We celebrated our sweet Oscar’s 1st birthday last weekend, and while it’s taken a solid week to recover from all of the planning and executing, I’m just now reminiscing over the past year. Sometimes I think it’s such a shame that you’re so sleep deprived during those precious few days, weeks, even months. I look back on that time when he was so little, time was so fleeting, and most of it I don’t even remember. It’s all a blur of caffeinated, zombie-like existence. It wasn’t until about six months when I began to feel slightly more human, that life felt like it went from survival to enjoyment.
I always questioned, judged, rolled my eyes at the mention of boys and men who were so-called Mommy’s boys, like please, pull it together people. And like so many other conversations, judgments and attitudes I had pre-children, I’m eating my words big time. I hope Oscar is a Mommy’s boy always! His sweet hugs, cuddles and coos that he reserves for me and only me make my heart feel like it will literally explode. He’s so kind and good natured. He absolutely adores his older sister and follows her around like a little puppy, just hoping that she’ll play with him, look at him, push him out of the way. While I desperately want to keep him this little forever, I also can’t wait to see him grow, to see who he’ll become, and for all of the milestones and experiences to come.
We did a low-key party at the house with our village – grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends that are more fam than friend. While the party itself may have been low key, the cake situation certainly was not. I created a three layer funfetti vanilla cake from my favourite baking blogger, Sweetapolita. Then, because one cake clearly wouldn’t suffice, I made a cookie dough chocolate sprinkle cake from Sweet Bake Shop’s new cookbook. The morning of the party I realized I hadn’t made Oscar a smash cake. I had already stayed up until 1am the night before with my little sister (I think she’s forever required to spend the night pre-party for the next 17 years), and thought I could get by sans smash cake. But my parents and siblings all rolled in early and insisted Oscar couldn’t go without. It was iced just as the first guests arrived. We had the popcorn machine popping, pizza upon pizza, animal Rice Krispies, and a candy bar with take out boxes. All in all I’d say it was a first birthday win. Here’s to another year of great adventures with the sweetest little boy ever.
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