Hello BabyCentre member, from BabyCentre! Your 1-Year-Old
And a happy birthday to your baby! Can you believe a whole year has gone by since you gave birth? A lot has happened, in her life and yours. (Very true - I still remember those dreary nights in the first few months when Miriam would stay awake much of the night and sleep much of the day. Thought I'd go crazy)
And a happy birthday to your baby! Can you believe a whole year has gone by since you gave birth? A lot has happened, in her life and yours. (Very true - I still remember those dreary nights in the first few months when Miriam would stay awake much of the night and sleep much of the day. Thought I'd go crazy)
If only you had a pound (rupee) for every dirty nappy, every blackcurrant-juice-stained shirt (I'll make that orange juice as we dont get blackcurrants here), and every precious baby smile, you'd be able to buy yourself the great big bunch of flowers that every parent deserves! Your little one is probably toddling around now, or on the verge of that crucial physical milestone (yeah, she still cruises very carefully, yet to make that independent step. Ash did it at 13 months I think).
The next step is independent walking, talking, and curious toddlerhood. You'll love seeing his growing sociability and vocabulary — but prepare yourself, those first temper tantrums go hand-in-hand with his budding independence (Mira is less sociable than Ash, but she might talk faster. And yes, she does have a temper - whacks me on the face at times and makes a face for leaving her and going to work).
Party time
A first birthday party need not be an elaborate affair. The old saying "One guest for every year your baby is old" is a good one. If you have one of your baby's special friends round and spend an afternoon on an outing then the whole business is less likely to end in tears than it is if you have the whole street round... Take lots of pictures of the candle and the cake, and you will have some beautiful memories to look back on when your child is older.
Party time
A first birthday party need not be an elaborate affair. The old saying "One guest for every year your baby is old" is a good one. If you have one of your baby's special friends round and spend an afternoon on an outing then the whole business is less likely to end in tears than it is if you have the whole street round... Take lots of pictures of the candle and the cake, and you will have some beautiful memories to look back on when your child is older.
Your growing child
Your child has changed so much in the space of one short year: from a tiny newborn, completely unable to do anything for herself (yeah, in spite of being in a daze after the anaesthesia and the pain of the operation I tried to memorise her features - she had looked so fragile yet angelic) , to a laughing toddler who shouts for joy, stamps her feet with rage then gives you a great big kiss. The first year was not without its storms, and the second won't be, either, but remembering how you've coped with the tumultuous changes of this first year — your baby will never grow so fast again — can give you the strength to support your child through all the growing she still has to do.
Your child has changed so much in the space of one short year: from a tiny newborn, completely unable to do anything for herself (yeah, in spite of being in a daze after the anaesthesia and the pain of the operation I tried to memorise her features - she had looked so fragile yet angelic) , to a laughing toddler who shouts for joy, stamps her feet with rage then gives you a great big kiss. The first year was not without its storms, and the second won't be, either, but remembering how you've coped with the tumultuous changes of this first year — your baby will never grow so fast again — can give you the strength to support your child through all the growing she still has to do.
p.s. I am just too lazy to write anything else today!
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