Bryson attended his first birthday party today. It was held by Sarah and Abbie in honor of the 6 babies from our "Mom & Baby" group who are all turning one within about a month of each other. While there wasn't any cake, there were plenty of baby crackers and cheese to go around, so Bry was generally happy with the menu. However, he was apparently the acting King of Crankville today and fussed and cried through about half of the party - in between bites of cheese, that is. Not sure if it's because more teeth are on their way or because I had to wake Bry up from his nap to get to the party. Or maybe it's just the fun of a developing mind that decides it wants to do A (e.g., eat cheese) when all mama wants it to do is B (e.g., play nicely with others). You can see how that might set up some conflicts.
Overall, the scene was pretty much one of chaos. Babies sprawled about here and there, playing with toys, trying to steal others' toys, crawling and walking around, testing the limits of the baby proofing in the house, etc. If they had been renting a hotel room for the party, I'm pretty sure management would have deducted a deposit, because they did a pretty good job of trashing the place.
There were presents to open, and true to legend, most of the kiddos seemed more interested in the wrappings than in the gifts themselves. We should have wrapped up some chocolates and jewelry. Then the babies could have the thrilling experience of unwrapping and the moms could have had some useful (chocolate and jewelry are totally useful) gifts.
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