The month leading up to Christmas!!

With much anticipation and the days counting down until Christmas, we are remaining busy but I believe that all of the Christmas shopping is done.  If it isnt done, well then.... I guess you arent getting a gift this year. 
So Chad is now home and we are nicely adjusting to the family life. Last week I had to take Jaydyn to Wolfsons Childrens Hospital for a sonogram on her kidneys.  She keeps getting badder infections, so they want to make sure that her kidneys have properly formed.  So until the results come back regarding that, we are anxiously waiting to see what they have to say.

Jaydyn wanted to make sure that everyone would have a smile on their face like she has on hers, so MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!!!

 

 Chad made Chief while he was overseas so the morning of command photos he wanted to take a picture with Jaydyn. Wonder why he didnt want a pic with me?? (LOL)  Because it was 4am and I looked like POOOOO!!!!

 On December 19th we had the command Christmas party for VP5.  Mom was nice enough to watch Jaydyn for the night so Chad and I could have a DATE night out for the first time.  I guess with a little bit of soap and water we can clean up fairly well.  This is the one time a year that I actually wear a dress. 

 Jaydyn is getting around pretty good (now that she has started crawling), but the one bad thing about her crawling is that her hands are feet are now as coordinated as we would wish them to be, so she has rug burn on her nose from the nose diving while crawling.  She is a trooper though.

 My little love bug!  I just want to pick her up and cuddle and kiss her.  I love this munchkin!!!

 Well she is standing and pulling herself up a lot.  Look at them THIGHS!  They are HUGGGGGE!!

 Her hair is out of control!  No matter how many bows and how much I try to push the hair out of ther face and tuck it behind her ears she always ends up looking like this:

Months 7 & 8

WOW!!   Well these past two months have been nothing less than hectic.  We have made numerous trips (in the middle of the night) to Wolfsons Childrens Hospital.   Baby J is doing much better, but it is amazing what a little ones body can go through.  We have not been the luckiest in the escaping of ear infections.  I feel like a syringe is a common staple with the morning and before bed bottle for J.    On top of J being sick, I myself have also been sick with an upper-respiratory infection and ear infections (double on two separate occasions).   

Also as most of you are aware, the storm that many believed that could never happen to the northeast reared its ugly head at the end of October.    With this being said…. “I am staying extremely busy at work!”

Back to J…. and the past two months…..

It seems that in just a few weeks so many things have changed and J has grown with leaps and bounds.  She is repetitavely saying "Mama "mama ma ma mama ma mamamamamamama," waving hello to everyone, crawling like crazy.  

10.20.12- J and I went to the Southern Womens Show with Mrs. Jenn.  We had fun looking around and Mrs. Jenn even bought J her first tutu.   She just looked so adorable in her tutu.   LULU in her TUTU!! Thanks Mrs. Jenn.

 

10.21.12- J officially sat in a shopping cart by herself and loved grabbing everything within a reach.

 

Well for Haloween she was an owl.  After searching the internet and etsy.com I decided to make an owl costume on my own for her.  Thinking that this would be a small chore, I purchased felt and make a pattern of a feather to cut out of the felt.   Many hours later with sore hands (from using the scissors), multiple band-aids and frustration, I completed the owl costume.  Here is a pic of the lil one getting ready for daycare.  

 

At daycare they had a trunk-or-treat event, so I was able to get off of work early to attend for a few minutes.  One of the parents had decorated their truck with the “100 Acre Wood” Winne the Pooh theme.   We couldn’t pass up a photo opportunity to sit in the 100 acre wood. 

 

For the evening of Halloween, we went to Baldwin, Florida and trick-or-treated with Bubba & Amber (with KK).  After about 4 houses, J decided that she was hungry, so I was then carrying a 20lbs owl around the streets of Baldwin while she drank her bottle.  She is sooooo nosey that every time we stopped at a house, she would stop drinking her bottle and wait for everyone to come back to the street to continue drinking. 

11.7.12-  Jaydyn loves her some quality time with Grandpa Hendricks.  They like to play peek-a-boo together and somehow I think that this is what they were playing during this photo.

