and it wasn’t long before I was hungry and I had some food! I have had a very good and big appetite from that moment onwards really!
I arrived home a few hours later and I did not sleep very well and did not like it in my Moses basket! I wanted to lie near -well on- Mummy but she wanted me to sleep so she could get some, as she had been awake for a long time. This was the start of me keeping my mummy awake for most of the night, and for the first few weeks she was only getting 2 hours a night! Mummy doesn’t know how she muddled through when she thanks back, but she had to just get on with it.
But after a couple of days Burton was always trying to lean over and kiss me and touch me and he loved hiding things in my Moses basket so that whenever mummy went to put me back in after a feed she would have to remove toys first! Burton was very good at preventing me from napping and waking me up too and didn’t understand what Mummy meant by ‘sssh’ or ‘let’s play quietly’ !
As people told her that the thing with the next baby, they have to make do a bit more as Mummy didn’t have the time to devote to me that she had with Burton. She often felt bad that she had to leave me to cry and had to make me wait for my food longer than she had done with my brother, because she had to see to him first most of the time. I get the impression that she has had a lot of guilt since she became a Mummy to two, trying to juggle both of us and worrying that one of us would feel left out if she turned her attention to one of us over the other.
He did, and indeed does, make me smile and giggle a lot
which then encourages him to keep going until he does it too much and then I would have enough and end up crying! Sometimes my brother doesn’t know when enough is enough! But he did enjoy cuddling me – sometimes a little tightly and Mummy would have to rush over sometimes to rescue me! He has always been very affectionate towards me which I know Mummy and Daddy have enjoyed seeing and Mummy feels very proud of her two boys and how well they get along.
and I really love splashing about with my brother ! Like him, I seem to have an affinity with water and I really enjoy going swimming and don’t want to get out of the pool!
I especially like it when Burton eats a snack on the sofa because I am straight over to him to try and help myself! I can be a little annoying at times to my brother. I enjoy nothing make than wrecking things that he has taken the time to assemble: train tracks, jigsaw puzzles, building blocks and so on. I am sure you get the picture! The thing is I just want to copy him and do all,the fun things he can do!
I was able to make myself mobile at a much younger age than Burton, Mummy says its because I was frustrated at not being able to get to things that he was playing with. I like standing now – I can manage about 2 seconds before I fall down.
We both like holding hands in the car, reading books and I really enjoy playing in Burton’s bedroom.
I only started sleeping through the nights about 6 weeks ago, as before then I was getting mummy up once or twice every night for cuddles. Recently, I am having trouble sleeping at bedtime and want mummy to hold my hand until I drop off. However, I do enjoy my daddy time too.
Mummy says she cannot believe I am one year old today, I just don’t know what all the fuss is about! I sense that Mummy is a little emotional and could quite easily cry as she says goodbye to my first year as her baby. She says I will always be her baby as I am the youngest, but from now on its goodbye baby-hood and hello toddler-hood (and she mentioned something about some terrible two’s!? Not sure what thats all about!)
I am just looking forward to more playing and being able to walk and talk and pester Burton some more!!
xx
Thank you xx
Ahhhhhh, happy birthday Jenson!!! What a lovely post. Isn’t it amazing how much he has grown in that year. Such a sweetie. Don’t be too sad, think of all the firsts you still have to come! And your boys are going to be the best of friends. That’s a pretty cool thing to look forward too 🙂 xxx
Lovely post – brought a tear to my eye (WILL you stop doing that, I’m not used to all this emotional stuff!) I love the way that Jenson has written it 🙂
Has made me look forward to having two boys even more now!
Happy Birthday gorgeous boy!
Happy birthday, Jenson. I can’t believe that you are one already. Such a big boy. I hope you have a lovely day with mummy, daddy, Burton and all your other party guests. Did you get lots of pressies? Big hugs from Carolin and Amy xxx
Happy birthday Jenson. And well done Mummy on managing a whole year as a mummy of two gorgeous boys. I hope ou enjoy This special day.
