The Party

Last week Saturday we celebrated Lucas's first birthday with a party. However, before the day and before it started there was lots to do behind the scenes. During the week Chris got started on the cake. One night be baked the cake - which was dairy and egg FREE, as we already knew Lucas had a milk allergy but were unsure of the egg allergy. As it turns out, he ISN'T allergic to egg, but it was better to be safe than sorry. And, it was remarkably easy to find a dairy and egg free recipe. It actually seems to be fresher for long than "normal" cakes with milk and egg. ... Anyway, the next night Chris spent a long time sculpting the top tier into the shape of a....RUBBER DUCK....which also happens to be Lucas's FAVOURITE toy. Chris also made icing (with margarine and not butter) and started to ice the bottom layer. Later that night we realised that we may not have enough cake to go around, so Chris made another layer. This layer was iced the next night. He also decided to be adventurous and ice the centrepiece of the cake with fondant icing (which is like wedding cake icing). It turned out pretty good we think.

On the morning of the party, Chris and I headed over to his parent's house where the party was being held. They have an awesome, big patio that is prefect for bigger get-togethers. The four of us set about decorating the patio with balloons, streamers and a banner. We also set up a large fan, as the weather forecast was for 34 degrees and it was already quite warm!!

Once the guest of honour (Lucas) arrived, he was allowed to begin opening his presents. He was very overwhelmed with it all and just wanted to get down and play with toys and later with his friends. But besides that, Lucas was very spoilt and received lots of different gifts. The photos below shows him later on in the arvo with most of his presents.

After the blowing out of the candle, we allowed Lucas to sit in a high chair and eat his cake all on his own. Needless to say we have awesome photos of him covered in blue icing!! lol....but he had a ball and looked like he loved every bite of his cake.

It was a busy, yet memorable day, and now its all over :( But Chris and I had a lot of fun preparing for and sharing the day with our families and friends. Now to sit back and relax for a while before we go on a road trip down the highway for a weekend to Albany.

Till next time :)

Reflections

The computer and my memories are distracting me, so i decided to blog about it before going on with the things that need doing :)

Our son will celebrate his first birthday next monday and his first birthday party on the weekend, and i cant believe that its almost here already. I have quite a few things to get ready for the party, including making and icing the cake, finalising his present shopping and putting up decorations.

Flashback to February 2010...Our due date was the day before Chris's birthday - and that came and went. We visited the doctor during the week and confirmed an induction date for the following week. However, our baby had other ideas....


From this....16 weeks pregnant

To this....40 weeks pregnant

On Friday night, around 2am i experience my first contraction. We stopped past the hospital around 4pm on Saturday afternoon to get a gauge on how far we were. Needless to say, we were sent home, told to eat dinner and relax with a glass of wine!! We ended up back in hospital at 10pm that night. My dr came up and checked me over, saying that the baby should be born by breakfast time.

Again, the baby had other ideas. At breakfast, my dr came around and revised his initial estimate, saying it would be born by lunch. About an hour before Lucas was born, the dr came back in and made preparations for the birth. Lucas ended up being vacuum suctioned out and was born on Sunday the 21st of February 2010 at 1125am, weighing 9pd 3oz....almost 34hours after my first contraction!!

After lunch, a shower and feed for Lucas we made our way back to the hospital room and got to know our new "little" baby boy. And now...here we are....almost one year later....Lucas is crawling, talking, standing, furniture walking, sitting, playing with toys, eating normal foods, has teeth and his own personality.

We love our "baby" Lucas and are very thankful that his first year of life was fairly "normal" and healthy. We are also looking forward to the milestones this next year will bring...walking, sentences, more teeth, maybe a big boy bed and many more.

Watch this space for a blog post and photos from Lucas's first birthday party :)