Turning One!

Today we celebrated your first birthday. It's hard to believe it's been a year since I was hunched over that Fitball in the hospital labouring away. That very day feels worlds away. So much has changed in our lives over these past 12 months, our friends and our priorities are so different.

It's been a year of highs and lows but I'm happy to report that you've been responsible for all the highs and very few of the lows. 

So for your first birthday we bought you a neat wooden car. I think you like it, at least you get pleasure from honking the horn and pushing it along in front of you.

Keeping with tradition we had a small party and invited over some of your close friends. Your dad and I made the food ourselves and I took a gamble and made your birthday cake and cupcakes - a buttercream cake with a mascarpone, cream cheese and lime icing. I'm happy to report that you and your guests loved the cake. But even more apparent than your affinity for cake, was your loyalty to an old food friend, rockmelon. You crawled around with pieces of it in hand. It was inevitably dragged about and dropped and even eaten off the floor. Pineapple and strawberries just didn't cut it. When we put you in your high chair to feed you dinner tonight we found a piece in your shirt pocket and promptly declared it your 'hidden stash'.

Your first car

Blowing out your candles

Dinner at Shilla for dad's 33rd birthday.

What a year it's been! Here are some things I think you ought to know.

While pasta doesn't share the nutritional value of vegetables, it sure does taste good.
You can never drink enough water.
Kiwi fruit and mandarin are your second best friends.

Your giggle is enough to bring light to an otherwise dark day.

I'm aware that I smother you with cuddles. Forgive me.

Socks are good. They belong on your feet, not the floor.
The rubbish bin is only fascinating because it's off limits. Trust me.
You love the outdoors and the sun just like your Mumma.
Your cuddles are the best cuddles in the whole wide world and not just because they come from you.

On this your first birthday I have only one wish: that you can live your life with honesty and dignity.


Love you xoxo