Two In A Year...

Well, July 2020 was a very emotionally charged month for me!

Lockdown was slightly lifting...and more importantly my baby turned 1, then for a whole week I had 2 x 1 year olds in the house!

Insert here - one very emotional Mummy - Mummy crying every day, scrolling through newborn photos on phone, watching bump kicking videos on laptop...a great big soppy love fest of memories...And then a week later, my slightly bigger baby turned 2!

My two babies I had within a year of each other.... and 2 birthdays within a week! Utter madness !!

It felt like Christmas, a whole week of celebrations, loads of presents, too much bloody food, seeing family to celebrate....

It was chaos! But the most excellent type of chaos!

I decided to do a DIY cakesmash, having 2 birthdays in a week doesn’t come cheap, so I wanted to have photos to keep forever but do it on a budget. So, being in Lockdown, and being a spend thrift, I got my creative juices flowing...

I bought the DIY balloon arch tape from Ebay for £2, and 50 rainbow colour balloons. I got some huuuuuuge self inflate helium balloons, from Ebay and I bought all the pom pom decorations and tassel garland bits from Ebay too. Finally, I bought the rainbow Unicorn cake from Asda for £13.00...

I found a birthday crown design I liked on Pinterest and handmade my own, sparkly, glittery, rainbow over the top party crowns, both matching, Wolfs with a "1" proudly displayed in red glitter, and Ragnars saying "2". I got a disposable table cloth for £1 from Asda to protect our wooden floor from cake! And set it up all the night before. It took me about 3 hours ...I blew up all the balloons till I felt sick and staged my little scene for when they awoke on Wolfs' birthday morning....who doesn’t want cake for Breakfast?!?

Ragnar's little face when we brought them downstairs was priceless...he was so excited by all the balloons, it was pure magic.

I got them dressed in ridiculously cute matching cake smash braces and bow-ties, and let them at it....

I loved doing it for them. They had so much fun playing with the cake and the balloons, there was cake everywhere...I mean freaking everywhere, on the sofa, in the carpet, given to the dogs...it was nuts, I'm still finding confetti in places I didn’t now confetti could exist, I don’t think we've squealed with laughter so much in ages! And they played with that balloon arch for a week, it was probably their favourite toy they were given! Typical!

When your baby turns 1, it is an incredibly emotional time for a Mummy. You think of all the things you’ve accomplished, how far you’ve come as a parent, and that you’ve survived it! You made it this far- what a journey! What a roller-coaster! You deserve that pat on the back and a big glass of Prosecco!

But also - where did that time go! You blink and they’re 1 year old! You cant help but look back at newborn pictures of their tiny toes and crinkly fingers, and well...turn into a blubbering mess..because...

......Oh my god they were so tiny! Your emotions are so heightened, you sniff their head like you did when they were first born, you squish them harder, your hormones flood round your body like electricity...You are filled with so much love you are fit to burst!

And then, as if that's not enough to send you over the edge, you first born son turns 2, just 7 days later....well you may as well admit defeat now...pass me the tissues, put on waterproof mascara and steer clear of watching anything too emotional...I watched the green mile that week...I cried for like two days ...

Ragnar turning 2...this was huge for me. Of course I was going to go all out. He's my miracle baby, I waited for him for what felt like forever...and when he turned 1, I inconsiderately bought home a 7 day old baby brother after a c section, so wasn’t really able to throw much of a party for him!

But, 2020 was the first summer in 3 years that I didn’t have a great big pregnant tummy, so! Cake smash, too many presents, 3 changes of outfit in 1 day...more cake...more presents...It was over the top, It was emotional, I was exhausted...It was something I'll never forget...was it all for me? Maybe....Do I care.... absolutely not!