i have what you can call ‘birthday party fatigue’, but sheer maternal obligation drove me to do something for the little one’s first birthday, even though it was terribly last minute, and the planning was not half as anal as it was when i held aniq’s first party three years ago.
i’ve had the theme at the back of my mind, well, actually around the time when those beautiful (and rather mysterious) rainbows kept appearing in our skies early this year. rainbows, care bears, these were the limits of girly-ness i could tolerate. (yes, pink princesses are still not in the cards, for now.)
her daddy said one day she’ll look at these pictures and cringe in embarrassment at what mummy made her wear. lol. well, it’s better than dressing her up as a leprechaun, right?
she’s an outdoorsy and outgoing baby toddler, happy to be running around with just about anyone.
i guess i’m guilty of not keeping track of her developments as much as i did with the firstborn. you can call it a kind of ‘fatigue’ too, but so much is happening at the same time with both kids, there’s barely room for me to reflect or internalise, much less journal it down.
there are little surprises now and then, and we’re still trying to figure her out. all we know is, her hair has barely grown 2 inches since she came out, she always wants our food, she crinkles her nose when she grins, she can be very cheeky like her brother, she’s a pretty tough cookie. no princess here.
we think she’d have been a cute boy. lol.
i think i remember looking at photos of myself as a toddler and thinking how ungirly i look, with my barely there hair and the same expression in this picture. everyone says she looks like her daddy, but i kinda think she looks like me when i was small.
well, ok maybe not as colourful. :p
happy first, little girl. may your life be full of hope, surprises, miracles, and beauty. like rainbows.
(if you find pots of gold along the way, that’d be nice too.)
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I’ve been reading your blog for quit a while now. Happy birthday Auni! She’s beautiful.
once again, happy birthday auni! i love love love the pic where she’s covering her face. so cute!
cupcakes cute! happy brithday again auni! hmm what shall i get u eh? heheh
auni baby rainbow bright…..happy 1st birthday! may those pots of gold your mommy hopes for you come in many forms and functions, every year and everyday! :)
many sorries for being too far away to celebrate the wonder that is you (because i was celebrating the wonder that is me..heh) but you were celebrated royally in new york by your aunty rai in the form of some pretty colourful shopping (bearing in mind of course bulan nie duit senoman siapa sapu….ahem)! and i’m sorry for more reasons than one coz we all know how much saya sungguh suka theme parties…especially those of the rainbow kind!! i got rainbow baju for it already WAY before, hokay?! hmph!
have a beautiful rainbow-coloured life, auni love!
ps: this only goes to show that last-minute planning does result in some of the best parties!
ouhh did i hear shopping? you were royally missed too, babe. hope the wonder that is you had a colourful time as well. enjoy the tontine $$ this month! pls spend wisely, hehe. ;)
the cupcakes were cute eh? i wanted the cupcake toppers actually, lol.
no need to get her anything lah, but if you do, maybe a girl toy?? i think she had a total of 1 doll and 1 pink book among her gifts. the rest – gap. kaya, gap! :D
hey i like that pic too, liz. spontaneous.
thanks for reading, azury!
Happy belated 1st birthday Auni!!! Hope you had a colourful and wonderful birthday! :D
seems like a splendid celebration hana…
a great last-min job hehh… hehe…
our princess’s bdates are near… urs 23rd mine is 25th…
best tink was… my izzah’s first bday theme was rainbow too last year!
with a rainbow care bear cake to boot! prima hehh… hehehe…
happy belated bday auni!
Auni looks so cute!!!! And sure she looked really happy on her birthday party!!!! No worries abt the hair. My dotter was like that too and worse as hers is very curly. So it looks like her hair never grow an inch. What my mom did was she put tons of minyak buah keras to my dotter’s hair and now she has a mane to care for!!!
of coz no more from gap! but i got another shop in mind…hmmm ahhaha (i pretend im buying it for my ‘daughter’ ahwha..siak eh)
toys eh? ok ok can consider hawhwa
Happy turning 1 Auni Haniz!! I can see u have ur bunny set teeth already :)
my gal already 14 mths still no sight of teeth :( but she talks like 1 makcik2 “nak nak, mik mik bear” :P
Happy 1st Auni!!
