Resilient..

Jay Bowling..

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Kayla's 5K / 12/13/08

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Kayla

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Day at Disney... 11-2008

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Jayden Sings to Mommy....

2008-11-30T17:27:00.002-05:00

Memory Lane....

2008-11-13T03:45:00.001-05:00

Kayla's 9th Birthday

2008-11-13T03:33:00.003-05:00

Jayden's 2nd Birthday (9//12/08)

2008-09-24T22:44:00.002-04:00

Jayden playing Dance Revolutions....

2008-09-12T09:24:00.003-04:00

About Me… Jayden Rudiger Ellis

2008-09-09T00:45:00.010-04:00

About Me… Jayden Rudiger Ellis

1. Nicknames: JayBoogie, JayDeezie, Jay-Man, Jay

2. When is your Birthday – 09/12

3. How old will you be? 2 years old

4. What is your favorite TV show? Go Diego Go!

5. Favorite food? English Muffin w/ Cheese, Pasta, Pasta and more Pasta, Pizza and Raisins

6. What food do you dislike? Broccoli
7. Favorite drink? Apple Juice or Cranberry Grape
8. Favorite restaurant? Olive Garden (love those bread sticks)
9. Favorite toy? Basketball or Elmo or Bike
10. What I call my family? My Mommy…Daddy…Kaywa or Sissy, Pop Pop E, NaNa, Pop Pop
11. Favorite thing to do? Climb over the couch, Turn the air mattress into a sliding board; lean it against the bed and climb up it and slide down it; Throw things at people and laugh, Throw my food at people and laugh; Climb on objects that aren't supposed to be climbed upon and count down (4, 3, 2,1) and jump off as if I have a parachute!! Climb on anything that looks climbable; even if I'll fall off, hurt myself, cry, run to mommy, after she kisses the boo boo, I'll do it all over again!

12. Favorite Sayings… My Mommy, Mine, Nooo, Ok, Diego, Go, Go, Stop, Go Away and end every sentence with “K” and a head nod..

13. Comfort necessity? My Bee Bee / Bo Bo (my blanket)

Birthday Week kick off!

2008-09-08T23:16:00.011-04:00

So we started off birthday week w/ the Brevard Zoo....

Can you believe Jayden will be 2 on September 12th!!! WOW!!

Pics before the Zoo and during the Zoo visit...

She's the pudding in my pudding pop!! My Big Sissy Kaywa..

Can we LEAVE ALREADY!!! lol

FINALLY ARRIVED...

The sweetest Brother / Sister moment!

Me and Daddy having a moment...

Sea Otter...

Baby Jacquar...

Blue and Gold Macaw (Squuawwwkk Squuaawwk)

BALD EAGLE... Pop Pop E's favorite animal

Bambi

Jayden's Chucky Cheese

2008-09-01T22:48:00.001-04:00

Jayden attended his first official Chucky Cheese bday party...

Whats up!! I'm in the house!

Now that's the MILLON DOLLAR SMILE!

So the best part may have been putting the money in..forget the ride.

My mom actually let me eat CAKE!! Wow!

Random Pics....

2008-09-01T08:16:00.004-04:00

Not reallly sure what that pose is about but..we'll take it as excitement! lol

Me and Auntie Becky

Am I really suppose to just sit here and WATCH them play??? Come on now!

Classic photo.. lol Something bout them Rudigers...

Kayla...the WNBA star to be...

2008-08-04T23:47:00.008-04:00

My baby girl was on FIYAH (fire) this past weekend, it was the last game of the season and she had 5 baskets, and many steals... She definitely could give Lauren Jackson (Defensive Player of the year) a run for her money!! Here is my baby in action!

Trash Talking on the Dee..

The Jay Man....

2008-08-04T00:02:00.002-04:00

My baby is no longer a baby anymore... On September 12th he will be 2!! Can you believe it's almost been two years since I walked into labor and delivery 4 wks EARLY and prepared to have my SON!

Jayden is excelling in so many areas, I would be all night trying to explain and outline them. His favorite words are "Mooom", No,Yes, Juice, Bye Bye and the formulation of various sentences that no one understands, but they all end in... "OK".. so with a head nod, Jay smiles and goes on his merry little way..

THE CUTEST THING!!! So we always hold hands and say our grace before dinner. Well Jayden at first wouldn't hold hands, but NOW; we don't miss a meal w/ out him holding everyone hands and get this... he actually SAYS THE GRACE FOR US..... Oh it is sooo darn cute, he checks to make sure everyone is holding hands and he begins to pray (again, an utterance of who knows what) but it always ends with him lifting his head saying AMEN!... How can you resist???

Jayden is 29 lbs, almost 3 feet tall and a very energetic, enthustiastic and just all out LOVING AND FUN!! He is 22 mths and is my WORLD!!! Join in with me...

My babies....

2008-05-06T23:37:00.006-04:00

Ok, so I was spying on Kayla outside across the street playing w/ her friends.. They looked so dayum grown up, I just had to take a peek! lol

Still spying...

So Jayden decided to be a performer.... He was soo excited Mommy was back from HOTLANTA he sang a few songs for me...

Just love those little guys!

2008-04-02T00:55:00.001-04:00

Heart of the City Concert....

2008-04-01T23:49:00.004-04:00

Sooooo.. I got to see my TWO FAVORITE stars! Mary J Blige and Jay-Z...can I say it was AWESOME!!! Mary ripped it and Jigga has that swagger that you can NOT resist! Somehow he can walk out on the stage, JUST STAND THERE and command the whole arena! Well.... Here are some pics..

The Grown and Sexy...

2008-03-19T10:47:00.001-04:00

Day in the Life of THE KIDS...