11.11.12- I had to work on Sunday (11.11.12) and while I work I received an email from my dad indictating that they may be having too much fun playing with grandpas bandannas and wigs.  LOL…. This picture is one that we will keep for many years and use it as blackmail if necessary.

 11.11.12-  In addition to J and grandpa wearing wigs, J also turned 7 months old.   She is getting harder to keep still and hates the stickers that go on her onseies.

 

 

Week of 11.20.12-  This was an amazing but sad week.  Just the other day I had my step-mother do my hair in the kitchen of my dads house.  This was the first time I have had my hair done since I had Jaydyn and was much needed.  I put off having my hair done because I didn’t want to take Jaydyn into a hair salon, but then a light went off….. Why not have Jeanne do my hair (she did hair for many of years) and then let my dad watch J while this was being done.  So, I had my hair done on Saturday and then had to work on Sunday.  Sunday afternoon I called my dad from work to see how J was doing.  He mentioned the Jeanne had tripped over a stup and that she hit her head pretty hard.  He reassured me that J and Jeanne were fine, so I didn’t think much about it.  That evening when I went to pick up J from my dads house, I noticed that Jeanne wasn’t acting normal and encouraged dad to take her to the hospital to get checked out.  Without going into to much detail, it was a good thing that he listened to me and got her to the hospital ASAP.   Due to the hospital visit her son (Tony) flew down to Jax and stayed with them for a week.  In addition to Tony coming into town, my grandmother was also scheduled to arrive in Jacksonville for the month.  The photos below are pictures of Jaydyn meeting her Great Grandmother Hendricks and her Step-Uncle Tony.

11.21.12- For Thanksgiving I put J in her fall dress and sent her to daycare

 

11.27.12- While driving to work one morning, J continued to carry on a conversation with herself in the backseat of the car.  While stopping at a stop light I took my iPhone and leaned back to take a picture of the little one in action.  This is what I got…….< What a GOOF!!!!>

At J’s daycare they take school photos annually and I automatically fell in love with all three poses.  Here they are…. And here is my cheese ball!!  She looks so grown up L

12.1.12 - Another set of photos were taken with a different backdrop. 

For those of you who know the Wellborns on a close level you will understand the following photos.  For those who have just started following my blog.... here it goes.  At five weeks old Jaydyns father deployed overseas with the US Navy.  Knowing that this had to be hard for me, I also knew that it was going to be extremely hard for Chad to watch his daughter grow up through FaceTime.  Eventhough Jaydyn doesnt really know/remember her daddy, he is COMING HOME.  While waiting for Chads plane to arrive, we waited in the hanger to get out of the cold weather.  Jaydyn didnt seem to care about anything other than watching the other kids run around like little crazy ones.

 





 Chad talking to Jaydyn while I was trying to get a picture of both of us together.  Its a shame that he is looking down at J, because I think that this could have possibly been a great photo of us both.

 Chad has just been reunited with his daughter after being away for over 6 months and the first thing he mentions is that her thighs are HUGE! Poor kid...

 While waiting for daddy to get home, Jaydyn decided to use some of the quality time to catch up on some much needed Zzzzzzzzzzz's

 SMILE DADDY IS FINALLY HOME!!!  ITS TIME TO CUDDLE NOW!!!

When Jaydyn is out, she is OUT!!!

Well until next time, when I get a few minutes to sit down and actually update the blog, the Wellborns would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

 

6 monts old

It is hard to believe that Big J is 1/2 year old.  It seems like just yesterday we brought this beautiful baby girl into this crazy and big world.  I set a reminder on my phone to update the blog and quite honestly I have been hitting the snooze button for the past week.  We have been busy and she is growing like a weed.  This past month we have weathered a nasty cold that includes (unwanted items coming out of both ends).  This took about 9 days for us to get it under control and 2 visits to Dr. Mauldins office.  Even though J was sick and not wanting to eat, she managed to maintain her hefty weight of 20lbs.
Not only is she getting big, she is also getting a BIG attitude.  She loves remotes and we are in full swing of introducing foods (vegetables mostly) and sippy cups. We tried to give her bananas and/or applesauce, but she scrunches up her face and spits it back out.  So.... vegetables (sweet potatoes, peas, green beans, and purple carrotts). 

