A Letter to Jasper on his First Birthday

Dear Jasper,


Your first Birthday has been and gone and wow the time has flown.

I have watched you change from a tiny little wriggling baby to a little boy who can move around and is always ready to smile and giggle. You find such joy in the small things like a person at the shops smiling at you or watching Mummy do a silly dance move.

You enjoy most foods but are not particularly into strong tasting things like capsicum, garlic or onion. Also we are working on getting you to eat more fruit! Your favorite food is Rice, you don’t care if its plain or in a risotto or fried just as long as its rice :-))

I think its very easy to say your favorite things are balloons! Mummy got you some helium balloons for your birthday for you to take and play with at daycare with your friends, though your best friend at daycare Chloe is leaving soon which will be sad. However I have no doubt you will be finding a new best friend soon there.

You enjoy being out and about and around people. When we are out at a restaurant you will sit in your high chair and just watch people go by (that’s in between bites of Mummy’s food!) It's like that when you are in your pram too. We go to Coles most afternoons after I pick you up so that you can sit in the trolley and smile at all the shoppers, you like to try and hold everything that Mummy gets off the shelves even if it’s really, really cold.

Teeth are your biggest owwee at the moment, you have 4 teeth at the moment your two top ones and your two bottom ones. However I think you have one of your eye teeth cutting through at the moment.

You're crawling around everywhere at a very high speed, and also pulling yourself up to your feet on everything then cruising around. You can’t quite walk on your own yet but I have no doubt that you will be in the next month or so cause you are getting stronger and stronger on your feet everyday and your balance is improving.

You are so cute and Mummy is very blessed to have you in her life so are the rest of your relatives and Mummy's friends. We have Uncle Kurt and Auntie Ash living with us at the moment and you are getting more used to having them there everyday that you are even going looking for them around the house now if they walk out of the room.

Your Auntie T is still your favorite Auntie (well she tells you that all the time) and you have sleepovers at her house once a mouth. She can’t wait for you to sleep a little later though then 6am :-)) Auntie T spoils you lots you’re a very lucky little boy to have her as your God/Earth Mother.

Nan also spoils you and she has looked after you a few times too when Mummy has had to work, she can’t wait until you are old enough to go on the horses with her, you have hugged one of her horses Shamrock. Actually you could start your riding on Missy her dalmation doggie then move on to Harley her great dane doggie! Pa I think is waiting till you start playing footy (Aussie Rules of course, don’t let your Auntie Liz ever teach you that soccer is football or footy!) and can tinker with cars.

Grandma Gail is your most regular babysitter and has the most number of cool toys!! You were a very lucky little boy and came on holiday with her and Mummy when you were only 10 mths old to Bali. We had such fun together all of us, you enjoyed playing in the pool and getting us to push you under the water fountain. Of course you got to eat your favorite food there every day RICE!

Auntie Jan is your photographer and part time baby sitter, she made sure you crawled properly and is getting you ready to be in her Kindy Class in a few years.

You have only been swimming in the beach once and that was with your Uncle Clay, Auntie Mel and your one and only cousin Meelah. You do enjoy being in the water though and have no fear of it, Mummy is hoping to start you doing swimming lessons later this year maybe.

Your playmates outside of daycare are Nyah and Cable, Auntie Jenny and I have no doubt that when you are walking you and Nyah will get up to lots of mischief!!

For your Birthday you had a very fun day filled with Balloons, presents, friends and cakes. Mummy got some helium balloons and put them above your cot so that you saw them as soon as the light went on in the morning. We opened some presents on our own then Uncle Kurt and Auntie Ash gave you their present. After that Mummy dropped you off at daycare with your balloons and some cupcakes to enjoy with your friends. We had dinner that night at home with Auntie T, and Kash (I will explain this to you when you get older) we got Thai food so that you could have some fried rice then we had yummy cake made by your Auntie T. Ohh and the adults had champagne, very nice champagne, that Auntie T bought for Mummy.

You received lots of msg’s through out the day via Mummy’s mobile and also on Facebook. Your Nan called and sang you happy Birthday and so did your Pa. You got sung happy birthday at daycare and also one of the ladies played you Happy Birthday on their harmonica you got a little shy when she did that.

Oh that reminds me that your other fav thing is music and dancing, you get so happy when there is music on and you start clapping and bopping away, Mummy is hoping that you keep this love of Music and dance for your whole life!

You do know how to wave goodbye and you can say oh oh which is very cute and mainly said when you drop things.

So little boy Jasper your first year has been filled with lots of amazing things with lots of fun and laughter and also some tears especially when you have had an owwee tummy which happened a lot when you were really little. You have also been in hospital overnight already when you got a bad cold but Mummy had a bed in your room with you :-)

You’re a very loved very cherished little boy and Mummy can’t wait to see what the next year has in store, and to watch you grow even more.

Happy First Birthday Jasper we get to celebrate more on Sunday with all of your other Aunties and Uncles.

I love you Jasper, Mummy xoxoxo


PS. You have lots of other very important people in your life little Man however Mummy couldn’t mention them all otherwise this would have been an even longer letter!

PPS. Thank you goes to FF for editing and remember Jasper when you need help on your English assignments, spelling etc go to her!