My first birthday

Hi, Here we are with the next story. :-) It`ll be about my first birthday, which we celebrated on 17th December. Thank you for the cute birthday cards we got from the relatives and friends. :-)

It was a nice day. As it had been snowing all night long, our house looked even more fantastic. Look at the photos! Deep snow everywhere... The temperature was below -10 degrees C.

Here I am, the FRUIT of my parents` love. :-) This year has passed so quickly... Last year I was still in Mummy`s tommy... And now? I`m walking around my parents...
I was looking forward to my first birthday. I was curious how we would celebrate it and what kind of presents I would get.

In the morning (17th DEC) Mummy made me wear some nice clothes. Willy! Can you remember them? Now I`m big enough to wear them. :-) /Then Uncle Peter and Oma Beppie joined us and put the nicely-wrapped presents around me.

I unwrapped them one by one, although sometimes I had to ask for some adult`s help.

Then I happily played with my new toys and the colourful books. I got Snowwhite and the 7 dwarves, educational wooden toys, puzzles, DVDs, some clothes, ... Thank you for the nice presents again! It`s great to be the youngest in the family!!! I get lots of love, attention and presents!

After the morning celebration I was out in the fresh air for a while.

At around 5 in the afternoon my real birthday party started. Mummy and Daddy prepared some pink and white balloons; it was fun playing with them. Oh, and my clothes were changed...

All of a sudden I noticed my cake with a candle and fireworks and also some presents on the table.

My parents ordered me this cute, hen-shaped, cottage cheese cake for my first birthday.

I was really fascinated by watching the fireworks. It was fantastic!!! Meanwhile we were listening to a nice CD with birthday songs.

After that I was allowed to open my presents; I got a nice pink towel with a hood and some books from my parents and some cute bathing toys from Peter.
Then Mummy cut some slices of cake for everybody. It turned out to be delicious!

After eating a slice of cake I burnt some calories with Oma; we danced together in the living room. Oh, it was so nice!!! In the background Peter was busy with the photos and videos he took during the day.

Here is a family (an extended family:-)) photo of us taken by Oma in the evening. Look at the dwarves on the piano. They are cute, aren`t they?
It was a nice day. We`ll always remember my first birthday.
That`s all for now. I`m back soon with the Xmas story, OK? Have a nice day/evening! Bye!

Discovering everything

Well, believe it or not, I have some news again. Mummy's little miracle does something new day by day. So enjoy the latest photos of me, Daniella! :-)

As I have been able to crawl for more than 3 weeks, I can get everywhere easily. Let's start upstairs in my parents' bedroom. As soon as I get bored with my toys, I start to check things in the room. I open the door of the wardrobe and also the lowest drawer. Mummy doesn't allow me to play with her clothes, but I can have fun with Daddy's socks. :-) Look how satisfied I am with stealing Papa's socks...

I'm also interested in watching cartoons on TV. What's more, I'm curious where the sound comes from.

When the door of the study is open, I enjoy visiting my Dad. Then he stops working for a minute just to give me a hug and a kiss. It makes everybody happy. :-)))
It's so incredible that I was in Mummy's tommy not long ago... Time flies very quickly; I'm almost 10 months old.

I still love the mirror in the bedroom. Poor Mummy has to clean it regularly, but she doesn't mind.

In return I help her with the ironing. :-)
By the way, I stand up everywhere.

Also at the bedside tables. I help Mummy to dust the furniture with my hands. :-)

I already read in Dutch and in Hungarian. I also have some English books on my bookshelf. I read stories, study the parts of the body, the colours, the shapes, the names of the animals, etc.

Oh, if things go on like this, I'll be a genius. Everybody will be proud of me.

Hey, look. I noticed something. If I pull e.g. the tablecloth, the things on it come closer to me. Or if I don't like something, I just let my parents know and they'll remove it. That was the fate of the 'baldachin' on my bed.

OK. Let's go downstairs and explore the hall, the kitchen, the dining room and the living room.

You can see I'm having fun all the time.
Of course, Mummy is always around me, pays attention to me, talks to me... I don't let her get bored. :-)

These are the dining room photos. The doors are locked, the sockets have the protection, fragile stuff is out of reach... and the fireplace???

Well, we don't use it (yet). However, I'd enjoy roasting some dwarfs.

We are in the living room now. As I love Mummy's playing the piano, sometimes I also want to practise some songs.

Look what else I'm really good at: I can destroy a tower!!!

I can be a good, obedient girl, too. When somebody asks me to give her/him something, I do so.

I still like having fun with the books in the living-room. It's a pity that the novels on the second lowest row are in danger, too. :-)

During the day I do not only play in the house, but also go for a walk, usually along the Danube.

The water level of the Danube is extremely low nowadays.

Then I swing!!! I love it!!! Mummy usually sings to me, we talk a lot, listen to the church bell's 'bimm-bamm',...

In the evening I'm usually tired, especially if I sleep only 30 minutes during the day, and happy to go to the bathtub.

After breastfeeding I quickly fall asleep.

I have to be fresh and relaxed the next day to surprise the world with something new.

I hope You had fun with the pictures and the comments.

Bye-bye!!! See you soon! :-)