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Journey through the younger years!!

2008-02-21T14:37:00.002-05:00

Happy Birthday ME and New PHotos

2008-02-11T11:06:00.001-05:00

Today I'm 31; I guess it's true the older you get the less it feels like your birthday huh? The excitement is more for the kids now... Why do we forget about ourselves....and devote it all to the kids? One day wouldn't hurt would it???

Anywhooooo my babies got new photos taken yesterday. Kayla is 8 and Jayden will be 17months tomorrow......

Kayla's Basketball Debut....

2008-01-26T15:20:00.001-05:00

Miscellaneous Photos...

2008-01-06T15:11:00.000-05:00

We got some "cold" weather, it was in the 20's and 30's... So we took full advantage of the winter wear! lol

Happy New Year.... 2008

2008-01-06T14:58:00.000-05:00

So another year has gone by and my baby boy is growing up so lovely. He's walking, running, climbing the stairs and getting into just a b out any and everything he can get into. His favorite thing to do is grab pots and a spoon while mom cooks. He LOOOVES music! Anything music related he is allll over it! From commercials to singing to his tv shows, my cell phone ringer, doesn't matter, he'll stop what he's doing to start dancing...

He's 25lbs now and still doesn't like watching tv anymore. I can't even get a good 10 mins of tv in on him just to get dinner started, he prefers to be right next to mom. He loves playing w/ his Big Sister Kayla, he loves her to death, but can certainly tell she's a kid..lol He tries to tackle her and wrestle with her anytime he can.. it's quite funny.. lol He also likes to chase her around the house or vice versa.

He still is my calm baby, he has his moments, but he is soooo happy, he flirts while we're out, he kills everyone with his smile and laugh. What else can I say, he's my happy baby..... BUT unllike mom and Sis, does NOT like taking pictures! lol

Christmas 07 Pics

BWOE-F.R.E.E Xmas donation..

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Kayla's 8th Birthday... 11/12/07

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My 1st Hair Cut...

2007-10-09T00:55:00.000-04:00

Before...

Getting Ready...

Comb out the AFRO...

Getting it cut off

Uhhh ohhh a little hair in my face

I'm a BIG BOY!!!

ALL DONE!!!

Jayden Walking.... Officially!

2007-09-17T21:33:00.000-04:00

3 Generations

2007-09-17T21:01:00.000-04:00

I remember being at my grandmother's house when Kayla was 2 months old; me, my mom, grandmom and Kayla. I remember wanting to get a picture of all 4 generations; I remember my grandmom's husband not being home, so I thought; I'll get it next time! 2 weeks later my mother was murdered! I never got that picture...

Well I took the opportunity to get Rudy, his dad and Jayden.... 3 generations of Ellis men!

Happy Birthday Jay-Boogie!!!

2007-09-12T23:30:00.000-04:00

From birth to one!

Jayden 1st Birthday 9/12/07

2007-09-12T23:09:00.001-04:00

Kayla the Reporter

2007-09-10T22:05:00.000-04:00

So I'm on the phone, Rudy's doing who knows what and Kayla decides to pick up the camera and make her own reality clip! This girl is hilarious!! Oh yeah, excuse the mess we JUST MOVED!!!!
Check out this video: Kayla the Reporter

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Videos Galore...

2007-09-10T22:03:00.001-04:00

Walking over to mom...

Playing w/ Big Sister....

A whole lot of SILLINESS!!!

2007-09-10T21:56:00.000-04:00

Here are some general pics..

Rudy 31st B'Day

2007-08-06T01:13:00.001-04:00

Cool Slideshows!

Seriously....

2007-08-06T00:21:00.000-04:00

Ok, seriously did almost 2 months go by and I not post to Jayden's blog? There are so many photos, honestly, I don't have a clue where to begin. I'll just begin w/ our recent trip to Philly for my husband's birthday...

Cool Slideshows!

Jayboogie ooogie..

2007-08-06T00:13:00.000-04:00

I love my Big Sister!!!

2007-08-05T23:05:00.000-04:00

You can NOT deny this is not the cutest thing; I was looking through some old pictures reminscing and look what I came across.. A picture of me and my brother (He was 8 months and I was 9. The picture of Kayla and Jayden she is 7 and he was 9 months.

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I would have been 48 this year....

2007-08-05T22:36:00.000-04:00

My mom's birthday is 8/27 and she's been on my mind a lot lately.. I really really really miss her..

The CUTEST KIDS you've ever seen!

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Happy Father's Day!! Taken June 16, 2007

Im 9 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-06-14T22:48:00.000-04:00

Jayden Videos

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Jayden playing, crawling and standing.. (takes a while to load)

Jayden goes BUMP!

2007-06-14T22:39:00.000-04:00

I'm a BIG BOY!!!

2007-05-20T21:43:00.000-04:00

Jayden and Big Sister Kayla...

Me and My Big Sister... We're Inseparable!!!

Dad's trying to hide...

I'm a Jayden Monster... Arrrrrr Arrrrrr....

I'm soooo cute, aren't I?

My first High Chair / Big Boy Restaurant Experience...

8 months...

2007-05-16T22:12:00.000-04:00

My baby J is 8 months old!!! Wow, he is such a big boy... He hadn't seen mom for a few days and he was soooo excited ,boy it feels sooooo good! He smiled and laughed and held onto me; he missed his MOMMA!

So at 8 months he is officially crawling, sitting up and going from crawl to sit on his own. He also pulls up on everything and pulls up and sits on his knees. I had to raise the crib bars up because he was napping and woke up and was kneeling on the bar, all he needed to do was stand up and he would have been on the other side of the crib (the floor).

