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First birthday baby boy
OH BABY!

MY BABY LOVE’S 1ST BIRTHDAY

June 7, 2020 Los Angeles
Last week on Wednesday, May 27th, my little love turned ONE! It feels so surreal that Jussi has been in our lives for only a year, when the love we have for him makes it feel like a lifetime! When I was pregnant and even after giving birth, everyone kept telling me to enjoy the newborn stage because soon it would be over. Little did I know that in a blink of an eye he would already be a toddler… This past year has been the absolute highlight of my entire life. Tim and I have such a good marriage and passionate, never-ending love that I thought I couldn’t possibly be any happier than I was before I became a mom. But then Jussi came and completely stole our hearts <3 We have soaked in every single moment of every day with him and even though thinking of him growing up makes me tear up, I couldn’t be more grateful that I get to be his mama. That I get to be right by his side as he goes through life <3

Viime viikon keskiviikkona, toukokuun 27. päiväv, pieni rakas Jussini täytti YKSI vuotta! Se tuntuu niin hassulta, että hän on ollut meidän elämässä vain vuoden, kun meidän rakkaus häntä kohtaan tuntuu niin ikuiselta ja kuin se olisi aina ollut täällä. Kun olin raskaana ja synnytyksenkin jälkeen, monet kertoivat kuinka nopeasti aika menee ja käski nauttia niistä lämpimistä vastasyntyneen vauvan tuoksuista ja pienistä varpaista. Niinhän me teimme ja yhtäkkiä silmän räpäyksessä Jussi täyttikin jo vuoden ja on nyt virallisesti taapero… Tämä kulunut vuosi on ollut ehdottomasti koko elämäni kohokohta. Meillä on Timin kanssa niin hyvä avioliitto ja syvä rakkaus toisiamme kohtaan, että en ajatellut että voisin olla onnellisempi kuin olin ennen äidiksi tuloa. Sitten Jussi tuli ja varasti meidän sydämet ikuisesti <3 Me ollaan nautittu jokaisesta hetkestä, jokaisena päivänä rakkaan prinssimme kanssa ja vaikka ajatus hänen kasvamisesta isoksi pojaksi tuo kyyneleen silmiin, olen niin kiitollinen, että minä saan olla hänen mama.<3

baby boy first birthday

Since the ongoing pandemic, we didn’t have a big birthday party for him. Originally we had planned to have the party at the park (since that’s such a classic American thing to do!), but decided it was better to have it in our home. Jussi’s American family – all of his loved ones – came over on his birthday and celebrated him turning one with us. He’s a wild one now, get it haha?

Koronaviruksen takia emme järjestäneet kovinkaan suuria synttärijuhlia. Alunperin halusimme pitää juhlat puistossa, joka on todella tyypillistä jenkeille. Loppujen lopuksi kuitenkin sovimme, että meidän koti käy juuri hyvin juhlapaikaksi. Paikalla oli Jussin Amerikkalainen perhe – hänen rakkaat ihmiset – ja he tekivät Jussin juhlasta ihanan <3

Tim and I bought a video camera long before he was born so we could document everything from my pregnancy to this day. We filmed a lot of videos on his birthday and I’m so happy we can one day show to him how much he is loved. We love looking back at those clips and they’re so so precious. One of my biggest projects is to finally put the clips together and make a home movie or two or three… We have LOTS of content, haha! I’m still not sure whether I should have pregnancy-movie, then the first 6 months and 6-12months or just make one long movie where there’s everything from Jussi’s first year of life. I’ll update y’all once I’ve figured what I’ll do and maybe post a shorter version here too if you’d like (comment if you want me to!).

Jo pitkään ennen kuin Jussi syntyi, olimme ostaneet Timin kanssa videokameran, jotta voimme taltioida jokaisen taianomaisen sekä arkisen hetken raskaudestani ihan tähän päivään asti. Kuvasimme paljon klippejä Jussin juhlista enkä malta odottaa kun voin joku päivä näyttää hänelle kuinka paljon häntä rakastetaan <3 Aina silloin tällöin katsomme Timin kanssa vanhoja videoita ja voi pojat ne on kyllä korvaamattomia! Yksi isoimmista projekteistani on editoida klipit yhdeksi isoksi kotielokuvaksi, tai ehkä kahdeksi, tai kolmeksi… Meillä on SUPER paljon videoita, haha! Olen suunnitellut, että yksi kotielokuva olisi raskauden ajaltani, toinen Jussin ensimmäisistä kuudesta kuukaudesta yms. Toisaalta taas lyhyemmät 15-20 minuutin videot olisi ehkä kivempi kun sen katsomiseen ei tarvitse paljoa aikaa. En ole ihan varma mitä teen, mutta päivitän teitä kun mulla on suunnitelma kasattu ja ehkä postaan tänne lyhyemmän elokuvaversion meidän elämästä (kerro kommenteissa jos haluaisit nähdä videoita!) <3

Even though the party was small attendence-wise, I wanted everyone to feel like it was a nice party and decorated our home a little. I got the gold letter balloons from PartyCity as well as the floating pearl-colored balloons. The silver fringe wall decor and some of the tableware I ordered from Oriental Trading. When it comes to food, I decided to go with a brunch type of table of finger foods and such, instead of a big warm meal of pasta or something. I made some salad, sugar cookies, meatballs, meat pocket pastries, a ham-veggie quiche, blue painted popcorn, and white chocolate dipped strawberries. The absolutely breathtaking cake was made by Samantha at Samantha Cakes n Bakes (also check out her IG @samanthacakesnbakes). She is so talented and such a super sweet person! I’ll definitely go with her again when it’s time for another cake and celebration!

Vaikkakin juhlat olivat pienet, halusin kaikkien tuntevan juhlaisan ilmapiirin ja siksi päätin laittaa muutamia koristeita meidän kotiin. Ostin kultaisia helium palloja seinään jotka sanoivat “happy bday JUSSI”, laitoin valkoisia helium-palloja leijumaan kattoon ja hopeisen hapsukoristeen seinään. Ruuan suhteen halusin brunssi-tyyppisen ruokapöydän lämpimän ja tuhdin pastan yms. pääruuan sijaan. Tein kotona salaattia, koristeltuja keksejä, lihapullia, lihapasteijoita, kinkku-kasvis piirakan, siniseksi väritettyjä poppareita ja valkosuklaa dipattuja mansikoita. Samantha  teki aivan uskomattoman synttärikakun!

baby boy first birthday tiered decorated cake

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I feel so overwhelmed by how loved Jussi is. He had the best day and that’s what makes my heart so happy. Thank you everyone for the sweet messages I got on his birthday! I’m sad we couldn’t celebrate him with my Finnish family too, but that’s what life is like having families in two different countries. No matter the distance, Jussi totally felt all the love and sends a big hug on all of your ways! KIITOS <3

Olen niin otettu siitä kuinka paljon rakkautta on Jussin ympärillä. Hänellä oli mitä parhain päivä ja se jos jokin tekee sydämeni hyppiin ilosta. Kiitos tuhannesti kaikille teille, jotka lähetitte viestejä ja muistitte Jussia. Mua surettaa niin paljon, että oma perheeni Suomessa ei päässyt juhlimaan kanssamme, mutta sellaista tämä elämä vain on kun on rakkaita ihmisiä eri puolella maapalloa. Etäisyydestä huolimatta, Jussi tunsi rakkauden ja lähettää teille kaikille paljon pehmeitä vauva-, eikun taapero-haleja! KIITOS! <3

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