August 20, 2009: Sofie's first birthday

Today (August 20, 2009) is Sofie's first birthday and thus a big day in the Bräuner household! Sofie wanted to get the most out of the day and thus woke up at 6.30 AM - 45 minutes earlier than normal! We went into her room singing birthday songs and then it was time to get her first present and homemade hot cross buns:

Sofie (looking pretty sleepy) holding a home baked hot cross bun with a Danish and Australian flag.
Happy Birthday!


















Sofie immediately liked her new farm cards and book!

Sofie had a great but tiring day in daycare so after getting home she had a good nap and after dinner she got to open the rest of her presents from mum/dad and the Australian side of the family (her Danish family is gathering in Copenhagen next weekend).
In this photo she waits in anticipation. She got lots of great presents and not all appear in the photos below.


Checking out the sorting box given to her by one of her Australien aunts, the other Giraffe dada is holding in the background was also a present from her aunt.


Sofie blowing out her first candle (with mums help).


Sofie politely claps along whilst mum & dad sing her birthday songs in Danish and Englis


Sofie studying one of her new 'get up and walk' pull toys.


Sofie reading her birthday card from grandma and grandpa.

A few of Sofie's cards and some presents. Notice the painting of Sofie. It was a present made by one of her Australian aunts, a great idea.

A close-up of the painting - this was Sofie at her Christening.




























When Sofie was 13.5 weeks old we made an impression of her hand and foot in clay. We repeated this on her birthday. Check out the photo of the comparison here. She was much less willing to participate this time round so the prints are a little distorted but one can definitely see the change in size.





Click here for some fun and go 1 year back in time and see how Sofie looked back then some 7 kilos and 24 cm ago!

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