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1st birthday

harmonicbabe26harmonicbabe26 member
edited September 2015 in Parenting after 35
I can't believe it's that time already... My little monkey will be 1 in about a month and a half. I have no idea what to do about her birthday situation. I need to brainstorm this with someone.

I really am not in a mood for a birthday bash. I only have a couple of friends / acquaintances who have babies her age, I don't hang out with them a whole lot, so it's not like I can invite a bunch of her little buddies. My older DD is the social butterfly as has a huge bunch of pals on our street, we always play with her friends and baby tags along. Her bdays are always a production. And most of our friends are just now getting around to round two with babies.

So what should I do? Have no party, just our little family unit, cake, photos. Or should I pick the closest friends we - as in our older DD- hang out with and do a little thing?

Party with grandparents is not an option. My folks live in Europe and obv can't be here. MH's parents live a fee hrs aways and don't like to travel. Plus Thanksgiving is the week after her bday so they would probably come for that over her bday.

What to do? I feel bad for her but then really, a baby doesn't care. It's more for the parents at this age anyway, right?
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Re: 1st birthday

  • Knottie1442268460Knottie1442268460 member
    It's just for the parents. :) Skip the celebration IMO. At home with your nuclear family if you must.
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  • marijaa333marijaa333 member
    Wow, time flies! I vote for a little party, even if it's mostly adults. I have a few photos from my own first birthday and really enjoy them. So your LO might really like to know someday what you both looked like then, whether there was a cake, where you were living, etc. 
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  • niknak1208niknak1208 member
    I can't believe we are talking about first birthdays! Crazy.

    I would just do a little party at your house. That's what we do. DD is almost 3 and we are still doing small get together a at our house. She just started preschool. She only has a couple of 'friends'. I usually just invite grandparents if they're close which yours aren't.. Super close friends who might want to see her.. And that's really it. We invite one set of aunt/uncles because we are close to them. I usually do it on a Saturday night around dinner time.. Do a light dinner and cake.

    You could even just do it with you guys. She won't know and you could party it up with a few balloons and a cake.
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  • mindaamindaa member
    niknak1208 said:



    You could even just do it with you guys. She won't know and you could party it up with a few balloons and a cake.

    LOL, I could so see me and DH doing this.... Getting pics but Postponing the actual party planning duties as long as possible
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    Baby Boy born June 1, 2015

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  • Geeps2Geeps2 member
    I am not a big birthday bash kind of gal to begin with so for both kids we always just have my Mom and in-laws, My sister and her family and My brother in law.  Like Niknak we have everyone come over after naptime (around 4ish) and just have apps, pizza and cake.  Also, my son 's birthday is a week before Thanksgiving so I feel your pain!  

    If you will be seeing family the week after I would just wait to do a family party at Thanksgiving. I'd just get a small cake and celebrate wtih my husband and kids on the actual day.



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  • DesignermommaDesignermomma member
    I feel ya sister, DS1 & hubby's Bday is the week before Thanksgiving and DS2 is Christmas Eve! Agh! We do up the 1st birthday but just with family, my parents and sister and sometimes my aunts and cousins (DH family all lives in Europe but we Skype). 2nd & 3rd are just the nuclear family. When they get to preschool level then they have little friends parties.
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  • niknak1208niknak1208 member
    I hear that!! DD's bday is the day before Halloween and my oldest DS's is early December. Too much going on anyways. I usually give DS a limit as to how many friends he can invite. I usually say 3-4 friends and the rest is just family. This year he's asking for a sleepover.. Oh boy. Lol
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