# @iamdevale on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJUa51JxgLy
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32510976-iamdevale-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-06T16:37:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Devale Ellis (@iamdevale) — https://gondola.cc/iamdevale

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I just want to take yall on a quick 25 year journey for this woman that I love so much. Without taking too much time, when Kay Kay & I first met (at 18) we both had dreams of a big family and flourishing tv/film careers. I always came up with plans and Kay ALWAYS had faith that we could do ANYTHING together.

My “plan” 🤣 called for Kay to transition from, exceptional student/RA/my college advisor (subsidized tuition), to caretaker of an NFL athlete (me), to make up artist (earned over $100k annually), to sideline reporter (for TV credits), to influencer (earned over $250k annually), to podcast host ( put the degree to work and show the world you’re an exceptional talent as a host), to author (show them you can story tell), to live performer (sold out 4 tours including The Apollo & Warner theaters) AND ALL WHILE carrying 4 boys full term within 10 years. SHE DID ALL THAT!

I would also be remiss if I didn’t mention the emergency surgery after Jackson because of you’re lacerated cervix, she delivered Kairo in triage without a doctor, delivered Kaz in the comfort of our home with a midwife, and followed that up by doing the same with Dakota before being rushed to the hospital days later with Postpartum preeclampsia.

I say all that to say baby YOU DID IT!!! Your whole life you’ve been told you can’t have it all and you found a way to make it all possible. Every time a new standard was set you surpassed it with a level of style and grace that will probably make people think it was easy. I’m here to tell yall it WASN’T but it sure was worth it. 

CONGRATS LIL MAMA. KHADEEN INDRÉA IS ABOUT TO SHAKE UP THE WORLD. 

#DevalesTruth #ADayWithKay #EllisEverAfter

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