A belated post, as Friday 10th October marked the day that we celebrated our darling little Henry’s very first birthday. A child turning one is momentous in so many ways. Not only has a baby blossomed into a toddler, it signifies a year of firsts, a year of learning for both parent and child, of tears and triumphs, bonding and discovery. The occasion was especially poignant for Matt and I. Our beautiful rainbow baby, turning one. Our third child, yet our first experience of parenting. It is strange and difficult to comprehend that Henry would not exist if William and Noah had lived. The eve of his birthday held bittersweet emotions. A wave of grief rode in, perhaps naively unexpected. It held elation as we had reached such a significant milestone, yet sadness lingered, reminding us that we never had the chance to celebrate William and Noah, not their first birthday, nor even their birth.
As I wrote in my Being a Mother post, Henry has brought us so much joy. He is the greatest gift to have been bestowed upon us and we feel so blessed to have him in our lives. The morning of his birthday was spent opening presents, playing with balloons and singing along at our usual Rhyme Time in the library, before we all took a trip to the park and followed it up with cake. Henry was a little apprehensive at first, having never tried cake before, but after he tasted a little bit, he delved right in and was in his element grabbing handfuls of icing!
Having received the DIY birthday invites I’d created and sent out, the following days were spent celebrating with family. Henry was spoiled with the lovely gifts he received and a beautiful rainbow assortment of sweet treats lovingly created by my mum. A triple layered birthday cake, pastel pavlova, cloud cookies and pink lemonade complete with paper straws were the order of the day, laid out underneath a sky of fluffy pom poms. It was such a special time, and Henry looked ever so cute in his little knitted crown!
What beautiful photos Amy, it looks a really lovely day. Really, 1st Birthday's are for the mum's too, for making it through the first year and giving their all to raise their babies. So happy birthday to you too! x
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These photos are gorgeous! Happy 1st Birthday Henry 🙂
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Beautiful photographs Amy, everything looks so pretty and dreamy. Happy belated 1st birthday to Henry! x
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Congratulations! My second son was born 11/10/13 and he turned one also. My fisrt son who was born in 12/10/11, 2 years ago, turned 3. So we doubled celebrate. 🙂 I wish for your Henry nothing but love, happiness and a healthy and long life.
Stunning pictures, they could be in a magazine. Henry is such a cutie 🙂
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Beautiful photos!
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Happy belated birthday to Henry, he's such a cutie! The pictures are beautiful! xx
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Happy belated birthday Henry! He is such a handsome boy! Gorgeous photos.
Beautiful photos, looks like he had a lovely birthday! xx
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Happy belated birthday to little Henry! The photos are adorable! xo
Wonderfullly cute photos!
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Precious pictures! What a lovely celebration.
Beautiful post, it looks like Henry had a great day, adore the knitted crown.
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Very belated Happy Birthday to Henry 🙂 He is such a gorgeous little boy and he looks like a little toddler now, not a chubby baby like my Elsa. She is 14 months but she still looks like a baby compared to her friends 😀
The photos are stunning. It looks like you all had a lovely day.