Martynka's first birthday!

I can't believe it's already been a year. 365 days since our little baby girl joined us in our journey through life. Little did we know how our lives would change with her arrival. With arrival of a third child in our family. It is often said that a first child is a revolution. Two adults taking care only of themselves now have to take care of this little, defenceless being, who trusts their parents completely and unconditionally.

 Frankly speaking, the arrival of every single child causes changes to a family. You might think that once you have a child, the second one wouldn't be that much of a surpise. Not to mention the third one. But actually, each child is different. With their own needs, their own pace, their own rhythm. We made it through the first year together. I love all of them so much (and so much more with every passing day).

What can I write about her first year?

Well. Martynka has already been to seven countries on two continents. When she was three months old, we went to Hurghada, Egypt.

Then, over the summer, we visited bits and pieces of the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and Germany. Phew. Quite a number for such a small kiddo. And we were camping then. And roadtripping. Yes, we spent three weeks on a road, sleeping in a tent, with three kids, one of them being 10 months old. Yup, that's us.

She made her first steps yesterday. Trust me, that was a long wait, since she can stand for quite some time now and she walks holding on to furniture (or whatever she can hold on to) quite easily, too.

We had a lot of birthday celebrations over the weekend. I don't know about your traditions concerning first birthday, but we give a child a bunch of things to choose from and try to predict their future based on what the child grabs first. Martynka took a book. Then a glass. We think she might love reading books while sipping wine. Which I like, too.

She loves trying new foods.

She shares some of my passions ;)

She likes playing with books. Touching them, opening and closing them, not so much chewing on them (which kind of surprises me a little). Well, the kid has some respect for books.

She adores her big sister and big brother. She follows them around and when they're not home, she gets into their rooms, sits in the middle looking around, trying to find them. She misses them easily.

She has been to two weddings.

She takes part in our decision making processes.

She loves helping with housework.

She'd put on whatever mummy made, whether for her or not for her.

She loves going out for a walk, observing the world.

She can fall asleep even while eating...

Taking pics of three kids at once is a huge challenge. Not to mention taking pics of the whole family...

She is a very positive kid, smiling and laughing a lot!

Happy birthday, little girl!