My First Baseball Cap!!

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

4 months...

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...

Happy New Year...

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....

Me & My Brother Dominic

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

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

Santa Day

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

Happy Holi-JAYs.....

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...

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!!!

Cool Slideshows

Photos and an Update (finally)

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....

Jayden Talking...

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