Here are a few new photos of Mr. J "taken today".

Hi, I have FOUR teeth!

I LOVE My Big Sister... She is sooo cool!

See I can sit up and crawl, and even sit up on my knees...

Easter... Giving Back to the Community

2007-04-11T23:48:00.000-04:00

This Easter was the first Easter I actually did something productive! I usually do community service once a month and really something big in December and for Back to School but this year, we (My Sorors and I) decided to do something special for some less fortunate kids...

Although Easter is not about the Easter Bunny, we decided to do an Easter Egg Hunt for the Orlando Rescue Mission, a transitional shelter that helps about 250 families a year! We donated stockings filled w/ toys for Christmas and again thought, wow, the kids would have a great time! So to also pass the message of Christ's resurrection, we got plastic eggs filled w/ religious toys and stationary (necklaces w/ crosses, stickers that had religious sayings and other stuff) and of course, candy filled eggs! We had over 450 eggs!!! We also had the kids decorate their Easter bags and make Easter cards for their parents, it was a great time!

Here are some pics...

Kayla Joi....

2007-04-01T21:45:00.000-04:00

Since Jayden has been born, I've bragged about him left and right and not given much light to Ms. Kayla. She was our little princess long before Jayden was even thought of.

Well let me share some things and brag about Ms. Kayla.
> She is 7 yrs old and in the 1st grade.
> She is a GREAT Reader, she is reading on a 4th grade reading level.
> She is currently reading the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo series and is on book #5
> She rarely has to study for her spelling tests on Friday; she usually may have to study one out of 18 words! (she takes after her momma!!)
> Her favorite TV shows are Raven, Hanna Montana and Sponge Bob.
> She is the BEST BIG SISTER EVER!!! SHE LOVES HER Baby Brother and they play together great!

Here's my big girl....

April 1st.... Six and a HALF months...

2007-04-01T16:06:00.000-04:00

My baby boy is 6 1/2 months old, at his last doctor visit (3/19) he weighed in at 18lbs 10 ozs and 27 inches long. That's exactly ten pounds more than his original birth weight. He is doing GREAT! He's scooting along, trying his best to crawl, it will be a matter of days at this point. He is standing up with support very well. He can stand up in his crib and hold on to the bars (he loves doing that) and he is sitting up, but best of all he is saying DADA DADA!!! I have snapped some photos of him standing up and sitting up and a video of him trying to crawl.

Scooting along, trying to get the hang of it...

A day at the park w/ Mom and Big Sis... Am I not the cutest thing!
"What are you looking at?"

I drink juice out of a sippy cup!

Look at those pearly whites!!

That's my duck face...

Look I'm standing up in my crib...

Look I'm playing with my Little Einstein Turtle..

Look NO HANDS!!!

Thanks for visiting!! See ya next time.

Jayden is SIX MONTHS!!!!

2007-03-12T12:43:00.000-04:00

Wow has time flown by or what! My baby is SIX MONTHS old today!

Let's see what things Jayden has accomplished.

He is rolling in both directions (stomach to back and back to stomach). He is scooting around, not really crawling yet, but will get up on his knees and throw hiself forward. I caught him yesterday trying to get his toy that as a few feet away on the floor (purposely placed to get him to crawl over ot it) Well instead, he grabbed onto his play mat and pulled hiself over enough to scoot up and grab the toy! I couldn't beleive it! He often gets frustrated when he tries to crawl, not really knowing what to do! lol So I'm giving him much more floor time to make sure he gets the crawling thing down to a science.

He's almost sitting up on his own, I haven't really given him much of a chance, so I'm working on that more, sitting him in his bumbo more and sitting him on the floor w/ me, in between my legs, so he can sit up. He gets a good 10 secs of sitting up and then ususally slumps over or to the side. He seems to want to STAND more than sit..

He has TWO teeth (you saw the pics below)but boy is he irritable. We have a fight each night trying to get him asleep, but he just wants some loving and cuddling. He loves to have his hair scratched/massaged (gets that from his momma) and loves to lay on my chest and hear my heart beat, he usually falls right asleep, even after daddy has tried a million and one things! Nothing like momma's boob and a good head massage! lol

He has PERSONALITY! whewww he gets mad when he doesn't get something he wants, he get's EXCITED when he sees his Big Sis or when he's awake and you go to get him. He'll lay on his back staring up at you smiling as big as he can smile! A real charmer!!

So we sort of put Jayden through his 6 months Rites of Passage... Sleeping in his own room, in his crib... We did it a few times last week because his room is smaller and we needed to put the vaporizer on so he could get rid of his nasty cough and cold. Well he sleep GREAT, but I didn't like it.. I missed my baby in his pack n play right next to me, last night I laid him down in our room, but I'm sure we need to get him used to his own room :-(

So we tried to go for the 6 months / spring photos yesterday and after waiting 2 hrs (long story that I dont want to re-live for fear of getting pissed off again) he was sooo patient up until picture time! He was tired and fell asleep after fussing! Got one OK photo in there, so instead after he was well rested and we got home, mom opened up Renee's Photos and took some good shots.

Here are some pics of him and his Big Sister

This morning, look at his pose.. lol He is tooo adorable!

Jayden vs Sweet Potatoes....

2007-03-08T20:18:00.000-05:00

So today we experimented w/ Sweet Potatoes... I'm not quite sure Jayden liked them, although he did finish them, he took forever to eat them and made the BIGGEST mess ever! lol

I was finally able to get teeth shots, however, he was crying and upset that I was cleaning his face! .

