And on the 7th week he SLEPT!!

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....

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

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

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

5 Days Old....

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

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.........

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

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

Baby Jayden praying for his safe arrival....

You would think.....

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!!

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

Been a while

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...

26 weeks and counting :-)

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...............

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

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 :-)

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...

Rudy and Kayla riding the Go-Carts...

Thursday... (almost Friday)

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!!!