Baby Face Portraits

The hospital where Mila was born, Bay Front Baby Place, has a contract with Baby Face Portraits. This company takes complimentary newborn photos before a family leaves with their baby. While the photo shoot is free, there is a fee for online access to the photos or to have prints made. Ryan and I paid to have online access to the photos and gave the company permission to make any prints requested by the family. Below you will find all of the pictures provided to us on our online profile. If you need any information on contacting this company or if you would like the password to our profile on their website, just let me know.

♥A

Our First Month

New parents are often told that the first year moves along at rates that rival the speed of sound and before they know it, their child has doubled in size. This has inspired me to embark on a new progression project, not on me losing pregnancy weight--although, that might be good for some laughs--but on the progression of Mila's growth. I have been taking weekly photos of Mila so we can see just when she goes from a newborn, to an infant, to a baby!

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Month 1

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Garnet and Gold Nursery Tour

Ryan and I were faced with the daunting task of decorating a nursery for a baby who's gender we did not know until she was born. I had the "crazy" idea to focus on a Florida State University themed nursery. Of course, when you say this to people they imagine Christian Ponder fat heads and the FSU logo plastered across the wall. This is NOT what I wanted; I wanted to create a tasteful nursery inspired by our alma mater. I decided to focus on the school colors, garnet and gold. After several trips to Home Depot, a sale at the Garnet & Gold store (all the way in Tallahassee) and some serious elbow grease from my dad and Ryan, the nursery I imagined came to life! Although, we're still waiting on the plush appaloosa rocking horse that my dad promised to make. Fun fact for those of you who don't know: FSU's mascot is Chief Osceola riding his horse, Renegade. Renegade is an appaloosa.

♥A

It's a Girl!

Please join us in welcoming our daughter, Mila Joan Cox, to the world. Mila was born at 1:07PM on July 2, 2012. She weighed seven pounds, two ounces and was nineteen inches in length.

Exactly one hour before Mila was born

Our new family ♥

Very proud Papi and Vici

The people I love most in the world.

Three generations of Cox

♥A

Pregnancy Progression Project

After 39 weeks, I finally reached the end of my pregnancy. As many of you know, in the past weeks I have been documenting my progress by taking weekly pictures of my bump next to a homemade chalkboard (idea curtsy of Jessica Garvin at the Little Baby Garvin blog). I have compiled all the progression pictures into one post so everyone can easily see the transformation! Please enjoy. 

Unfortunately, I started slacking on this project toward the end of my pregnancy. The above week, 32 weeks, was the last week I documented with the chalkboard. Below are miscellaneous pictures taken in the following weeks up until an hour before giving birth.

33 Weeks

34 Weeks

35 Weeks

36 Weeks

38 Weeks

39 Weeks (two days before giving birth)

39 Weeks, 1 Day, 12:07PM - in labor (baby born one hour later, at 1:07PM)

♥A