No- before you get excited, we are not having another baby!
My cousin’s newborn has recently reached a milestone.
Ethnic Chinese folks have this at the age of 1 month. Caitlin had her celebration, but due to logistics, we didn’t have one for Caleb- Okay, our excuse was that he turned a month old when everyone else would have been too busy with 2008′s Chinese New Year!
Anyway..
Dubbed full moon; “moon” being synonymous with “month” in the Chinese language, I cannot remember (do I even know?) what the reasons are for this milestone among us Chinese folks. Somehow I have this impression that this milestone celebration is to signify the achievement of babies reaching 1 month old, because, back in the (really) old days, baby mortality rates are quite high, reaching a month old is deemed an achievement.
Am I right?
In any case, let’s welcome Chantelle to the family!
Hello world!
Photo courtesy of my brother’s Flickr site.
hahaa you gotta love that cranky face that lil ones have! Ahh babies..
Full moon, they survived one full moon cycle. Big thing way back when.
Wow, she looks all dressed for the occasion!
Maybe she doesn’t like the photographer.
LoL!!
But, yes, I think the first month is of a milestone note for a new born, just as significant as the one year old celebration.
There’s just something magical about it.