Mama Mia! A Wee Bairn on the Way: Grandma and Grandpa, First Overseas Trip, Waterpark Fun

I've got a bit of catching up to do with the blog, so I'm combining three recent events into one post. The first was a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Marden - they came for Angus's and Grandpa's birthdays (and a massive carrot cake courtesy of yours truly). This was Angus's first birthday, and Grandpa's more than first birthday :). Both birthday boys are, of course, young at heart and full of energy! I won't do a grand pontification on the first year with Angus - all I'll say is that, in some ways, it's hard to believe that he's already one year old, and it sometimes feels like yesterday that I was waking up (very drugged) in the hospital to be handed my new son. In other ways, of course, the past year feels like eternity ;), and I can't imagine life before the lifeforce that is Angus George.

I think he had a pretty good first birthday, even if he had no clue what was going on. It was a nice celebration for me, as I could say "yes! I made it through the first year of motherhood with a healthy and happy baby!!!". Not always an easy task to accomplish.

There was cake, a large dinner, and a whole pile of presents - a few more for Angus than Grandpa, but Grandpa was a good sport about it.

The second event was our recent/annual trip to Scotland and London. Angus unfortunately came down with a pretty nasty virus the day before we were set to leave, so he and I had to delay our departure by a few days. Once he was healthy again, though, we were off, and Angus got his first taste of overseas travel. We spend the first week in Scotland, where Angus got to meet most of his cousins on his dad's side. There were no major injuries or major tears, so I consider this first meeting a success. We then flew to London for a few days to spend some extra time with Christopher's youngest brother and his family. While there, we went to the Imperial War Museum - a place I would have loved to spend several hours exploring but soon realized that museums and babies don't mix too well. Ah, well.

The final "event" was a trip to a waterpark near us. Well, a park that has a splashground. Nothing groundbreaking about this, but Angus LOVED it, so I took a few pictures to record it.