Girlfriends/Founders Get-A-Way!!! March 07

2007-03-05T23:25:00.000-05:00

Day at Ormond Beach

2007-02-25T22:46:00.000-05:00

We went to the beach for a little today! Funny thing, we didn't get in the water, it was too breezy for that, but we went and hung out fora few and then had some dinner. Here are some pics...

NEWS FLASH....NEWS FLASH....
Jayden has TWO TEETH coming up in the bottom front! yaaayyyyy... I tried to get some photos but if you put aything near his mouth, he thinks it's EATING TIME!!! So I'll keep trying and if I get a shot, I'll post...

In the meanwhile, here are a few fun photos from today!!

Father and Son....

Having Fun w/ Dad...

Hay Guys!!!!

Feeding Time!!

Look at My Big Sister!!!
She is the BEST!!!

Silly miscellaneous photos

2007-02-24T19:19:00.000-05:00

So instead of finalizing my weekly paper for class, I'm being silly w/ Jayden and taking photos...

Now that I can roll over, I don't sleep on my stomach anymore!!!

Dang Mom, can I wake up???

You guys are sooo silly (I have an audience when I wake up)

I love my Big Sister!!! She's sooo silly...

I love that Mommy of Mine!!

Another Roll Over Shot...

2007-02-21T23:39:00.000-05:00

Jayden Rolling Over...

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Jayden Laughing...

2007-02-21T23:03:00.000-05:00

Happy Valentine's JAY!!!

2007-02-15T13:02:00.001-05:00

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My 30th Birthday!!! - 2/11/07

2007-02-15T12:57:00.000-05:00

Cool Slideshows

Enjoying Food and Playing...

2007-02-07T22:47:00.000-05:00

Jayden's new found toys...

Sitting in his Bumbo...

Playing w/ his ball...

Yuummm..Banana's... Wow a SPOON!

4 Months and 3 Weeks...

2007-02-03T00:02:00.000-05:00

My baby will be 5 months ONE DAY after my 30th birthday!!! What a great milestone for us both... So today, I told Rudy to give him some tummy time, so that he can move around a little more. We usually allow him on his back and he loves to play with his toy mat w/ ball. He hits, hits and hits it, it's soo funny.. Well we put him on his stomach and what did he do! TRY TO CRAWL!!! I got a few pics...

Did I mention... he was NOT HAPPY!!! lol He fell asleep all of 5 minutes after this..

Miscellaneous Photos...

2007-02-02T23:54:00.000-05:00

My First Baseball Cap!!

2007-01-24T17:36:00.000-05:00

Of course dad had to turn it backwards! But don't I look SOOO CUTE!!

4 months...

2007-01-21T00:35:00.000-05:00

So my baby is 4 months old!!! Wow
He is now 15lbs and 11 ounces and 25 inches long..

He is eating Rice Cereal and trying to sit up on his own! He also likes to lunge forward when sitting on your lap and he has alittle bit of leverage. Boy did he give me a scare sitting on Rudy's lap! geeze. He's going to be a terror once he is mobile! He doesn't like sitting back, if he's sitting back, he will use his elbows to push hiself forward, which thankfully he's strapped into his Papisan or sitting on someone's lap. Here are a few pics of my baby boy!!

WE ARE BOTH WORE OUT!!! Jayden so tired his sock is hanging off!! lol

Jayden's Philly Visit...

2006-12-31T18:15:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year...

2006-12-31T00:12:00.000-05:00

Who said there are no cute clothes for little boys?? Well they were wrong, Macy's has become my new best friend! They have the best clothes for little boys and the best discounts and sales!!
Here are few more photos from our holiday visit to Philly....

Jayden with my Dad (Pop-Pop Melvin)

Happy Holidays....

2006-12-25T13:59:00.000-05:00

Me & My Brother Dominic

Dominic, Ashayai, Jayden, Kayla and I...
"Goldsby/Carter" Clan....

Merry Christmas....and Happy Holidays...

2006-12-25T12:28:00.000-05:00

Santa Day

2006-12-17T22:04:00.000-05:00

So we braved the mall and got the Santa photos taken... Merry X-Mas everyone!!!

Happy Holi-JAYs.....

2006-12-16T16:50:00.000-05:00

Is he not the CUTEST lil boy you've ever seen???
Look at those cheeks.... Look at those lips!!! He is just SO ADORABLE!!!!

Anxiety...

2006-12-15T01:18:00.000-05:00

So tomorrow/today Jayden will be going to the babysitter for the first time. I have my company X-Mas party to attend and I guess he has to get used to her eventually.... I'm sitting here at 1:18 like I'm Santa... Making a list, checking it twice... To make sure I didn't forget anything... All I can think about is my baby w/ some other person for a few hours???

Well i'm going to bed and I'll let you know how that works out!

I'm 3 months today!!!

2006-12-12T15:28:00.001-05:00

Cool Slideshows

Photos and an Update (finally)

2006-12-08T14:30:00.000-05:00

It has clearly been toooo long since I last posted. Mr. Jayden is almost 3 mths (on the 12th, he'll officially be 3 mths), although he was 12 wks this past Tuesday... Do I have to do the weeks thing? I hate when people say, Oh my son is 42 wks... huh??? lol Just say he's almost ONE. So I think (probably not) from this point forward, I wont do the WEEKS, it's just MONTHS and I'll get sick of that soon too.. lol Dont you love when people say, oh he's 42 months... (you have to calculate in your head.. oh he'll be 4 in 6mths).

So when asked, he's almost 3 mths... instead of 12 wks and 3 days... 3 hrs and 51 mins old!

