Ya Know What's Scary?

EagleWife · February 2014

That ticker is getting awfully close to the "1." We're past 7 months and I know some of you @LaurenDag, @Mimi4347 are already past the 8 month mark!

Our babies are almost a year old!!! :O

Who has started planning the birthday party?

andrea0418 · February 2014

It's crazy!!
We started talking about parties over the weekend. Step daughters birthdays are both July also. It's gonna be a busy month.

chiboo9 · February 2014

Hahah, I've actually been pinning away on Pinterest today for birthday ideas.

Slow down, babies!!

gutsymama · February 2014

Yup, we're coming up on 9 months soon! Crazy, isn't it? We don't have solid plans yet, but I think we might be doing a brunch party with a Where the Wild Things Are theme.

I have been trying to figure out a way to do a Six Million Dollar Man theme, but apparently he just runs around in normal clothes pulling cars off people and stuff. Not much theme-able material there. But we may or may not be planning a little birthday tribute video, if we can figure out how to pull it off...."we can rebuild him! we have the technology!"

Oh, and we just talked to our wedding photographer about a first birthday shoot - so excited! We haven't had any professional photos done outside the NICU yet!

gutsymama · February 2014

Also, I was thinking it might not be a bad idea to make a 1st bday sticky. I could see that shizz getting out of hand otherwise.

[Deleted User] · February 2014

I already know what to do for DD's bday. Pool party with cat in the hat theme. But we will probably be in Ohio for her actual birthday.

blairwitch · February 2014

I dont look at that part...but the count down to babys birthday scares me for sure! Last year this time that ticker couldnt get smaller fast enough...now it needs to slow down.

Havent really started planning but happy to be able to finally host something outside and even if we havent moved to a bigger house we can still have it here. DD1 is October and in WI that could be sun...or snow...and our house is too small to host anything inside.

kaylakim · February 2014

We are doing a farm/tractor theme and having it at my parents lake place. Can't believe it's coming so quick!

karen0477 · February 2014

I started pinning things months ago!!! We are going to do a polka dot party.....

PrimRoseMama · February 2014

The party is planned you guise. Right down to the food!

MaryMQuiteContrary · February 2014

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fieldpetal · February 2014

I love all these cute themes! I started pinning birthday ideas last week. I'm thinking either monsters or aliens.

DenverBride2005 · February 2014

I need to start figuring the party out! I love the Where the Wild things are theme, that will be so cute! Both my boys are July babies so I will have two parties to plan, the first year of many that I will have this challenge! I will have DS1 bday on 7/13, then a sales meeting and conference in Cali that week and next weekend. Then I'll come back and have to do DS2's bday on 7/25! I am a tad stressed about it.

I have a feeling we will be keeping both parties on the smaller side! last year I kinda went all out for DS1 and threw a pool party for 30-40 people outdoors in the heat of July at 9 months pregnant! I was all kinds of crazy hormonal trying to have the perfect party for him, since it was his last as an only child. Not going to go there again!

flkong · February 2014

I didn't go big for the others so I won't for this one either. We're going to Disney world for a regular vacation and we'll celebrate it there.

We go big for the 3, 5, 10, 16, 18 and 21st. In between it's a few friends/family but not a pocket breaker.

KikiCohen · February 2014

I've had a secret pinterest board for months. P is just over 8 months.

lrichmond86 · February 2014

I'm already planning because I'll likely be induced two weeks after dd's first birthday. I'm a little afraid of being 34 weeks pregnant in the middle of the summer with thirty plus people in my house :-S

EagleWife · February 2014

KikiCohen said:
I've had a secret pinterest board for months. P is just over 8 months.

I knew there was another May baby and couldn't remember who it was, @KikiCohen

I swear, I want my pre preg brain back!!!

I've had a pin board and some ideas, but no real planning.

Check you out, @PrimRoseMama! Want to plan mine too?

I love all the ideas

I think I'm going to go with Winnie the Pooh as the theme. The characters have always been a favorite of mine and she loves her Pooh and Piglet dolls.

KikiCohen · February 2014

@Eaglewife He's actually a June baby :-p Don't make it worse than it is lol

EagleWife · February 2014

KikiCohen said:

@Eaglewife He's actually a June baby :-p Don't make it worse than it is lol

Ahhh, @KikiCohen - my mommy brain IS worse than I thought! :-p

valstulas · February 2014

Are you guys all so party-busy you missed the DD on this page?

lrichmond86 · February 2014

juliedave151 said:

valstulas said:

Are you guys all so party-busy you missed the DD on this page?

