I'm not doing anything big for my daughter's 1st bday mainly cuz i live miles and miles away from family and friends on an army base and i dont have friends out here and plus i'll have a new addition by then (due in 3 weeks) but i do want to have a cake for her and dress her up nice.

I think part of the 1st birthday phenomenon is a way for the parents to celebrate making it through the first year! :) Also, 1st birthdays are huge in some cultures, so it has just carried over, I think.

We are doing a party at home, and it will be a lot of people, only because of having a big family... In following years, I won't even invite the family, just a few of my lo's little friends... So, I only go big for the 1st.

I haven't given it much thought either. My parents are far away but retired and love to travel. They plan to come for his birthday as an excuse for a visit. So we will probably just invite friends and family for a small BBQ. If grandparents want to shower him with gifts, I won't stop them!

I dont see a point to first birthday party. my family is out of state and I dont want to drive. and bf side is small and arent kid people. so I'm putting money into getting pics cause that will be remembered and making a giant cupcake smash cake for the pics.

Glad to hear that I'm not the only one who's barely given this a thought! I felt guilty after hearing mamas talk about the "birthday budget" Bc I figured hmmm $1.29 for Betty Crocker cake mix and done! Lol. No disrespect to those going all out, but we will prob have the grandparents over for cake and that's it.

We're doing a small party that we can fit in our budget, we figured since our next baby is due in May this will kinda be the last time she'll be living the only child life, all her other birthdays will most likely be a joint party with her little sister! We won't be getting anything for her though, her present from us is her party, she got SO much for Christmas and I'm sure she'll have plenty from family and friends!

I've never heard of a smash cake, I might do that! Good to know I'm not the only one not doing a party. I am planning on getting a few toys and his first tennis shoes!

I know it's sad but I don't see los bday as a big deal for him but its a huge deal for me! The day he was born was so life changing and totally changed my role in life. Really it's just going to be another day for him. We are going to have a small party for him the next weekend. But his birthday hubby, lo and I are going out to celebrate the people we have become :) Also as theo gets bigger I am going to train him to get me a gift on his birthday. I do it for my mom and she loves it!!

Haha. Sounds like fun. Hadn't heard of it ever before. :-)

poshgirl a smash cake is a cake when your baby can smash it amd have fun with it! its fun to watch babies go crazy with cakes and are getting so so dirty

What is a smash cake? A cake you smash?

Park day with hubby sounds like my kinda perfect party ally.

I posted earlier asking about parties as people seemed to really going to town with big themes parties with lots of guests. We have a big family so will just do something small at home with them. Friends have done the same for their lo too. I'd rather spend the money on gifts for him or put it in his savings account. I love hearing about people's plans tho and seeing invites etc...

We're having a small party with family. We're making the food and decorations(except balloons) and not doing favors.

We just don't feel like it's necessary to go all out. Maybe in the future we will, but not this year.

Here! Parker is our 3rd and we've never done anything big. We will have my parents over at some point but other than that nothing big. I'm glad to hear I'm not alone ;)

I honestly haven't even thought about a party until I saw a post of people planning a party and spending $1000's!!! I feel just a tad bit guilty, but we are new to the area and our family is spread out across the US...so likely we'll have some cupcakes and sing. Simple and sweet! ;)

We are doing anything. All family is out if state... We have a play group we go to weekly but to be honest, we just don't have the money to get them all party favors, cake, snacks, and drinks. We are thinking a park day with hubby and I, then a cupcake for him to smash up that I can get pictures of :) can't afford a professional photographer. They won't remember anyway.

im not really doing amything. my family lives in Poland and my hubby's family lives in Minnesota so here in Chicago we have only few member of our family. we gonna have celebration like we will have cake amd smash cake and gifts but im not going crazy.

Yeah, not sure here. I haven't even given it much thought. We might do food, cake and let him do a smash cake. Just kid of a get together... Bribe with food and cake. It's not like they'll remember it. Just more if something for family.

We just do small family with grandparents.