So I have mastered the sleeping and I love it!

 Early in the morning when mommy is about to drop J off at daycare.  She just woke up and was still in a daze, but her bright blue eyes are still there (and hopefully they stay blue.... like daddys)!

 

 Hello world!  I love smiling and playing on my playmat.  I was supposed to be going to sleep, but I had other plans! Like talking, kicking and making coo'ing noises!

 For those of you who dont believe that J has a little attitude already, here is proof.  She was mad that I took the iPhone away from her to take a picture. This lasted for about 10 seconds and then she was off to something else that entertains her. 

 Picture of J at daycare.  When I drop her off in the morning, I prop her up in the bumbo and just cant tear myself away from this little booger.  Usually takes me about 4 attempts of kisses and hugs before I actually leave the room.  I think Miss Sara thinks mommy is crazy!!

J's first time at a lil kids birthday party.  We went to Bentley's 2nd birthday party and lets just say.... I am not looking forward to birthday parties of J's friends.  Kids running everywhere is just chaotic and I think that I was going to have a mental breakdown with all of the kids running around. But J does look good in her birthday hat!

 Grandma Mimi at Los Toros eating dinner before we headed home for the evening.  J was more interested in watching the people at the other table than the conversation that was going on at our table.  I guess we are not as captivating as the other table...

 So now J is 6 months old in a 6-9 month onesie that doesnt fit.  I literally had to stretch the onesie to get it snapped at the bottom.  I guess we are off to buy some new onesies for the next 6 months photos.  She is growing way to big, way to fast!!

 "I am just patiently waiting on my food"    This rarely happens!  Usually I start fussing at the sight of a bottle or my jar food, but for some reason she was really patient for this picture.

 This is my new seal bathtub.  All I want to do is lean forward and bite the nose off of the seal!!

 Enjoying the new sippie cup and watching TV while getting the leg exercisees in between commericals.

 J is getting much better at sitting up all by herself and doesnt like to lay on her back unless it involves getting fed baby food or sleeping.

 Last weekend we went to European Street for dinner with Mrs. Kimmy and Mrs. Jenn.  I was informed that there were three phases to getting a kid to sleep.  Mrs. Jenn mastered the lovings and Mrs. Kimmy masterd the rock and sway.  J fell asleep in Mrs Kimmys arms within a matter of minutes.  They were baby HOGING!  LOL. 

 Supporting the Breast Cancer Awareness month by sporting a pick shirt with tu-tu and then leopard print skinny pants with tuell bows on the legs.  The outfit was only complete with a leopard print pacifier clip and leaopard/pink print hair bow.  Gotta "FIGHT LIKE A GIRL" and support the breast cancer surviors (AUNT LINDA WE LOVE YOU!).  At daycare that day, they were tie-dying onesies pink for the breast cancer awareness week.  I havent recieved it back yet, but I hope to get a picture of J in it for the next post (if it fits her)!

 Another picture of J while being dropped off at daycare.  They had the big kids in the room that morning and J was watching them play together.  You can see it in her eyes that she just wants to get up and go play with them.   "SOON ENOUGH SWEETIE, SOON ENOUGH" (Mommy crying).

 While in Mandarin we went to the Mandarin United Methodist Pumpkin Patch (where I used to work when I was in the youth group at the church).   This was the first time J touched a pumpkin and the picture turned out great.  I made the dress, hair bow, and pacifier clip.  Just had to have this kid styling at the pumpkin patch.

As I lay here in bed and write this months blog, I have my baby girl laying next to me with her hands behind her head, and pacifier move 100mph.   I do not want these days to end. 
UNITL NEXT TIME..... SMILE!!!   Life is too short to wish it away, enjoy each day as if it was your last one!