A child's first birthday is a momentous occasion, isn't it. It's a huge milestone in their little life and also in your journey as a parent. It brings so much excitement, joy, and mixed emotions to all the family. A feeling of wonder at how quickly an entire year has passed, that your little new born who you remember holding for the first time almost like it was yesterday, is now becoming a toddler. A feeling of deep unconditional love for your baby, a love so strong that you find it hard to remember all those years before when they weren't a part of your life, when they didn't have a piece of your heart. A feeling of complete amazement that you made it through the year as a parent after all that new mother fear of 'what do I do?' After all the tears, sleepless nights, severe doubt and lack of belief in yourself as a mother, that you have now found your feet. And also a feeling of astonishment that not only had you made it through, but so has your little one