now I'm at the part of maternity fashion.. gulp! That is still down the road for me but my girlfriend Natalie was right... Target does have lots of cute maternity fashions..thank goodness

Since we won't know the sex of the baby or the exact due date till Feb 7th Mike and I have been having fun thinking of all the possibilities... that's when my mother-in-law informs us that there is a history of twins on her side..... GULP!

I do have to say the idea of two super cute babies at one time would be amazing..... but I would be more than happy with just one healthy one!

My morning sickness is slowly fading, and now i am able to eat meat again. ( i had an awesome bacon cheese burger last night at Eagle Street in St.Paul) yuummm. I thought i needed the calories and fat since Ive lost 4+ lbs in the last two weeks.

I've also had my first CRAVING~

CANTALOUPE!!!!!

I ate two whole melons in less than 24 hrs... mmmmm and i could eat another two right now. Something about fruit these days.. i just can't get enough.

I guess on a good note my sweet tooth really hasn't come back. I had a few bights of ice cream last night and it just wasn't as good as i remember... guess I'm sticking with fruit for now.

....how lucky am i to be married to a fruit/produce man???

2008-01-14T09:17:00.000-08:00

The next big date to look forward to is Feb 7th!
That will be the day that I go in for my first Ultrasound and
we will be able to hear the heart beat....i wish it was sooner.. but they
can tell alot more about the baby at that time.

At work over the weekend I found out that two other nurses
are 12 and 16 weeks pregnant on my floor.. they were both really helpful on how
to combat the morning sickness ive been getting. They informed me to keep saltines by my bedside and when i wake up in the morning to eat a few even before i get out of bed.. then i sip on lemonade till the wave of nausea passes. IT WORKED! I was emesis-free all Sunday. What a nice morning i had actually being able to tend to my patients and keep my mascara from running! :-)

2008-01-10T11:20:00.000-08:00

My doctors appointment

2008-01-10T10:43:00.000-08:00

I met with my OB doc earlier this week and he really made me less nervous about everything.
I think part of my nausea was also from nerves about everything. They had to do blood work, a quick physical and then they went over this huge baby book that breaks down everything you will do and experience in the next 8 months.
Its a great resource.. like I never knew about certain fish I couldn't eat or how you need 1200mg of calcium a day! yikes.. i better start eating my greens!

Also... a big change around our house is that Mike has to clean out the kitty litter box because of the risk of toxoplasmosis in the cat poop that can be transfered to the baby. I felt bad for him.. becausehe gags everytime he looks at the poop... i guess its good practice for when the baby arrives.

For all you that will be getting pregnant down the road.. thought i would enlighten you with
the TOP 20 foods for pregnancy

low fat milk, yogurt
broccoli
spinach and romaine
green/red peppers
tomatoes
baked potatoes
Tomato juice, V8
Orange juice
Cantaloupe
Chicken, Turkey
Fish#
Fortified cereals
Bran Flakes
Fortified cooked cereals
Bran muffins
Whole wheat bread
Pizza
Popcorn

The first week

2008-01-09T11:10:00.000-08:00

January 1st-6th

The first week after finding out I was pregnant was definitely rough. I had morning sickness everyday and was tired 24-7.

Places I've been sick

My bathroom at home.

4th floor bathroom at work (my floor)

Hwy 10 exit ramp

Work parking lot

3rd floor staff bathroom (I was shadowing some cath-lab nurses) oops
End of driveway
Begining of driveway
Gym bathroom
Every bathroom at work

Things that for some odd reason make me gag:

any mention of alcohol

anything with meat in it

SWEETS! anything from chocolate ice cream..just can't do it :-( .(i know...it sucks.. and i have a huge sweet tooth!) Hopefully it will change soon

Pizza (mike is really bumb-ed about that one)

car exhaust

cologne, perfume

cereal. especially when i hear the bowl clinking in the morning (like with a spoon)

coffee...yeah..coffee.. haven't had a sip...Starbucks may go out of business !

So that narrows it down of things i actually can eat and keep down:

My diet has basically been of mashed potatoes, any fruit, saltine crackers, carrots and crystal light lemonade.

Through all my gaging of odd stuff Mike has been really supportive and is doing really well at not getting annoyed with my specific requests.....like to eat breakfast far away from me.

The first few hours

2008-01-07T13:37:00.000-08:00

On December 30th, 2007 I found out that I was pregnant! I had my sisters with me as I took the test and made them look at it first.
With my sisters behind me we hunted down Mike and I showed him... he was speechless!
After hugs and kisses we made it down to the kitchen to tell me mom, and then dad.
Dad was a bit confused at the whole pregnancy concept.. wondering who was actually pregnant. Was it Corrina? Was it me? Or his wife? We had a little laugh and then enjoyed a grand breakfast. Right afterwords mom was up in the atttic searching for baby stuff and a crib.
The preceeding hours we started to call all family and friends. Everyone was so happy to hear our good news.
At that time it hadn't really set in yet....