Jayden's newest things are.. scooting up on his knees, moving his self around in his pack n play (yes you will lay him facing one way and he wakes up facing another way), TALKING.. oh goodness, the coooos and noises he makes are sooo cute and funny. My husband and I both swore he said HI, but I'm sure the lack of sleep said HI and not Jayden... But he will look you straight in the eye as if he's having a full conversation with you and you ask him a question and he responds... it's tooo funny! He's enjoying his swing a little more, he might last an entire 22 mins now... but if you turn on the Mozart, he'll fall asleep and last about 27 mins.. lol OH and he likes it on speed 4... I guess he's adventurous!!

This photo was actually taken today, he woke up with SMILES GALORE and of course, I couldn't get a pic of ONE!! lol He has the cutest smile on this side of creation... He is truly a happy baby.. Still peaceful and calm... he likes to just sit w/ mom and chill.

This photo was taken in Philly at my dad's house.. We went home for Thanksgiving at the spur of the moment, I had a dose of homesickness... lol

This photo is actually on Thanksgiving. As you can see Jayden was NOT too happy about wearing all of those clothes, hes' a FLORIDA baby, he knows NOTHING and I mean NOTHING about all those clothes... But he had to admit, he looked TOOOO CUTE in his sweater, courdoroys and Timberlands....

Again, too many clothes, A COAT??? What in the world is a COAT!

I wish I would have videocamed this one..lol

Jayden is going to be a handful, he gave his Big Sister such a HARD TIME when it came to her feeding him. I needed 10 mins to just get dinner on the stove, but he was hungry, so I thought, what harm could it do if she sat and fed him... Oh well Jayden wasn't having it and it was the FUNNIEST thing ever.... Too bad I didn't capture it on film....

Jayden @ 12 wks....

2006-12-08T14:22:00.000-05:00

Jayden Talking...

And on the 7th week he SLEPT!!

2006-11-01T17:06:00.000-05:00

I delivered Jayden Rudiger Ellis 7 wks ago (yesterday), hard to believe. Well Jayden is still an angel and very calm and serene. Let's look at the things he's been doing in the last 7 wks.
1. He has turned from his stomach to his back (3 times).
2. When you call his name, he looks you right in the face as to say, WHAT?? (lol)
3. He is drinking between 3 - 4 oz per feeding, he's like his momma, eat a little now, come back for the rest later.
4. He's still napping every 2 hours, waking up to eat during the day.... BUT.....
LAST NIGHT HE WENT TO BED AT 10:30P.M. AND MY BABY DIDN'T WAKE UP UNTIL 6:30A.M..

Last week he's been going to sleep around 10:30 and waking up at 4:30 (which I was excited about) but this new found, SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! whewwwwwwwwwwwww whewwwwwwwwwwww!!!

Here are some photos...

Happy 1 mth old....

2006-10-12T01:10:00.000-04:00

I can't beleive that 4 wks ago, I was in the Labor & Delivery preparing for the birth of my baby boy..... Well he is here and getting bigger each and everyday!
This week, he actually rolled from his stomach to his back several times.. Boy he's moving / learning things quickly. He has a dr appt on friday, lets see how much he has grown...

Talk to you soon!!!

Almost 4 wks

2006-10-09T12:30:00.000-04:00

It's almost 4 wks, my baby is almost 1 mth old!!

Our 1st Family Photo... (don't we look weird!! lol)

These pics are at the Child Abuse Community Fair in Sanford, Florida.. Here are more pics from the event..

Community Fair

Up and Feeling Good

2006-10-01T18:22:00.000-04:00

It's almost 3 weeks, since Mr. Jayden was born and I'm finally up and feeling much better. My feet and legs have gone down 100% no more swelling and I can wear regular shoes again (yaayyyy). I drove for the first time yesterday, I took Kayla to her game and sat for 2 hours (no problems). It was a beautiful day out, about 78 degrees and no humidity.. as they would call it, Fall - Florida style.

I've spent the majority of today doing administrative things and watching Jayden. Rudy is truly a blessing, I know I get soo frustrated with him, but he really is a good father! He has been getting up at night w/ Jayden and allowing me to "try" and sleep because I usually wake up when Jayden wakes up, BUT, I don't have to get up and change and feed him. He gets up and takes care of it! Thank goodness, I'm not built for the late night feedings, I'm trying but after doing it the whole day every 2 - 2 1/2 hours, I'm exhausted come night. He's been very understanding and just gets up, NO complaints, he just does it! Thank God for him :-)

Well I finally allowed myself to be photographed.. .ha ha ha.. I've lost all my pregnancy weight, fluid, etc... and I'm actually down an additional 26lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight!!! I'm sooo excited about it, that I'm scared to EAT... lol
I want to continue the downward spiral/ weight lost and get to my ideal weight by January 1... Me and Jayden are going to start taking Big Sister Kayla to cheerleading practice and walk around the outside of the field since its pavement while she practices. I'm even thinking about taking a kickboxing class, since the YMCA up the street offers it on Monday's and Kayla doesnt have practice on monday's.. We'll see..

12 days old... Eagles Good Luck Charm

2006-09-24T21:37:00.000-04:00

5 Days Old....

2006-09-17T16:49:00.000-04:00

Trust your Instincts.... JAYDEN IS HERE!!!!

2006-09-17T16:28:00.000-04:00

I just wanted to say that I have some truly remarkable friends!!! I was taken care of soooo well by Chydelle that she has no idea how GRATEFUL and Thankful I am to have her not only as a friend, as a Soror but as my SISTER!!!

Well Saturday after much convincing, I came to Labor and Delivery because my legs had been swollen since Thursday morning, they all of a sudden swelled up and would not go down, despite me propping my feet up.

