[blparent] baby's first birthday

Sat Aug 27 01:23:48 UTC 2011

I kind of had to go with the flow the first year, too, because I had the 
party at someone else's house, and that person sort of took over.  So since 
then, I've made it a point to have the party at a location I choose, not in 
someone's home, and I take care of the details that matter to me.  Some 
things I'll delegate to people who are close to Sarah because they care 
about her, too.  Pick your battles, right?

Jo Elizabeth

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning, 
unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into 
advance."--Franklin D. Roosevelt

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From: "Nikki" <daizies304 at comcast.net>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 5:30 PM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] baby's first birthday

> My son’s 1st birthday was at my brother’s house.
> It was mainly just a reason for friend’s and family to get together.
> It was a hot day.
> We had a kiddy pool for the kids and squirt bottles for the adults.
> My mom bought a chocolate cake.
> We were trying to get him to grab the cake and make a mess so we can get 
> pictures.
> He was successful and loved it.
>
> Birthdays are usually: great grandma, the two cousins, our neighbors, my 
> parents and I, all for cake.
> One year I bought a book for my mom on how to cut and shape cakes for 
> Christmas, so for his 5th birthday, my mom had made him a Thomas the Tank 
> Engine and this year I think he had a different character from the same 
> cartoon.
>
> But I didn’t think to start any traditions because I was living in another 
> state and didn’t have the support or ideas. I just had to go with the 
> flow. I mean, I had my son, but didn’t have my mother to coach me along.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Erin Rumer
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 5:42 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] baby's first birthday
>
> Cool tradition V!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Veronica Smith
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 3:20 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] baby's first birthday
>
> Oh, I forgot one more thing, also every year since gabriella was born, 
> we've
> taken her up on the Sandia Tram to the top of the Sandia Mountains.  We
> either do it right on her birthday or depending on school schedules the 
> day
> before or after.  We also always have lunch up there and weather 
> permitting,
> ride the chair lift down the opposite side of the mountain. v
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Erin Rumer
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 10:45 AM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] baby's first birthday
>
> Thank you all for your creative first birthday ideas and experiences. 
> Below
> I've cut and pasted the great games I found on-line that I'm considering
> doing at Dawson's party.
>
> You Are So Special
>
> Place a current photo of your baby in a cardboard mat frame with a wide
> edge. Place the photo with acid-free markers or gel pens on a table.
> Throughout the party invite guests to write a message to the birthday 
> child.
> You are special because...Happy birthday, Why we love you etc. After the
> party place this special keepsake in a  glass frame and hang it in baby's
> room!
>
> Take a Guess
>
> Fill a jar with dry Cheerios cereal, a baby's favorite! You'll need to 
> count
> the cereal before placing it in the jar. Every guest will write their name
> on a piece of paper and make their guess as to how many pieces of cereal
> there are in the jar. Closest guess wins a prize.
>
> Baby Gym Relay
>
> Have you ever noticed much moving your little one does. Most adults would
> find this exhausting! This relay race will give your guests a workout. 
> Place
> two baskets at one end of a room and a pile of toys at the other end. 
> Divide
> the guests into teams. The game starts at the pile of toys. Players take
> turns picking up a toy, crawling (or walking on their knees) to the 
> basket,
> drop the toy into the basket and return to their team. Next player takes
> their turn and so on. Until  all of the toys are in the basket. First team
> to finish wins!
>
> Baby Can Do
>
> Before the party, write a list of tasks your baby can and can't do; clap,
> eat with a spoon, walk, use the potty, count to 20, throw a ball. Can your
> guests guess correctly? To play, designate one side of the room to be the
> "CAN" side and the other, the "CAN'T" side. All players start in the 
> middle.
> When you call out a task, if a player believes your baby CAN do it - they
> move to that side of the room and vise versa.
>
> Messages to Baby
>
> Before the party, decorate a plastic shoebox container. Provide pen and
> paper. Encourage your family and friends to write special notes for your
> child to read when they get older. Good topics are: My hopes and dreams 
> for
> you are, How you've touched my life, What I like about you, I love you
> because. Store the container to be opened at a later date.
>
> Erin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Veronica Smith
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 9:34 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] baby's first birthday
>
> Gab's first birthday was at my mother's house.  Not small at all, we had 
> BBQ
> and invited about 15 adults and several tiny tots.  We had a birthday cake
> that was made specially for G to have and one for the rest of us.  The 
> first
> thing she did was plant her hand into the icing and start to cry.  My
> sister-in-law said, she kept looking at her hand  and trying to shake the
> sticky stuff off.  We could not convince her to taste it, no way, she 
> shook
> and shook her hand until we wiped it clean.
> My mother has other grandchildren, but none of them grew up here.  2 in
> Maryland and 2 in Colorado.  So having a baby in the house was a big 
> thing.
> V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Erin Rumer
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 4:47 PM
> To: NFB blind parent listserv
> Subject: [blparent] baby's first birthday
>
> Hello list,
>
>
>
> Now that Dawson is 10 months old I'm excitedly beginning to plan for his
> first birthday which will be here before I know it.  I'm planning on 
> making
> the affair simple with friends and any family that is able to make it 
> since
> we're out of state from most of our family.  The party will probably be at
> home or at a nearby park with pizza, a few side dishes and a Costco cake
> since they do such a great cake for only around $18 which includes a
> customized message.  Since Dawson's birthday is on Halloween I'm planning 
> on
> doing a pumpkin theme with the invitations saying, "Our Little Pumpkin Is
> Turning 1".  As favors for the guests I'm planning on taking cleaned out
> baby food jars and wrapping them with messages from Dawson to his guests 
> and
> they will have candy inside.  I got some excellent game ideas for the 
> guests
> on-line as well as some memory making ideas like having a shoe box that 
> the
> guests can put a message into for Dawson to open when he's older.  I'm 
> also
> going to have a picture of Dawson with a big blank border around him that
> guests can write something to him on in acid free pen that I'll frame and
> put up in his room
>
>
>
> I'd love to hear what you guise did for your kids first birthdays and what
> worked and what didn't.  I want to make this party low budget but with 
> lots
> of cute touches.  I've also created a wish list on the Babys R Us website
> which will make gift hunting easy on folks.  I can't wait to hear about 
> your
> babies first birthdays.
>
>
>
> Erin
>
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