One of the traditional milestones in my family is the 1 month celebration of a newborn.
It allows both sides of the family to get together and celebrate the birth of the newborn after the “Confinement” period is over and mom and bub are both allowed out of the house.
Due to other commitments though, we ended up having the celebration party last weekend (when Jayden was actually 6 weeks old). It was a great chance to catch up with family and friends after being isolated for so long. Jayden was a very lucky boy as he got his very first cake made for him as well as some lucky red packets (we’ve started a little saving account for him in his name which he’ll hopefully appreciate one day).
I love cake, especially cake made with lots of love which this one obviously was!
Jayden's amazing cake & lolly bags!
My uncle brought along his super duper Canon DSLR to take some snaps of Jayden (which was a welcome change to my crappy iPhone camera). I’m really glad he did as it makes a huge difference to the quality and control of the photo. Here are some others from the day.
Eskimo kisses!
Probably my favourite shot from the day... depth of field is perfect
Daddy caught red-handed (or is it red-footed?) trying to eat Jayden's foot!
I believe culture and traditions are very important to any child’s upbringing. I will be instilling my family’s beliefs, morals and traditions to Jayden as he grows up so he can understand (as much as possible) our ways. In a way, it teaches them respect and I think it’s important for our kids to realise that all these little things help form our characters and make us individuals. One day he’ll be forging his own traditions and values for his kids too!
Every culture has its own sets of milestones which mark a special occasion in a child’s life.
I’d love to hear about what celebrations you’ve had with your little one too! Please share them below 
debut dad
Great pictures! The cake was beautiful!!
Yep, totally didn’t expect one of our closest family friends to make such an awesome cake for all of us to share! Coconut, mango & lime… mmmm
Hmm haven’t had any so far.. Maye we need to start some!
1st birthday’s, christmas, christenings, thanksgiving traditions etc… plenty to commence with I’m sure
Those are givens! I’m wondering if we should create some of our own family traditions.
Like Saturday night spaghetti night, Friday night movie night etc
In my culture we celebrate the ‘quccija’ on the baby’s first birthday. Basically a table is laid with items representing a person’s possible vocation in life – a cross represents priesthood, a credit card represents a career in banking, a needle represents a sewing career etc. Then the baby chooses an item, and that is supposed to tell what the baby’s future career will be. Not always accurate, but fun
Oh that does sound like a lot of fun! I have been invited to a Vietnamese family’s celebration too (not sure what it is called) where they did the same thing (glasses for an optometrist, stethoscope for a doctor, plastic hammer for a builder, book for a teacher, toothbrush for a dentist, etc).
So I’m curious what you picked up when you were a baby during your ‘quccija’?
I picked up a pencil, and grew up to be a notary. So it was pretty accurate!
That seems like so much fun ! Love it !
It is
I might do something similar some time – I am planning to organize a very belated baby shower for my friends in France ! Thanks for sharing !
Good luck with the party!! xxx
BRILLIANT!
Thanks Ruth
Wonderful pictures! What a lucky little boy to have such a loving family.
Thanks Bree. He’s definitely been born into a large loving family! Hopefully he doesn’t get too spoilt and become that spoilt little brat
There is an important difference between love and spoiling. I think he will be fine
Those photos are amazing. Love the cake.
My little boy joined in the family Christmas celebrations and even unwrapped his presents with alot of help from Mum and Dad. We have a photo of him looking really unimpressed at recieving a box of nappies.
Next big celebration for him is Easter and he already has his first gift.
How old is your little boy? Christmas must be the most anticipated event for our children… gifts gifts and more gifts! (even if they are just a box of nappies
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My boy turned 17 weeks on Monday. The next celebration is his naming day/christening we weren’t going to do anything but have had a few enquiries to when it’s happening.
Well if you aren’t too tired, I reckon it’d be a great time to get family and friends together for a small gathering. It’s always good to eat together and everyone can cook a dish and bring it over to help out. Just a thought
We’ve attended a few ‘first month celebrations’ (do they have a proper name?) and I love the idea…
While I never had the chance to be ‘confined’ (my first babies were twins who were in hospital till they were ten weeks old and after that there is no staying home when there is kinder and school to deal with! LOL) I love the idea of everyone coming together to celebrate the birth of the baby… just lovely.
In our family we’ve chosen to make a big deal over the first birthday. It’s a time to celebrate and thank everyone for all their help during the first year of the babies life. We try to do something special and no focus too much on gifts. For our middle boy we had everyone bring a tree to plant on our property….
I just searched this on Wikipedia and here’s what it says:
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When a child has survived one month of life (29 days if lunar month reckoning) a “muen yuet” (Chinese: 滿月) celebration can be observed in which duck or chicken eggs dyed red are distributed to guests to signify fertility.
So there you go
I like that tree idea you mentioned, bringing family together is vital… I might have to run that idea past my wife to see if we can do that for his 1st birthday perhaps
Hey Debut Dad – thanks for sharing this awesome celebration! Hope you will be hosting Jayden’s First Birthday at TheMamaClub! Looking forward to meeting you all one day soon. Congratulations on a wonderful celebration x
Ooo yeh must check it out soon, I told my DW about it. When’s the opening again? Do I get a special preview?
Fancy cake!
Haha thanks Kellie! A fancy cake for a fancy pants kid
These photos are absolutely adorable, congratulations on your beautiful baby boy, here’s to many many many many many more months of celebrations for him!
Thanks Emma
P.S. Sorry to hear about your friend’s injuries… very very sad to hear about stuff like that. Stay safe!
Love the picture of baby foot chews! I am obsessed with my son’s feet, to think one day they will be bigger than mine.
Beautiful boy you have.
I would have to agree, I’m obsessed too… cutest part of his tiny little body. Love it when his toes curl and stretch out. Thanks for the comment and the follow!
What an awesome cake! I love the idea of celebrating after the 1st month. We do a big deal on the 1st birthday. All of our family and close friends gather and enjoy a meal, cake, and put items into a time capsule to be opened by the child when they are grown. Our youngest will be 1 in May and while the others were special, this celebration will be extra special – after an uneventful, healthy pregnancy we had a very scary and traumatic labor ending with a c-section and a week in the NICU. He is perfectly healthy now and we are so thankful!
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Thanks Kassy! I’m so glad to hear everything is okay now with your youngest one. Time for a big celebration!
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Awesome pictures
Thanks heaps!