I get to L&D and they want to do a 24 hr urinalys (FYI - I only have one kidney) to check for protein in my kidneys and there was blood work done. The blood work results were not good, so I stayed over night, after staying overnight the next morning, again blood work results weren't good, and there was elevataed levels of protein in my urine. Another 24 hrs, this time my Dr. was suppose to contact my specialist in the morning so they could discuss what would happen next....

Monday morning, the nurse informs me that they are releasing me. I was alittle furious because of the test results and them treating me as if I had 2 kidneys vs 1. They told me to make a follow up appt w/ my specialist and allow him to make the determining factor (laziness on their part). They gave me a copy of my results from over the weekend and sent me on my way on complete BEDREST.

After getting home and laying down and being pissed off for about 2 hours and talking with Chydelle again, my instincts told me to contact my specialist. I call there really upset and they tell me to come right in. I go in and my blood pressure was 153/100. Everything went down hill from here. Protein levels high, I was passing ketones, feet swollen up to my thighs so bad, I couldn't walk...

My Specialist and his nurse were furious that L&D sent me home and my Dr. did an amnio to make sure Jayden's lungs were developed and sent me back to L&D... Tuesday morning the amnio results came back fine and c-section it was!!

And out came Mr. Jayden Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 12:04pm, kicking and screaming...

Eventful Day.........

2006-08-25T16:21:00.000-04:00

Well I went to the doctor's this morning for a simple check up and wound up spending the day in Labor and Delivery...
I was having contractions and Jayden's heartbeat was not elevating as it should.

So after a few hours in Labor & Delivery and finally the contractions stopping, a Sonogram showing Jayden was fine, just not a morning baby and stubborn like his mom... I got to come home!!!

This is around the time I started having complications with Kayla and wound up having her at 35 wks (i'm currently 34wks now), so please keep me, Jayden, Kayla and Rudy in your prayers...

Baby Shower

2006-08-13T21:30:00.000-04:00

I want to thank EVERYONE who planned and attended my baby shower this past weekend! I had a great great time... Got alittle emotional (hope no one snapped any pics) and was able to fellowship w/ the people I enjoy the MOST!!!

My Sorors are the B-E-S-T! Drhooooooooooooo!!! 4 ever - Genesis of Excellence will always be my babies..... Sydni THANKS FOR COMING OUT OF INCOGNEGRA to hang w/ us!!!Thanks ladies for holding it down and the CREW! Can't forget yall, b'cuz we REPRESENT wherever we go, whatever we do!!!

Here's a pic of my Sorors (minus Fierce, she left early) and one of me alone!

Here is BIG SISTER KAYLA!!! (Helping /w the gifts)

Baby Jayden.. 31 wks

2006-08-08T22:50:00.000-04:00

Baby Jayden praying for his safe arrival....

You would think.....

2006-08-05T23:15:00.000-04:00

AS i'm sitting here wondering what in the world is wrong w/ me! Where does all this energy come from??

I realize why I'm sooo tired during the week and irritable.. you would think I have nothing to do the way I'm carrying on around here!!

My day today....

I got up around 9:30, showered and headed to work... I have a case that needs to be finished ASAP and since Rudy's parents are coming next week, I took off Tues and Wednesday, well if I expect to be off, I decided to go into work this morning and get alittle bit accomplished. I have 3 clients to meet w/ Monday morning, so the reality of me getting this file done on Monday was slim because the entire morning would be ruined. I got to work alittle after 10:30 and worked until about 12:30 and met Melissa for lunch at the Japanese Steakhouse (no I wasn't suppose to eat there.. but oh well, no use crying over spilled milk). After lunch, I went back to work and stayed until about 5:30pm. I got the majority of work done and only have 1 major thing to finish on Monday.

I left work and came home to find Rudy working on Jayden's room, well I jumped right on in and we finally finished around 8pm. I started dinner and then sat down and started on my homework! So as I review my days events alone, I realize why come Monday morning I will be EXHAUSTED! Tomorrow is more homework and I'm going to "try" and relax alittle, but w/ my in-laws coming, I'm sure I'll think of a million things to do!

I have been having Braxton Hicks contractions, I'm going to mention it to the Doctor on Tuesday... 31 wks, I only need to make it atleast 5 more, so Mr. Jayden can come on out!!! WAIT...DO YOU REALIZE I HAVE 63 DAYS LEFT UNTIL MY DUE DATE!!! and I'm having him 4-5 wks early since I have to be induced.... Oh my goodness!!!! How exciting...

Again where does all the energy come from???? lol

Jayden's Room is FINISHED!!

2006-08-05T22:39:00.000-04:00

All we need is Mr. Jayden's arrival!!!!

Been a while

2006-08-05T22:33:00.000-04:00

It's been a while since I last posted on this blog. Between work, school and organizational and family life, it's been busy for me.

Well Mr. Jayden is growing as big as ever, he is still active and keep momomy up at night. It has become more and more uncomfortable for me to sleep at night which sucks because we know how much I love my sleep!

Here's a pic of Mr. Jayden at 28 wks and 5 days... This was 3 wks ago, I'm 31 wks now and guess what, will be having him between 36 and 37 wks because of past complications.. Happy Happy Joy Joy...

Jayden Rudiger Ellis @ 25 wks...

2006-07-01T13:19:00.000-04:00

26 weeks and counting :-)

2006-07-01T11:22:00.000-04:00

I think my belly and breast are neck and neck for which one is gonna get the biggest! Geeze my breast are HUGH!!! lol

So I just made an observation... I've lost a total of 10 - 12 lbs so far and haven't gained it back, I'm still down 10 of those lbs now... I'm looking at photos from February (7 wks prego) and pics from now (26 wks prego) and my face has slimmed down :-) .... I think that just made my day!!! Tell me what you think...

