September 29, 2020 • bachelor insider
This Week in Bachelor Nation History: Ashley & J.P. Welcome Their First Child, Fordham
Six years ago, Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum’s lives changed forever.
Ashley and J.P. met and fell in love on Season 7 of The Bachelorette in 2011 and tied the knot December 1, 2012, in Pasadena, California.
About a year and a half later, the couple appeared on "Men Tell All" during Andi Dorfman’s season of "The Bachelorette." They had a special announcement, but Chris Harrison had an even bigger surprise.
Ashley told Chris onstage, "I’ve had a beautiful pregnancy, a wonderful pregnancy. J.P. has been great. I feel great. The baby has been very active."
In the episode, which aired July 14, 2014, Chris brought a doctor up onstage and had him perform an ultrasound on a pregnant Ashley in front of the live audience. There, Ashley and J.P. learned their first child was going to be a baby boy!
The former Bachelorette joked, "He’s going to look just like little J.P. over here."
She's not wrong!
Fast-forward two and a half months to when J.P. and Ashley welcomed their first child, Fordham Rhys Rosenbaum, on September 30, 2014.
They gushed to Us Weekly at the time, "Cutest little baby on the planet!"
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Two years later, Fordham would become a big brother to Essex Reese Rosenbaum.
The parents wished their son a happy birthday on social media and shared pictures of his special day. Ashley posted a photo of Ford sitting at a table with a giant balloon behind him.
She wrote, "Happy 6th Birthday to my forever baby boy, Ford. You have more energy and the kindest heart of any kid I know!!! You have charisma, spark, fire, love, and I love you exactly the way you are! I will love you like this forever, no matter what!!! Happy Birthday Ford!! 🎈 🎉 🎊"
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J.P. posted a video of him lighting a candle next to a pancake and captioned it, "6 years!! Wow that was fast! Happiest of birthdays to Fordy, my first born, my boy, & my fishin buddy for life. I love you beyond words."
Ford has taken after his parents in many ways already. J.P. often brings him along on fishing excursions and he’s become ever the little football fan. J.P. and Ford have taken father-son trips to the University of Michigan to watch Wolverines football, and the birthday boy also loves a good day at the pool.
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Ford even put his mom, a pediatric dentist, into a conundrum when he lost his first tooth in May. She — well, the Tooth Fairy — only had "larger bills" so Ashley turned to her social media followers for help. Does she give him the bill or go to the bank for change? While her followers told her to raid her son's piggy bank, Ashley/the Tooth Fairy opted to give Ford the bigger bill for his big achievement.
Happy birthday, Ford!