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Baby Milestones - "Firsts" by Jane O'Neill When you are a new parent, there are many events, involving "firsts" for a new baby which you want to record. Listed below are 30 milestones (in no particular order) which are hailed as mementos occasions and take place mainly in a baby's first year of life: * First Photograph * First Feed * First Sleep * First Nappy Change * First Day of Life * First Outfit * First Ride in Car Seat * First Day Home * First Lift of Head * First Family Outing * First Trip in the Pram * First Smile * First Visitors * First Bath * First Tooth * First Taste of Solid Food * First Drinking from a Cup * First Rolling Over * First Crawl * First Giggle/Laugh * First Time Sitting Up * First Crawling * First Steps * First Word * First Haircut * First Friend * First Holiday * First Birthday * First Christmas * First Day at School The recording of baby's first milestones is particularly evident in the case of first born children. With one child parents have the time to note these eventful occasions and to record them appropriately, often in a baby book. Unfortunately, when subsequent children arrive, the recordings for these siblings tend to be more infrequent. This is just the reality of life. First born children tend to have more baby photos and more video recordings than subsequent children. I myself am a second born child and I remember asking my parents why there were so many photos of my brother as a baby and very few of me. My mum replied the camera broke when I was a baby and they never got round to getting it fixed. I am not entirely sure if this is true but is was a plausible reply. I too have fallen into the trap of the first born child syndrome. When my baby daughter was born we never stopped taking pictures, the camera went everywhere with us and we held a huge first birthday party for her. When my second child arrived, a son, we seemed to have to keep reminding ourselves to take the camera with us and to take pictures and when his first birthday arrived we just about managed a cake! Since I was a second born child I vowed this would not happen when I had my own children but unfortunately in reality I'm ashamed to say it did. I have since made up for this and am now pleased to say we have oodles of pictures of both children and I managed to complete a beautiful baby book for both! Jane O'Neill runs Babycards.ie. A website which specializes in providing new Irish Mums and Dads with personalized baby thank you cards and birth announcements with baby photo, details and special message.

 

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