Birthday with a Baby

I had my first birthday post baby this past Sunday. The hubby had his first birthday when Claire was under a month old, so I sort of new what to expect, or at least I thought I did.

All Jared got for his birthday last year (and by all I mean mostly) was clothes for the baby. In fact, Claire wore one of her "daddy's" birthday presents to my birthday dinner. I did get a few baby related items (a safety gate), but I also got some grown-up presents too. One thing that is definitely different about birthdays when a baby is around is the shift of attention. I am not the first person everyone says hello to on my birthday with Claire around...they all ooh'd and aahh'd over her first. I didn't mind that too much. I am not a big fan of being the center of attention.

I had a really great weekend celebrating with family and it was an extra special birthday because I got to share it with Claire. She really does make every event/occurrence more exciting and enjoyable. I love that little monkey.

I stole these pictures from my mother-in-law, but they are the only ones I could find of the festivities.