First Birthdays

[DrumNFeather]

So, my daughter turns one this upcoming weekend (can't believe it has been a year). We're having a modest get together with a few friends and family. Nothing spectacular.

What is your stance on the first b-day? All out? Small gathering? Nothing at all?

[JohnnyLingo]

So, my daughter turns one this upcoming weekend (can't believe it has been a year). We're having a modest get together with a few friends and family. Nothing spectacular.

What is your stance on the first b-day? All out? Small gathering? Nothing at all?

Small gathering, family only. My wife made a cake for the adults, and also baked a smaller one for the kid to go to town on. We bought him a couple toys and called it good.

[marsupial]

So, my daughter turns one this upcoming weekend (can't believe it has been a year). We're having a modest get together with a few friends and family. Nothing spectacular.

What is your stance on the first b-day? All out? Small gathering? Nothing at all?

For my oldest we had a few neighbors over for dessert. My son was so freaked out by everyone staring at him in his high chair, and I was too worried about calming him down to snap a picture of him with his cake. I don't think he touched his cake, anyway.

When my daughter turned 1, I had invited some friends over and had planned on doing a cake. I sprained my wrist the day before and postponed the event. While we did eventually have them over to eat, I never ended up making her a cake or doing anything to celebrate her birthday. So again, another child with no first b-day picture.

We'll be on vacation for our third's 1st birthday. I have no intentions of bothering with a cake or anything. This way I can at least say I treated them all the same. I know, I totally suck.

[Coach McGuirk]

My stance, small to do about nothing.

My wife's stance, Mtv Sweet Sixteen.

[LiveCoug]

My little boy turns 1 in 2 weeks... We will be at a family reunion in Yellowstone. The plan is to have some cupcakes (with one candle for the boy) and then opening presents. Then he can just play with his cousins. I'm sure we will have some helium balloons and streamers. Nothing too crazy.

[TripletDaddy]

We did a big thing when the Puffy Check turned one.

However, it was more a "thank you" to everyone that helped us during the pregnancy, NICU, and bringing the kids home. My family, my wife's family, so many ward members and friends, and even several of the NICU nurses and the team of doctors that delivered them were able to pop by and say hello. It was like a wonderful reunion without the cheesy matching t-shirts.

Now that I think about it, the party itself wasn't anything special. Each baby was given a little cake with a candle and we had some basic party favors. We specified "no gifts" because it is annoying having to buy 3 presents for a party. We had Wahoos cater, so everyone enjoyed the delish tastes and textures of fish, chicken, or beef tacos, taquitos, rice, spicy beans, guac, and lots of other goodness.

We definitely wanted to have so many people there to celebrate with us because it was a big deal for us to make it through that first year in one piece.

[cougjunkie]

We did a big thing when the Puffy Check turned one.

However, it was more a "thank you" to everyone that helped us during the pregnancy, NICU, and bringing the kids home. My family, my wife's family, so many ward members and friends, and even several of the NICU nurses and the team of doctors that delivered them were able to pop by and say hello. It was like a wonderful reunion without the cheesy matching t-shirts.

Now that I think about it, the party itself wasn't anything special. Each baby was given a little cake with a candle and we had some basic party favors. We specified "no gifts" because it is annoying having to buy 3 presents for a party. We had Wahoos cater, so everyone enjoyed the delish tastes and textures of fish, chicken, or beef tacos, taquitos, rice, spicy beans, guac, and lots of other goodness.

We definitely wanted to have so many people there to celebrate with us because it was a big deal for us to make it through that first year in one piece.

Yesterday at church I actually thought about you (more so then usual). We had 9 kids in nursery and they were all going crazy, I was thinking about Jon and Kate plus 8, Octo-mom and TripletDaddy (you have more then just lots of kids in common) and I realized that I would absolutely go insane and that there is no way I could handle more then one 3 year old for an extended period of time, let alone 3, 6 or 8.

[TripletDaddy]

Yesterday at church I actually thought about you (more so then usual). We had 9 kids in nursery and they were all going crazy, I was thinking about Jon and Kate plus 8, Octo-mom and TripletDaddy (you have more then just lots of kids in common) and I realized that I would absolutely go insane and that there is no way I could handle more then one 3 year old for an extended period of time, let alone 3, 6 or 8.

I thought of you yesterday. Our Stake President addressed the congregation with power and authority. The Spirit was strong in the chapel and people were moved to tears. I thought, "Cougjunkie would be an awesome stake president!"

ps whenever we go to the in-laws, all the sisters bring their kids over. So there are 6 grandkids running around screaming. Drives me nuts. I go on vacation and it is actually more stressful than being at home. Plus, every parent thinks that other people don't mind when their kids are noisy. Memo to those parents: nobody likes to hear screaming noisy kids. My wife's sisters drop their kids off "to play with their cousins" and we wind up watching them for most of the day. Boo!

[FN Phat]

My stance, small to do about nothing.

My wife's stance, Mtv Sweet Sixteen.

Exactly how I feel.

For our daughter's b-day, we had a big luau. It was great to get together with family and friends, and the food was delish. Great experience, but just not worth the headache.

Our son got screwed because we had recently moved across the country. Just us and I liked that much better. My wife, not so much.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

It was unavoidable for our daughter who turned one last January. She is the first and so far only grandchild on my wife's side of the family and her mom absolutely adores our daughter. So, a big deal was made.

Our daughter is no. 12 on my side of the family and she's one of nine girls. My dad publicly laments that his sons aren't producing enough penises in their offspring. My parents sent her a dress and some books.

A mini baby boom is going to occur on my wife's side around this time next year. Her younger sister is now planning on trying starting in August, her older sister in September and my wife's birth control runs out in, I believe, August (or maybe that's when the last prescription gets filled). Given how long it took my wife to get pregnant last time she got off birth control, she may beat her two sisters again by getting pregnant come September. My wife talks a big game about waiting a long time between children ("I'm thinking we should wait until the baby's three") but now she's chomping at the bit.

[il Padrino Ute]

So, my daughter turns one this upcoming weekend (can't believe it has been a year). We're having a modest get together with a few friends and family. Nothing spectacular.

What is your stance on the first b-day? All out? Small gathering? Nothing at all?

The 1st birthday is more for the parents and extended family than for the kid, but it really doesn't have to be a big gathering.

My only advice is to get one cake for everyone and one cake for the child, as watching the little one go to town on a cake is the highlight of the birthday. Don't deny yourselves that fun and take lots of pictures and/or video.