BEFORE...
AFTER...

Week 24...............

2006-06-17T02:29:00.000-04:00

So I'm 6 mths prego!!!! Whewww whooooo... I think I'm about ready for Mr. Jayden to make his appearance. I'm starting to feel Pregnant and it's slowing me down and tiring me out!! I was in denial for a while, thinking WOW I've gotten my energy back and all will be GREAT for the rest of the pregnancy.. HA HA... God loves laughing at us I'm sure... We get so confident and actually think that WE are in control, and he surely puts things into prospective for us..

Im starting to do the "swelling" thing, no doubt, I need to drink more water, I know this... So why is it soo hard to do? Well because I'm down right HARD HEADED! That's why, but soon enough I'll give in. I had my 3 hr glucose test on Wednesday because my 1 hr came back high.. Can you imagine sitting 3 hours in the Lab... ??? They tried to make it more comfortable for ya... (well now that I think of it, it wasn't that bad). Glucose patients had their own special section, w/ recliners and a TV. I felt tacky all reclined up...but the nurse told me to "Put those legs up" so I obliged and Mr. Sand man took over :-) . I told Rudy that me and Jayden needed a recliner for Jayden's room, we would take many GOOOOOD NAPS up in that thing :-)

So it's 2:32am and i'm wide the heck awake, I couldn't keep my eyes open at 9pm, so now Im up at 2... I have a weekend of relaxation ahead, so i'd like to think.. lol - Rudy has reminded me that I wanted to go to the Juneteenth Celebration at the Park and I remind myself that I must be NUTS because it will be HOT HOT HOT and me HOT is me IRRITABLE!!! lol (Well at this point everything makes me irritable)...

About Mr. Jayden

Energizer baby. Jumping and diving, rolling and kicking—your little one is having a great time training for the Baby Olympics. Just as you settle in for a good night's sleep, he starts his workout. Does it seem as if he's moving more than ever? He is: Babies are most active between 24 and 28 weeks. After that, there won't be enough room for him to perform the acrobatics he's so adept at now.

Thin skinned. If your baby could look down at his chest, he'd get his first anatomy lesson. Because his skin is still thin and transparent, it's possible to see the blood vessels, bones, and organs beneath it. His skin will continue to thicken as the months pass, until it's opaque like yours.

Eye spy. Even though your baby's eyes are still fused shut, all the parts of his eyes are present, including the retina, which completes its development over the next month. The iris, the colored part of the eye, still doesn't have any pigmentation. Your little one's eye color will fill in over the next few months, though their final shade won't be settled until after he's born.

Measuring up. Your little gymnast weighs up to 1.3 pounds this week and measures 10 to 11 inches.

Looong Week

2006-06-03T22:21:00.000-04:00

This past week has been quite exhausting.. We went to Philly last weekend to visit family and attend my 1st cousin's wedding. We can back on Monday and I stayed up until 1am finishing homework, I didn't do over the weekend. Tuesday back at work, we got word that a particular law was about to "cap" by the end of the week. Filing began on April 1, 2006 and already not even 2 months later, it was about to be capped out until April 1, 2007. Needless to say I bussed my butt ALL WEEK LONG at work, neglecting school and family.

I came home each night well after 7pm exhausted and going straight to bed. Last night I chilled w/ 4/5ths of the crew at dinner, for a relaxation session, we haven't seen each other together in a while...

Finally the weekend!! Well I had homework to do that wasn't done all week and today was our end of the Session F.R.E.E session for our mentor program. We are taking a summer break and starting back up in August. We had a BBQ at the park and it got HOT!! Needless to say, i was glad when it was over because i was irritable and HOT.. I came home and sleep for almost 3 hrs straight.. How the heck am I going to make it in the Bahamas for a weekend.. lol I guess, as long as I get the beach and some shopping in I'll be ok..

Here are my 1st official belly pics.. 22 weeks pregnant.. 2 more weeks and i'll be in my 3rd and final trimester!!! Mr. Jayden is very very active, he likes to kick mommy when she's trying to sleep or just relaxing.. Big Sister Kayla's two front teeth are loose.. ha ha ha My baby's gonna be a snag-a-tooth soon...

I updated my personal website today w/ some photos...

Me at 22 weeks Prego... (savor the moment, I probably won't take many more pics)

My poor baby is KNOCKED out from her lonnnng day :-)

2006-05-25T21:57:00.000-04:00

Well today was my 21 wk check up and Mr. Jayden is still a BOY!! lol
I say that because I've had 2 people in the pregnancy e-group I'm in have the embilical cord pretend to be a third leg and come to find out after another view, it's a GIRL.. So.... Im happy to announce that Jayden is still a boy.. Here's more proof..
Baby Jayden

Rudy didn't want his son's jewels being shown, but... lol I guess, I don't listen to well.

Happy Mother's Day...

2006-05-14T18:58:00.000-04:00

Rudy and Kayla riding the Go-Carts...

Thursday... (almost Friday)

2006-05-04T19:13:00.000-04:00

So today wasn't too bad.. I think im finally getting a tummy... ha ha
I was at the copy machine and my stomach hit a button while I was putting papers on the machine, I had no clue what happened or how to fix it. So I had to call the office manager and explain that my belly hit the machine and changed the settings. lol

Well today Rudy decided he wanted to spell his boy's name JAYDEN so that Kayla nd Jayden can both have a "Y".. wow! I easily obliged, as it doesn't matter to me, I thought the 5 letters each was a winner, but obviously not.. ha ha.. I'm not hard to please..

