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Baby's first birthday - how did you celebrate?

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It really depends.

We celebrated with immediate family and some extended aunts and uncles. But we were still young enough to look to having a second child. Which we did have and celebrated it in a similar manner.

Friends of mine had trouble getting pregnant so when they finally had their first child, the doctors said that they could really only have that one. So when she turned 1 last weekend, they had a huge blowout. Catered in a pig roast trailer, had bouncy houses and clowns show up, had a couple of blow-up water slides, etc. The children who were invited had a great time. It was a blast.

But it sounds like you don't have an issue with it. So good luck with the conception.
 
We had a big 1st bday party for our daughter. Mostly family, but it was a big ordeal, had a tent, tons of decorations (butterfly theme), catered (except for me grilling burgers, sausages and dogs).

She slept through most of it (took a 3 hour nap) so it was really more about the adults. I wish we had done something smaller. She did enjoy ripping the wrapping paper and playing with the new toys though, so it was worth it just for that.

Her 2nd is coming up, and already I think it's going to be another big deal, my wife is planning a dora the explorer theme and inviting a ton of family. ugh...
 
freedomsbeat212 said:
Snark much? This is OT and 100% of the content here is completely useless, which is part of the fun.
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It's an epidemic.

No one cares, especially your daughter, what happens on her first birthday that she'll never remember anyway. Parties for small children are largely self indulgent.
 
Platypus said:
It's an epidemic.

No one cares, especially your daughter, what happens on her first birthday that she'll never remember anyway. Parties for small children are largely self indulgent.
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And when you make them big at that age, you set the tone for the future (when they do care).
 
Platypus said:
It's an epidemic.

No one cares, especially your daughter, what happens on her first birthday that she'll never remember anyway. Parties for small children are largely self indulgent.
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Yeah, honestly she'd be happy if I just let her play with the universal remote for a few hours... But I know this isn't about her (or me) but the family. My biggest issue is that all of the venues I've been too are very baby oriented - clowns, face painting, activities, etc... For one baby? I assumed that other people just knew more 1 year olds than I did, but it's nice to hear that my lack of juvenile party goers isn't abnormal.

Thanks everyone for sharing their experience! I'd love to just cater in a get together at my place (a bbq would be perfect), but we're city dwellers without enough space. I think we'll look for more adult friendly venues, but that actually may be more expensive actually... Hmm..
 
Platypus said:
It's an epidemic.

No one cares, especially your daughter, what happens on her first birthday that she'll never remember anyway. Parties for small children are largely self indulgent.
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And after twenty eight THOUSAND posts on a techie forum you think anybody cares what you think about something like this?

"Seriously".

And if 'nobody cared' then nobody would ask, and nobody would do this.


Logic fail.
 
We had a bbq and beer in the backyard. Needed to have something, the grandmothers heads would have exploded otherwise.
 
freedomsbeat212 said:
I'd love to just cater in a get together at my place (a bbq would be perfect), but we're city dwellers without enough space. I think we'll look for more adult friendly venues, but that actually may be more expensive actually... Hmm..
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You're in NYC right? Central Park picnic with immediate family and grandparents... or Robert Moses bbq & picnic area (east of Jones Beach) if you have cars - there are plenty of those types of places on LI. No need to spend on a venue. Any type of celebration that allows photo ops will do.
 
You can hire a clown whom makes balloon animals, rent out a facility to accommodate 50 people, have lots of birthday cake and ice cream, charge your credit card beyond the max and borrow money from friends and never pay them back and then complain about why you are broke to everyone the other 364 days of the year like my sister did.
 
To answer the OPs question...By spending too much money. Although if we didn't this scenario would have unfolded...
SpunkyJones said:
We had a bbq and beer in the backyard. Needed to have something, the grandmothers heads would have exploded otherwise.
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We bought a cake (a very expensive decorated cake that looked like a monkey) hung a few banners and invited friends & fam over. I think half the budget went to the cake. Now that I'm talking about it, I'm still a little pissed at how much we spent on the damn cake and this party was a year and a half ago!
 
rh71 said:
You're in NYC right? Central Park picnic with immediate family and grandparents... or Robert Moses bbq & picnic area (east of Jones Beach) if you have cars - there are plenty of those types of places on LI. No need to spend on a venue. Any type of celebration that allows photo ops will do.
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I would love, love, love to do something like that but in laws are coming from across the country and my sister (who I don't have a great relationship with) is driving 10 hours.. Think a picnic might be too small fries... Though let me try to convince my wife, she's not one to spend just for ego's sake.
 
freedomsbeat212 said:
I would love, love, love to do something like that but in laws are coming from across the country and my sister (who I don't have a great relationship with) is driving 10 hours.. Think a picnic might be too small fries... Though let me try to convince my wife, she's not one to spend just for ego's sake.
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Too small fries? It's YOUR kid. Not theirs. It's your budget and life. Not theirs. It's a birthday. The kid will have a lot more. Don't feel obligated to put on on some grand parade for their sake. Would they do the same for you?
 
vi edit said:
Too small fries? It's YOUR kid. Not theirs. It's your budget and life. Not theirs. It's a birthday. The kid will have a lot more. Don't feel obligated to put on on some grand parade for their sake. Would they do the same for you?
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You're absolutely right - major discussion with the mrs. tonight.
 
Relatives can be absolute selfish assholes regarding babies/kids. Nothing infuriates me more than a relative that is either a) retired or b) has no kids of their own and rags on me about "you never bring the kids over to see me!".

Oh gee, I'm sorry. How dare I ask that you drag your ass out of your reclining chair in the middle of the winter and instead have to load up a newborn, drag them outside in the cold along with the pile of crap that they require to appease you. Yes, how terribly selfish of me.

People seem to forget(or flat out don't know) how massive of a pain it is to try and plan around naps/bottles/logistics of carrying all that shit. And they aren't the ones that usually have to put up with a cranky kid later that night that is out of routine.
 
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