Special milestones deserve special attention and our personalized baby gifts are a great way to commemorate those moments. That’s why we’re always so excited to feature a customer and their little one with our personalized onesies, big sister shirts, big brother shirts, or 1st birthday shirts in our In Real Life series.
This In Real Life features Christy filling us in on her son Jaylen’s first birthday.
What was Jaylen’s favorite thing about his birthday/turning one?!
Jaylen loved his birthday party! He’s such a social guy and he loved interacting with all the guests at his party. He also loves food so I think he had fun eating and playing with his smash cake too. 🙂
Did you throw a birthday party? What was it like?
Jaylen is 1/4 Korean and the first birthday is a big deal in Korean culture so we had a big party for him at a nature center nearby. We had a traditional Korean first birthday table that my mother-in-law put together with rice cakes and other food (some of it was fake though). We also had several objects representing future career’s Jaylen could have–like a tambourine (musician), stethoscope (doctor), paintbrush (artist), children’s Bible book (ministry), mini basketball (athlete), apple (teacher), rope (symbolizes long life) and a marker (writer). Guests voted for which career they thought Jaylen would choose. We then placed all the items in front of Jaylen and he picked the children’s Bible book for a career in ministry! Then we drew a name from the people who said Jaylen would pick the book and his Uncle Pearson, who happens to be a youth pastor, got the prize (how fitting!). We also used the free Petite Lemon birthday poster as part of the decor. I plan on using it every year!
What are a few of his milestones or personality traits that you love at his age?
Now Jaylen is 15 months old and he is so much fun! He’s starting to say more words (although my husband and I are probably the only ones who understand him most of the time). He recently started saying “mama” with it actually referring to me and I love it. 🙂 He has such an easy-going personality and he’s always smiling (he’s been like this since he was an infant). Lately he starts laughing if he sees us laughing. It’s one of those throw-your-head back and laugh out loud kind of laughs and it’s hilarious when he does it. Since it started getting warmer he also LOVES going outside and is content to just walk around the neighborhood.
What are a few things that you love about having a boy?
I love seeing him bond with his daddy over things that aren’t necessarily my favorite. For instance, my husband took Jaylen for a ride in his car and let him hear the engine rev. Afterwards, Jaylen kept saying “vroom, vroom.” We rolled the windows down and Jaylen laughed and had a huge smile on his face as the wind blew through his hair. He’s already sharing a love for cars with Daddy! I also love that Jaylen is such a momma’s boy right now. His face lights up when he sees me and I love being his favorite person.
Describe motherhood in one word?
Transforming. Motherhood has changed me in so many ways. Since becoming a mom, I realized even more fully what it means to love. Motherhood is one of the most challenging things I’ve ever experienced, yet it’s also one of the most rewarding. My life will never be the same and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Thanks Christy for sharing your story and Jaylen’s big day with us. We’re so glad he loved wearing one of our 1st birthday shirts on his special day.
Does your little one have one of our personalized growth charts, big sister shirts, big brother shirts, 1st birthday shirts? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Please email us at buzz (at) petitelemon (dot) com and let us know which of our personalized baby gifts your kiddo has and they may be featured in an upcoming Petite Lemon In Real Life post.
