We are working on planning Bri's birthday party. We decided on a smallish gathering of family and friends. We have reserved the Aquatore Park in Blaine. It will be at an outside pavillion, so I am crossing my fingers for good weather. We are going to cater in Costco, and ask a few people to bring a side dish so that we have enough food for everyone. My grandma is even making the cake! I am thrilled about this because she said that our wedding cake was her "last" cake, and now she is going to do one more.
My predicament is the decorations. Initially, I was going to go with a "themed" birthday party with matching plates, cups, napkins, banners, etc. However I did not realize that there is an actual market for First Birthday items, and they are all expensive! Sooo... dollar store, here I come! At least I can get everything in pink and purple, or whatever color we choose. I am, however, going to order some balloons at Party City and I will make some sort of banner. I've gotta get moving on this stuff!
I can't believe our baby is almost 1 year old! Three weeks to go!
We have been working on cutting down bottles/formula and she is down to about 10 ounces a day. I honestly dont know if we will be done done in three weeks though. She gets soooo crabby when she doesn't get her bottle every 5 hours and before naps/bedtime. She is getting plenty of solids, so I know it isn't because she is hungry. Any ideas, seasoned mamas??
Lovies,
Catherine
start putting milk in her bottle instead of formula. i have to warm Adelle's up in the microwave before i put it in her sippy cup or she wont drink it. 12 month olds are supposed to drink at lease 2 cups of whole milk a day. Adelle hates milk because i gave her juice first, huge mistake, but i have learned my lesson :) if you give her milk at nap time you should brush her teeth when she wakes up. having milk sit on their little teeth is not good. it's Kellie Ernst btw...
ReplyDeleteI switched to a NUK brand sippy cup with the really soft mouth piece. It helped get him away from his routine bottle habits--he got the comfort of sucking on a soft mouthpiece and getting his milk/formula fix, but it didn't take long before he was taking sips when he was thirsty instead of drinking a whole cup full for comfort.
ReplyDeleteMore time with Grandma! I can take her mind off of it!
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