Wow has it been a month since we welcomed our little one? It's been a month being new parents, a month getting to know our little munchkin, and a month of very little or intermittent sleep. Emotions run high with a colicky baby (helppp) and it's been a tough ride, peppered with aww did-you-see-that moments. Everyone tells us we should sleep when baby sleeps, but it's easier said than done. There are always clothes to be washed, hung, folded.. nappies to change, milk to pump, meals to be eaten.. and then you realise oh it's time to feed baby again! I've long forgotten how it is like to go to work (not that it's a bad thing).
We threw a one month old party for Isabelle two weekends ago and she was as angelic as can be - sleeping throughout her whole party. That's because she had crying fits the night before till 6am (our worst night ever with Isabelle), and kept us awake too. K and I dragged ourselves out of bed around 1030am unwillingly, mumbling "oh why did we organise this party for today.. ok what do we need to do? Right, first thing first, let's go and collect the cake.. and pick up some finger food from the supermarket." And stumbled out of the house. And realised it was snowing heavily. Ah I love! It must be a good day!
My aunt is here helping out and boy are we glad for an extra pair of hands. Aunt Doreen was trying to figure out how to do the traditional one month red eggs. (That's how well organised we were, all trying to do it all in that very morning ahead of the party!). Once we came back with the cake and necessary party food, it was action in full force. The oven was on an overload, and I was busy decorating the place and setting the table.
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| Can't believe I could still reuse the BABY balloons from my baby shower! |
We barely finished when the first guests arrived just before 2pm. Ah wait, we forgot we need to change baby's nappy, as well as change her into a nicer outfit! We asked the guests to make themselves comfy whilst we did that.
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| Some traditional red eggs for a baby's one month party |
And then all was well. Everyone arrived despite the snow/rain/sleet that afternoon. There was cheery chatter and laughter going on in the house and baby was peacefully sleeping in her Moses basket right in the corner. She only woke up for milk and then went back to sleep straight after.
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| With Aunt Doreen |
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| Group shot |
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| Another group shot |
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| With Uncle Lawrence |
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| Still sleeping through the chatter |
And the star for the day in her little tutu outfit:
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