Nope I seen it... didn't see what it said before they edited though.

What's with that? Could something birthday related be worth a dd? Weird.

mandyrator79 · February 2014

I have had a secret Pinterest board for awhile. But I am really sad at the thought of my baby being one.

I am going with gold, white and hints of mint and pink. Below are just a few of the ideas I like. I am also going to make a white tutu for Nadia and fill it either with gold sequins or pom poms. So I am keeping it simple and clean, not really a theme beyond number one and pretty colors. But I'll be making everything myself, so not really that simple I guess.

lancomechica · February 2014

I started pinning after I got theme picked out. I'm super excited. Need to book the place first to make sure we have a venue

dontgiveupnomatterwhat · February 2014

We are doing a bubbles themed family party...and a smash the cake photo shoot. I already picked out his outfit. (I have too much time on my hands.)

EagleWife · February 2014

valstulas said:

Are you guys all so party-busy you missed the DD on this page?

@valstulas, I saw the "." What did we miss?

MaryMQuiteContrary said:

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What did you delete, @MaryMQuiteContrary ? Are you having a garden party for your LO? With silver bells and cockleshells and pretty maids all in a row?

[Deleted User] · February 2014

Muirmaid said:
Am I the only one not planning a bash? Someone please tell me it's okay if we just eat dinner and take a picture of him with a cupcake. :-S

I don't have the time or energy to plan something big. We will probably just do something small with family. I think the cake/cupcake is the most important part!

MRads · February 2014

My LO is 8 months in about a week

( I don't know how he got to be so old.

But I want to do a party at a park with a splash pad and have a splish splash birthday bash. That way, I don't have to do any work, but there is plenty of entertainment.

KikiCohen · February 2014

@MRads We're having a splish splash birthday bash too! Let me know if you want to talk through ideas!

mrshudson618 · February 2014

I hate the big parties for ones that little- partly because he already has too many toys and even if you say no gifts it will happen. We will have our parents over for dinner and cake I am sure, but no big party or themes or special outfits.

maryoosa · February 2014

I'm planning. But I'm insane. I also can't decide on a theme so it changes every day.

Sstragar · February 2014

Been planning here. Obsessed with Pinterest (like most people are) and it absolutely helps where I lack creativeness

hollandmama · February 2014

I know, it has been very fast

I don't want him to be one so soon! I don't think we'll do a party, just a cake for him to eat. Probably we'll spend his bday in Venice at the grandma's villa

Pink724 · February 2014

I have a theme (You Are My Sunshine), lots of ideas from Pinterest, and a date (her actual birthday, because it is a Saturday). That's as much as I have... the location is stressing me out because we have a small apartment and our building has no party room - only a huge sun deck with no shade, which would be hard with little ones.

fabk · February 2014

I am planning here!! I am debating a Holiday Monday afternoon party since it will be the long weekend and everyone will be cottaging. I plan to do a backyard bbq with a super hero theme (masks and capes). I have a couple of other themes I am thinking of too. Decisions decisions.

sparkymcgeee · February 2014

valstulas said:

Are you guys all so party-busy you missed the DD on this page?

I noticed and really hoped someone QFPed but alas no.

babyk1228 · February 2014

@joanna2004 We're doing Cat in The Hat for DS's party too! I have a crazy Pinterest board with a couple hundred pins of CITH parties, I'm so excited lol. I've already started buying stuff because I got a lot red & white striped stuff on clearance after vday(: Haven't decided yet if it'll be indoors or a pool party though...

If y'all need ideas for themes, https://catchmyparty.com/inspirations_and_themes is awesome! There's like every theme imaginable and dozens of pictures from where other people have done the theme.

[Deleted User] · February 2014

Yaybaby01 said:

@joanna2004 We're doing Cat in The Hat for DS's party too! I have a crazy Pinterest board with a couple hundred pins of CITH parties, I'm so excited lol. I've already started buying stuff because I got a lot red & white striped stuff on clearance after vday(: Haven't decided yet if it'll be indoors or a pool party though... If y'all need ideas for themes, https://catchmyparty.com/inspirations_and_themes is awesome! There's like every theme imaginable and dozens of pictures from where other people have done the theme.

Yaybaby01 Oh holy God! some of those are outrageous. But thanks for the link. There is way more to think about.

danigirl7181 · February 2014

I have a pinterest board for DS birthday already, we are doing a monster theme. There are so many cute ideas out there. ETA: it will only be immediate family and a couple close friends but that will still be around 30-40 people. Thank goodness we can have it outside.