A very happy 1st birthday Jenson.
I loved reading this and the photos are really lovely, I absolutely love the Brotherly Love one.
I can’t believe how much they have both changed in just a year.
Hugs for you Jenny xx I cried so much on Charles’ first birthday…and second birthday…
Hope you all have a fantastic day and weekend xxx
That is such a gorgeous post! Really lovely to look back on the year like that and I imagine that it has gone really quickly for you! I hope you all have an amazing day x
Happy 1st Birthday Jenson! xxx
You really know how to pull on my heartstrings don’t you, what a lovely little blog and thing that it makes it a bit more tearful for me, is i will be going through this myself in 2 months. Hope you all have a magical time, celebrating Jenson’s 1st birthday.
Lovely post Jenny…and Happy Birthday again to Jenson!
I see that Jon has gone a touch greyer over this last year too….looking even more like Matt now! Ha!
Have a lovely day today & I hope Jenson likes his wonderful cake!
x
Oh Jenny that is so lovely! I can’t believe he’s 1 already, I remember your mammoth sleepless nights and tiredness as if it was yesterday (although bearing in mind he’s teething, it was, wasn’t it?). He’s such a lovely boy, so happy and cheerful. I love seeing the relationship between Burton and Jenson, well done you lovely mummy.
I hope you guys have the best and sunniest day ever! Well done you, first and foremost, for having such grown-ups and happy boys and well done Jenson for reaching such a milestone! Lots of Love from Miss G and I x
Happy Birthday 🙂 What Gorgeous Photos x
What a gorgeous post and Happy Birthday Jenson xxx
Happy Birthday Jenson !!! What a lovely post, so sweet. I know just how you feel, as Sicily approaches her first birthday and I know she’s my last baby, its bittersweet. Hope you all had a lovely day.
Happy Birthday Jenson. Beautiful post. And tell your Mummy not to drop the ‘baby’ from your name, because my youngest is 3 and a half, and I still call him Baby Blake.
Even if, like mine, he is to be your last baby, he’ll still always be your baby.
Thank you and you are right I know you are x
Your two will be just great you wait and see 🙂 x
I had lots of lovely presents although my brother played with them too! Hello Amy 🙂
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Thank you Lucy – it hasn’t been easy but it’s been rewarding and they are the best!! Thank you we had a lovely day x
Thank you lovely and I hope you will be ok in 2 months, it’s such a milestone isn’t it? We have had a lovely day thank you x
Yes he has gone greyer (but so have I sssssh!) xx
Thank you. I can’t believe it either the time has just down by so fast. Those sleepless nights were exhausting but it’s over now phew!! Their relationship is brilliant most of the time it is lovely to see it grow every day x
Thank you and thank you! It’s been a great day and sunny too x
Thank you very much x
Thank you for reading 🙂 x
Thanks Ella. It is a little bittersweet but I wouldn’t want to relive those first couple of months again to be honest!! It was knackering! We have had a fab day thank you x
I will call him baby in my head – an maybe when it is just the two of us xx
Gorgeous post. Don’t be sad though it all gets more fun from now on and much much easier. I love this age when they start learning new things every day. So exciting.
Happy Bitthday to gorgeous Baby Jenson, and I hope you had an amazing day too. What a year, it’s flown by so so quickly, I think I remember you announcing his birth!! Your boys look so happy together too. Here’s to many many more… Like they say, this is only the beginning!
Oh Jenny, this is just LOVELY! What a lovely year of memories you have there.
Happy birthday to little Jenson, and happy birth day to you 🙂 You four make a very lovely family.
What a lovely post. I can’t believe how much he’s changed and how much Burton has changed too. Those last photos are fab. I’ll be keeping the baby tag for Nano as long as I can though!
Sorry I am late, but happy birthday to Jenson! Lovely post. xx