Ooooh..i simply lurve her wings! adorably cute! Happy First Auni.. :D
happy 1st birthday cutie-lil pie Auni :)
may ur life be filled with much love, sweetness and happiness always!
happy belated 1st bday auni!
now 4 months down the road….it’d be my haziq irfan’s FIRST bday! how time flies….
it feels like i just gave birth to him only yesterday :p
planning a bday party for both nks and hi together2…….
it sure gonna be a major headache for me….. :-D
happy birthday lil rainbow brite! sorry cant make it at last min Hana (as texted in my sms) =)
awwww happy birthday auni! wow, everything went by so fast! tak sangka both you and fateha dah 1 yr old :)
bestnyer tengok auni, such a big girl now. haizz, so cute1
Happy belated 1st birthday, Auni!! She’s so cute in rainbow colours…
Time flies so fast, and she’s grown to be such a beautiful little girl =)
-sarah (aprima)
och now, she looks absolutely gorgeous!!! hapy 1st birthday, sweetie (albeit a belated one…)
Hey, haven’t seen you around here at all! Happy Birthday Auni, time sure flies :)
Auni!!! Aunty Ayu is such a bad bad aunty ha!!!!! Sorry Aunty forgot its your birthday!!!! Ok aunty post a belated gift can?? and you cupcakes so cute!! ur fairy wings so cute!! and ur gigi so cute!! hur hur hur!!!!
Happy birthday auni!!!
muah muah muah!!!!
awww we miss you SO MUCH, ayu!! esp your cupcakes haha! (these taste NOWHERE near yours lor, ughh.)
so sad you don’t get to know her – and make her cry – like you did aniq. come back soon! :(
nani! wei, where have you been? where have my white tights been?? lol. i’m only 6 floors above you beb. lemme know when you’re free.
happy belated bday to you too, mahd!
thanks sarah, can’t believe you got preg again so fast lah, i’d pengsan everyday if i were you. :)
hey, fateha is also a big girl now too!
no prob, yan. been too long, babe.
alamak zannii, not so original hor my theme? LOL. ok neymind, i see what theme you do this year, so i can use for auni nx year hahaa.
have fun with your headache, aliyah!
saz, no teeth yet? soo cute! i like em without teeth actually. with teeth, they look soo mischievous lor. heh.
heh duwi, we gave up growing her hair liao! it’s ok lah, it’ll grow in its own time?? :p
thanks ayu, lervme, ladeen and salinna! sloppy kisses from her all around.
hi hana, can i noe where u get those alphabets for auni name?
got them when we were in KL, actually, but think you can find them here. there’s a shop at Forum shopping mall, Bookabura, but the letter A is always not available!
Happi belated birthdat to “RaNbOiW PrInCeSs”…..she look cute macam nak gigit gigit!! hehehe
Haa..finally get to see this elusive blog of yours. Happy belated birthday Auni! You are so lucky that your mummy “so kuasa” to have a theme birthday party for you.
My poor Rayan had to share his birthday party with 2 others and that party too was organized by his babysitter. I am such a bad mummy!!
Anyways, I see you are growing cuter each day and I think you April babies have bountiful of energy and you always have “geramable” antics. I love the “cover-your-face” picture!
Hana, I see you are looking yummier too! :)
oh ya btw, i know fateha looks like me too when i was a baby although byk orang ckp she looks like her father.
Hi Hana, may i know where you got the baby tights for your girl?
Thanks.
they’re Babylegs, i got them from a friend over at http://itsybitsyme.biz/. :)
hi tasyah, not so elusive lah, hehe. oh yes, rayan’s birthday is around the same time too! wish i had such a babysitter, you lucky you.
thanks and drop by again ya hear!
alamak, i missed wishing auni a happy birthday. so here’s my belated wish, darling.
love her distinctive look (plus headgear). reminds me of the old carefree days when i don’t have to deal with kutus and other hairy issues
A sooo Belated Happy Birthday to Auni!!!
anne: nunu has headlice?? :O
ok, one thing to be thankful for, for being bald. lol.
hey sha, thanks! hope u and the kids are doing great. zura dropped by that day with alya, but she was too shy to play.