The first birthday is a big deal. In most ways it is a bigger deal for the parents than it is for the baby. As my best friend said wisely:
"The first birthday is celebrating that you survived one year with a baby."
And its true. My son is not going to remember today, unfortunately. But I will. And later in his life I can show his pictures of what happened on his first birthday.
My boyfriend and I agonized about what to do for my son's first birthday. Should we throw a huge party and invite everybody we know? Or do a low key family event.
It was really a tough decision. In the end we compromised; today we are taking our son out to lunch with our close family. Next week we are having another tiny family party with a few of my son's friends and their moms.
Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday goo-goohead!!!!!
I love that you got the real take on first birthdays. For sure for parents. But what the heck. We deserve every bit of pleasure we can get from our darlings.
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