Well today Jayden was on fire inside my belly, he moved all around, especially when I ate, he wouldn't sit still and today I got my baby doppler, well I listened as soon as I walked through the door (I surely did) and at first, I kept feeling and hearing kicks! He was kicking at the doppler.. lol Guess he doesn't like pressure on top of him because although I found his heartbeat (eventually) he was moving and kicking the whole time! Well, I see I might have another fiesty one! Well once I get school under control, I will start his own personal blog/site...

Talk to ya later!!!

Tuesday.... (Only)

2006-05-02T12:30:00.000-04:00

It's only tuesday and it feels like it should be Friday already..
Saturday was the March of Dimes walk in the Central Florida area...
We represented and walked 6 miles all in the name of MARCH OF DIMES / SIDS / Premature babies.... By Sunday my legs were numb, Monday was alittle better and today is much better..

Besides being stressed at work, things are going ok. I decided today to rent a baby heart doppler, I can't believe I bought the BeBe Sounds machine, it was such a disappointment w/ Kayla and I had the nerve to spend my 20.00 on it again this time! Can't hear anything, so I'm renting the baby doppler, and I dont have to wait each month for my dr. appt to hear Mr. Jaden and know that all is ok :-) I figured until he starts moving around regularly and I can feel it, I'm going to just rent the doppler....

Well, I'm going to go now.. I'm actually going to start an actual baby blog for Mr. Jaden himself. I guess he likes that idea, he's kicking away right now... (it's either that idea or the chili cheese hot dog i'm eating, either way he's enjoying something!!!)

The Results are IN!!!!

2006-04-27T11:57:00.000-04:00

I would like to introduce to everyone.... Jaden Rudiger Ellis....
He's already a happy baby.... He's smiling and waving...

Tomorrow is the Day..........

2006-04-26T22:34:00.000-04:00

Today I had a Dr. Appt, it was so so.. as you know, i'm not too impressed w/ my OB, it's the perintologist ??? sp ?? that I really care about..

I did get to hear the baby's heart beat... 160 and then I was stuck w/ a needle.. twice, and my arm is all bruised up! go figure, have you ever had a needle on the " side" of your arm??? wtf?

Anywhoooooooooo, I've lost another 4 lbs, for a total of 8 lbs... I'm happy now, but I'm sure that I won't be sooo soon.. As my belly is starting to finally poke out :-) Today not only did I look pregnant, but I swear I felt it too! (probably my over reactive imagination) but isn't that what being pregnant is all about SHOWING IT OFF!!! and getting people to do things for you... hahahahaaa... I've mastered that one pretty well..

Well I'll give an update tmw, I'll hae pictures and hopefully, HERE'S THE PART!! I'll know if I'm carrying a JADEN OR A KHIYA!!! yuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Not sooo goood...

2006-04-23T20:00:00.000-04:00

Today was a not so good day for me... I can't help but feel lonely.. I feel that no one understands and I'm all alone... I miss my mom beyond anything anyone can comprehend. I sat watching the movie "Step mom" and the mother in the movie is dying, I started thinking how they knew she was dying, they had warning, they had all the times to share with her and the memories to make before she left... Me, I had NONE... In the blink of an eye, she was gone.
You ever want to be happy? You try to be happy? But you just can't..

82 million dollars..

2006-04-19T12:31:00.000-04:00

Ok so this morning I played the lotto.. 5 dollars... wouldn't it be nice to win???? hmm i already started thinking of all of the things I would do.. some not so nice, but hell it's my thoughts, my dreams, why can't I think of them...

Well baby and I are doing great, I have a dr. appt next week, hopefully we can determine the sex of the baby and we can't stop calling the baby "the baby" and call it "Jaden or Khiya"... I'm finding myself wanting a girl more and more. I started off strongly wanting Rudy to have his baby boy... but my mind has seemed to have changed.. lol I want another girl so I can have me and my girls... I have posted ultrasound pics on my website... www.reneeellis.com

My eating habits are getting more and more weird.. So today I went to the market to get some fruit, walk past the spaghetti and meatballs (chef boyardee) and pick up 3 cans, it was on sale. Come to work and eat the chefboyardee for breakfast! I then ate the fruit for lunch... backwards, I know, I know..

Well i'm at work and have some news to share, but I'll wait until i get home this evening!!! smooches!

Wore out........

2006-04-12T19:53:00.000-04:00

It's not quite 8pm yet and im about to call it a night. This week has been one to say the least!
I'm glad to be off Friday, if to do nothing else BUT relax and try and get alittle bit of homework done.

I've tried to overcome my shopping addiction, but it doesn't seem to be working. This week I've been trying to win various designer purses from off of the radio station. This is my co-worker's idea. I listen and call, but the funny thing is that I dont know the artists.. Monday was "Bon Jovi", yesterday Nickelback and today, Rob Thomas and Matchbox 20... Well every song that came on that I didn't know I had to ask, is this it? is this it? And the ONE song I thought i knew for sure, we call, call and call and get through and we were WRONG! It was hilarious actually, here I am r&b w/ a little bit of hip hop as they come and I'm trying to listen to the 80's, 90's and today music station and think I know something! You have to admit the coach and dooney bags are tooooooooooooooo cute!! http://www.mix1051.com/MIX_Money_Bags/album/index_html.html and to top it off you get $100.00.. So I figured if I won one of the ugly bags, I'd sell it on e-bay and keep the $100.00.. Well we'll have to see, if I win...

Afterwork , I went on a shopping spree at MACY'S... I got Kayla sooooooooo much stuff it was ridiculous, I'm glad I went alone, I would have been distracted otherwise... Macy's 1 day sale is NO JOKE!

Well I had hoped to type more but i'm too tired.. so i'll call it a night..