Lets face it, y’all! Children are messy. From the moment they’re born until the moment they marry their spouse, as parents we will be picking up and cleaning their messes.
I vividly recall my middle child’s first birthday party. After being absolutely terrified at everyone singing the Happy Birthday song to him, once my little birthday boy saw his cupcake, his face lit up and he couldn’t wait to dig in.
He had cupcake and icing everywhere. On his face, all over his hands and arms, on his stomach, in his diaper, on the floor and on his high chair. But in that moment, I didn’t care. While he was making his biggest mess yet, the pure excitement on his face and his little screams of delight brought tears to my eyes.
Sometimes in the midst of raising children we forget just how incredibly blessed we are to have this job. Not everyone gets that opportunity and in that moment of watching my son make a huge mess with his first birthday cupcake, I couldn’t help but be grateful that I was the one entrusted with his care. Even though that meant cleaning up his messes.
Happy Family has partnered with seven other bloggers to create videos for other moms and dads to enjoy. As parents we’ve all experienced the aftermath of an extreme feeding situation. Most times, it’s hard to find the humor in the moment. But now that my children are a bit older, I can look back and laugh about their crazy feeding habits when they were babies and toddlers.
The “Stories from the Bright Side” campaign features eight videos with stories told by other parents, who have all experienced their own feeding challenges. If you need a good laugh, I highly recommend you watch the videos!
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Do you have your own memorable feeding moment? Please share in the comments below!
diane says
When my daughter was little she hated getting her hands dirty. For her first birthday I made cupcakes with icing and placed it in front of her. She grabbed it (from the top full of icing), looked at it for a second and put it down on her tray. Then she looked at her icing covered hand and started crying. She would NOT touch that cupcake again! Silly girl 🙂 Then she grew up to play with frogs and bugs with her brother so I guess she outgrew the neat freak stage!
OurFamilyWorld says
I love that picture! Messy moments are such an important and fun part of being a kid!
Emily says
I think messy baby face pictures are some of the cutest ones. I also love funny reactions like when they first try a lemon or pickle hehe.
Shauna says
I love those squeeze packages. They are awesome for in the car and on the go and like you said, they make clean up easy!!! Thanks for the post
Jenn- The Rebel Chick says
I remember many messy moments from when my daughter was in the I want to feed myself stage. So fun to look back on photos now.
Shell Feis says
For my son’s first three years, every feeding moment was a messy moment! He’s finally getting the hang of it now.
Marcie W. says
I have so many messy moments involving my three children over the years that it’s hard to narrow it down to just one. I know that each of their first attempts at spaghetti was one for the record books!
Nichol says
Aww such a cutie. My son and daughter were terrified when we placed their small 1st birthday cake in front of them. They both looked at me like “mom is this okay to eat”. We had to place their hands on the cake and put frosting in their mouths. Yeah it was boring lol.
Robin Gagnon {Mom Foodie} says
That Caramel Apple treat sounds really good.
courtney says
When M discovered bananas. I love how she would squeeze them in her little hand 🙂
Kathleen says
Part of childhood is being able to make a mess with your food. The squeezy fruits are the only way I can get my youngest to eat fruit now.
Kathleen says
Part of childhood is being able to make a mess with your food. The squeezy fruits are the only way I can get my youngest to eat fruit now.
Kathleen says
Part of childhood is being able to make a mess with your food. The squeezy fruits are the only way I can get my youngest to eat fruit now.
Kathleen says
Part of childhood is being able to make a mess with your food. The squeezy fruits are the only way I can get my youngest to eat fruit now.
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
Just like you I let them do whatever they wanted with that first cake! Every bit of mess was worth it indeed! These squeezables are terrific for kids; so glad they make them.
Tammy says
LOL so cute! We had an ice cream cake for our daughter’s first birthday so we didn’t let her eat it herself 🙂 We have some great moments though like the first time she ate a lemon and sushi. Fabulous Kodak moments!