Dani will be turning one next Sunday. I can't believe a year has gone by already... just today I was caught off guard by the fact that her birthday is only a week away. I have nothing planned. Nothing. Zip. Zilch. Nada. I feel like I've failed her.
When Michaela turned one I obsessed over her first birthday party for months. I researched a place to have the party. I had custom invitations made up & mailed out weeks in advance. I shopped for decorations, food, cake(s), party favors, refreshments... oh, the list goes on and my head spins just thinking about all the planning!
With Dani I've been in denial. She's not turning one, she's my baby! How could that big all-important first birthday milestone be coming up so fast? It hasn't been that long already has it?
This week I've come out of my protective cocoon and faced facts. It's happening. I can't change it. I had better get on the ball and make sure it's done right.
Part of me put off party planning because I just plain didn't want to face that stress again. I knew how much time and effort it took for Michaela's first birthday party. How could I pull that off in just a couple weeks time for Dani? For some reason I was under the illusion that Dani's first birthday party "had to be the same" as Michaela's. I was completely stressed out and overwhelmed every time I even thought about Dani turning one.
Then I realized that it did not "have to be the same". It has to be as important, it has to be as memorable, but it does NOT have to be "the same."
I'm still ironing out party details, but I'm not stressing about it any more.
Dani's big party with friends is going to be a couple weeks late, no biggie, Michaela's was late too. We're only going to be doing cake and refreshments & not a lunch spread for 40+ people this time. I don't think anyone will care.
Besides, my little dare devil is going to have gymnastics with her party. I think she'll find that way more fun than trying to eat lunch with only 2 teeth... :)
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