mami & papimoon

my birthday present from chris this year was A TRIP TO NEW YORK!!! i was really looking forward as i love the big apple and also it was the first time we had more than one night couple-only-time.

but when the day came and we left pea at my parents house i wasn't so sure about the whole thing anymore...

although we missed pea we really enjoyed 4 days in new york. of course we asked for pictures and videos and sent messages to pea during our stay... but knowing he was in the best hands made it easy for us to relax and not to worry. thank you nani and nonno <3

i'm really glad we did it but we'll probably stay somewhere a bit closer next time. :)

duck race

since 2012 the swiss cancer league organizes the duck race in zurich. the proceeds from all the sold ducks go to cancer research. we purchased our duck a few weeks ago and were really looking forward to the race. all ducks are thrown in the river at once and and the ducks who are picked further down will win a little price.

unfortunately we couldn't attend the official duck race as i was lying in bed with a migraine...

so a week later we decided to go down to the river and still release our duck into the wild! pea didn't really understand what it was all about but seemed to have fun nevertheless.

first proper injury

and after 1 year 4 weeks and 1 day the scar free days were over...

i went to yoga and chris took pea to the bike shop. he fell and hit a shelf and his skin just split. we took him to the hospital where they glued it.

we know it wont be the last visit to the hospital leave alone the last scar, but it was probably the worst as it was the first one.

for the next 5 days he will be sporting colorful plasters and is not allowed to have his evening bath. after that we will hopefully go back to the normal procedures.

one year photo shooting

shortly before his first birthday we went back to ingrid who already took our pregnancy and newborn photos.

it turned out much more difficult with a one year old and the shooting was over rather quickly as pea just couldn't bother to sit still anymore.

nevertheless we got some super photos and i keep looking at them smiling...

summer where are you? and a high jumping yoda...

it's been a while...

we spent the last few days mainly with dressing really warm to go outside waiting for the good weather... it seems like summer is over although it's still august. 

the few days of hot weather we enjoyed outside and preferably in a paddling pool, umbrella pole dancing and playing with the ball!

there was quite a lot going on in town as the european athletics championships were held in zurich. there was a fan zone with lots of activities including the high jump photo shooting... needless to say that we queued for an hour to have a picture taken! we only got two shots so i couldn't take my usual 200 pics until i find a good one... but i guess you get the idea and pea for sure had his moment of fame as everyone watching was cheering when it was his turn.

we were invited to a movie themed birthday party. i was very excited about the chance to dress up pea as it has been a while... very cute is he think i!

12 months health check

today we went to the 12 months health check at our pediatrician. she was impressed with peas walking skills and also by how he handled all the tests (like putting raisins back in a container instead of eating them all...).

he also got 3 shots but was a very brave little pea.

he weighed 10.54 kg and is 78 cm.

as he wont lie on the bed in the treatment room anymore i took a picture in the waiting room instead...

first birthday!

we had peas uncle dave and cousin jake over for a few days and the plan was that his auntie lorraine will visit for peas birthday too. but when they came back from the airport also granma and grampa flew over from the uk for a surprise birthday visit!!!

it was a really nice surprise but unfortunately i had to prepare everything for the evening and didn't have a lot of time... but the main thing was that they could spend peas birthday with him which was lovely!

first thing i did in the morning was inflating 50 balloons... i wanted to fill his cot with balloons to take a proper birthday picture. it took me more than one attempt but in the end i was really happy with the result!

in the evening also nani and nonno, auntie dani, gotti and götti & jonathan came to celebrate peas first birthday.

our present for pea was a yearly pass for the zoo in zurich. so i thought it's appropriate to have a lot of animals around. spray painted in gold of course... :)

i was thinking about peas cake for quite a while. i wanted him to have a proper cake with frosting he can eat on his first birthday. but i didn't find a recipe i liked as i didn't want him to have a sugar/dairy bomb after a year not having either... so i decided to go with a brioche. i agree that this isn't the most exciting thing to hold a first birthday candle but it seemed right for me and pea liked it nevertheless (he didn't know about our lemon cake and chocolate muffins though...).

i made a collage on the wall with all the pictures i have posted on instagram from peas first year. i thought it looked great and really really loved it!

 i also made two lanterns which i think turned out really cool!

it was a really nice day and we've enjoyed it a lot. although pea didn't realize what it was all about he loved having everyone around and of course all the lovely presents he got.