Hey Guys!
I cannot believe I am actually blogging this because it seems so surreal to be celebrating Isabella's first birthday, yet here we are! We made it. Our first year of raising a new born baby into a tiny tot has been the most amazing journey and I have learned so much about myself during it. It has been a tough year with trying to get things right for Isabella in regards to her home and our finances but we have somehow managed. There are still lots of achievements to make but we are getting there slowly. We have had some hiccups along the way but overall it has been an absolutely wonderful year. I am so proud of the little tot Isabella is becoming, she is super intelligent and such a cheeky character. I could not have asked for any more.
Her birthday was on the 7th Feb. We didn't go all out for her birthday, mainly because she got so many toys for Christmas that there wasn't actually a lot more we could get her so we kept the presents small. We bought her a SmartTrike which she absolutely loves. It's a really sturdy trike and is so easy to use. It's age range is from 10 months to 36 months and it really ticked all the boxes for us. It has parental control for stage 1 which is when they are too young to peddle but as they grow you slowly take the parent steering handle and the parental control off and they can then peddle themselves.
We took her to Funopolis for the day, which as a giant soft play for kids. She had an absolute ball. We kept her party small, only inviting her closest relatives as we didn't want to make too much of a fuss and have her getting overwhelmed and over tired. She had so much fun playing in the ball pit, going down the slide with her daddy and opening all of her presents. For the extended family, we did a tea party at isabella's grandma's house where we had cake, buns, pizzas and the rest of her family got to see her enjoying the last of her birthday.
I have been looking forward to, and also dreading, this day for a long time now. I am so happy she is now 1 and I am excited for what is to come but part of me is honestly just overwhelmed at how quickly her birthday arrived. It only feels like yesterday that she was born, but at the same time feels like a life time ago. I am in awe of how quickly she has grown and developed. How quickly this year has gone has definitely taught me to cherish every single second because they really don't stay babies for long!
Thanks for reading!
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