A Few Firsts

I can't believe my baby is one week old today!  It has been the best week ever!  Every day is full of lots of firsts for Jolie.  Here are just a few...

First time cuddling on the couch at home with Daddy.

First Bath

I love to see babies (especially this baby) in hooded bath towels!

Squeaky clean :)

Grandparents' first visits to Jolie at home

First time in her swing.  She loved it!  Thank you Oklahoma friends :)

First time meeting Aunt Rachel and Soon-to-be-Uncle Jason

First time to go to church...I love this picture of Jolie and Cole.

She is grinning in this one :)

Jolie's first time to have flowers delivered.  Thank you Emily!

 First time to sleep in her Swaddle Pod.  Best night of sleep yet for all three of us!

First visit at home with cousin Lilly...

and Beau...

and Marlee!

First Valentine's Day gift from Papa.

This morning a photographer came to our house to take newborn photos of Jolie.  I am so excited about them!  I can't wait to share them when I get them!

More Pictures From the Hospital

I am finding it hard to choose which pictures to share!  We have taken tons and I love them all.  These are just a few from Tuesday and Wednesday when we were still in the hospital. 

Daddy is pretty smitten with Jolie.  It melts my heart.



This girl doesn't even need a headband to keep bows in her hair!  Mommy is loving the hair accessory options :)

Family Picture!  It's funny how you go from being a "couple" to a little "family" with the addition of a baby. 

Jolie wore the dress that I wore home from the hospital when I was a baby.  She looked so sweet in it!  Cole had a little photo shoot with her in the dress before we left the hospital. 

We were so excited to go home on Wednesday! 



We are still doing great at home.  I am so grateful that Cole has been able to take time off from work.  It has been fun to have him home as we settle into a new routine. 

She's Here!!!

Little Jolie Mae Ford is here! She arrived Monday afternoon at 2:42 weighing 7lb. 8 oz. and measuring 20 3/4 in. long. She is absolutely perfect in every way and has an unbelievable head of hair! Sometimes it still doesn't seem real.  She is the best baby.  She eats well, sleeps well, and loves to snuggle with mommy and daddy.  I think that we have spent the majority of the last four days just staring at her. 

These are some (of the many) pictures from her very first day.

Meeting Mommy

 Meeting Daddy

He's pretty crazy about her :)

Meeting Mimi and Nina

Jolie and Nina

Jolie and Mimi

Jolie and Papa

Jolie and Pops

Our first family photo

Aunt Melanie

 Aunt Janelle

Uncle Will

Uncle Ty

Uncle Sam

 GREAT Gran

 GREAT Aunt Pam

Our sweet friends Larry and Rhesa brought Jolie her very first birthday cake! 

Many more family and friends came to visit Jolie that very first day.  I wish I had pictures of every single person with her.  From what I understand Jolie had quite the fan club in the waiting room...what a lucky little girl!

We are so grateful that it was a smooth delivery and, most importantly, that Jolie is very healthy. Cole and I have been so blessed by our family and friends who have celebrated her arrival with us, brought us food, and prayed for our little girl.  We are just in awe of our little miracle and love being home with her!  More pictures to come :)

Date Night

Last night Cole and I went out on our last date before Jolie arrives.  Crazy!  We went to eat at Pappadeaux and then to see Mission Impossible.  It was fun to spend one last night out that didn't require babysitting plans to be made.  Although, I have no doubt that we will be able to get out for the occasional date night while Jolie spends time with Mimi and Pops or Nina and Papa.  I don't think they'll mind too much!

Not the most flattering pictures...It still amazes me how much a belly can grow in 9 months! 

The past few months have been so wonderful.  With Cole no longer coaching basketball games four days a week, we have had much more time together this winter than in the last few years.  We have really enjoyed our last months just the two of us.  It's hard to believe that we are days away from being a family of three!  We are so excited to meet Jolie!!

Football Shower

A couple weeks ago some of the sweet coaches' wives threw a shower for Jolie and Jaxon, a baby due to one of the other coaches in April.  Everything was red and black for MacArthur and very cute!

 Michelle made these cute onesies.  The one on the left is Jolie's and has little red ruffles across the back :)

The hostesses, Lindsey and Michelle



We are so blessed that Cole works with a great group of coaches and that they have wonderful families. Two other Mac families are expecting babies this spring and summer and I am excited to see all the little ones at games this fall!