It celebrates the first year of your life to many many more years to come.
The fact that I born after 10 nerve-wrecking months of Mommy's pregnancy whether if I would be born healthy and strong, was never taken for granted.
Before i was born, Mommy had to watch what she do and eat, all for the sake of my well being. She had to go through many test and worry if they will all turn out to be normal results. She had to go on 2 weeks of diabetic diet which was a horrid torture to her.
After I was born,Mommy had to constantly take care of me and think of many steps ahead to prevent obvious accidents from happening so that my little body would not be injured in anyway. She had to make sure that im well fed and well rested so that i can grow up being a happy baby.
Do you remember about your first birthday?
Well, Mommy said nobody does.
At least for the people she surveyed.
But everyone has a picture of themselves with a smirk grin and a birthday cake with one proud candle on it.
Though i would never remember about it anyway, Mommy and Daddy felt that i deserve to be really special for a day cause they are really proud of me, being ME.
Mommy wanted something different for my birthday apart from Minnie Mouse, Winnie and Pooh or Hello Kitty theme which i do not relate with cause ive not been a TV cartoon fan anyway.
I like Little Einstein, Pocoyo and Thomas the train theme songs a lot though!
Mommy thought of these theme for me too! She wanted something which i can relate to and makes me happy!
Thomas! He's the cheeky one!
Elly! Pato! Loula! Sleepy bird! and Pocoyo! where is caterpillar?
Leo! Annie! June! Qunicy! and Rocket!
Next year when i turn 2, Mommy and Daddy said that i could decide a theme for myself!
My birthday party plans just came to Mommy one day when she was reading my favourite book for the 607th time.
And here is the other mermaid book of my private collection.
You have already seen my Sparkly Angel title right?
I loveeee this book. Mommy knew the story soooo welll from reading it to me sooo many time that she can chant it like a poem. See the edges?...ive chewed on them till they are all sooo tattered.
Even Daddy can do it after listening it from Mommy over and over again.
Whenever Mommy goes ...
" When I wear my swimsuit... Guess who I want to be???"
I would crawl to Mommy side of the bed and point at her bedside table near to the reading lamp. Thats where she keeps my bedtime story books!
Story time!
Me posing with my book in the day for the purpose of this entry. I like to stick my fingers into the hole of the thick board pages.
When i wear my swimsuit, guess who I want to be?
A pretty little mermaid, swimming in the sea!
I build myself a palace from the sand on the shore.
It has pointy towers and turrets and a sparkly front door.
(**Learning time!! TURRETS are the jagged squarish ends of the castle you see in this picture.)
Next, I style my hair. I brush and comb it through.
This is something every mermaid loves to do.
Then i put on my shell necklace and i make a special wish...
for a dazzling mermaid tail, so I can swim with the fish!
So, Mommy casually discussed it with Daddy and the TAN family has decided on the MERMAID theme!
somehow, everything about this theme seems to work nicely togther.
I love blue as well as glittery stuff! Mermaid is a great idea!
Mommy then went on to embark on mamy nights of "googling" on mermaid pictures.
Princess Ariel from "The Little Mermaid"
But...mommy thought that Ariel looks very Ah Lian.
So Mommy wanted something more innocent and cute looking... anyway image of a hand drawn mermaid would look better than the above!
Then Mommy came acrossed this :
**P.E.R.F.E.C.T!!!**
There is something just so sweet and "melts-the-heart" about precious moment figurines! Mommy has never really been a fan but this cute little Precious Moment mermaid is absolutely perfect for a little girl's birthday!
Pretty, sweet and fits the theme!
Mommy loved it sooo much and tried to buy it on ebay and amazon but the shipping charges is like $60!
Anyway, Mommy used the simple PAINT software and did up a banner for me from scratch. Painstakingly choosing appropriate fonts and colour theme together with the mermaid figurine image.
She then sent it to the printer's and did up a huge banner for me. This is the draft!
Mommy would then do up a numeric "1st", dust it with glitter and stick it on the banner! Mommy pays a lot of attention to details..she is born a craft person!
Mommy then made a trip to her favourite craft store, SPOTLIGHT with big plans to hand stitch a birthday dress for me.
She bought yards of tulle in turquiose shades, sequins and purple ribbon.
She had to take care of me in the day and so she spend many late nights doing this for me...
Love you Mommy!
and along the way, seeking Daddy's opinion if its pretty!
Here is a preview of how it looks!
I would wear this chio chio dress for my cake cutting ceremony and you can come take pictures with me :)
Mommy then went to a shop selling Precious Moment figurines and came upon these...
She hyper-ventilated.
Can you tell who they are?
Princess Cinderella.
Princess Cinderella.
Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast.
Princess Snow White.
They are newly launched for the Precious Moments Disney series 2009!
and 4 princess characters are made with a birthday cake in hand! How perfect is that?
and guess who is the 4th?
Awwwww......
Mommy bought it at $105. She said that she will write me a special message beneath the figurine with Daddy and i will have it as a special keepsake of my first birthday.
You shall see this at my party at a very special spot!
Can you guess it already?
Balloons! Streamers! My mommy is going to bake me cupcakes! and lotsa food food food!
Isnt it exciting!!!????
See you at my party!
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