Her first bath, I was insecure and scare but we both survived it.

Speech………he said vaccuum at 7 months of age and then nothing for months! To this day I wonder whether I misheard

My son Jacob’s first dance at 10 months! His Grandma was watching Elvis Presley on TV. The King was doing Rock & Roll at the time. Jacob, totally mesmerised, stood up all of a sudden, his legs twitching, hips shaking, hands clapping. The entire room was electrified. Elvis does rock!

Her first steps, it was shaky and poorly coordinated by so special to me.

Nothing goes beyond the depth of absolute love felt when I first heard “Mum”… a wornout phrase years on however the love continues to grow strong!

His first words, it was what I remember the most and he has not stop talking since.

His first day of school, we both shared a tear and we missed each other all day long.

His first time in a swimming pool. He saw it, ran and jumped straight in. Followed very quickly by both parents who were still fully dressed.

I first attempt at breast feeding, it was very painful but so rewarding.

My first nappy change, I will never forget it.

The day I brought my daughter home from the hospital, I was young and scared, it was the beginning of a wonderful journey.

My first cuddle, a precious moment that I wish it could have lasted for ever.

Our first fishing trip together, no fish to bring home but lots of memories to cherish forever.

My first hold, that tiny human being, so delicate and fragile, a feeling I will never forget.

when my daughter called me “mama” for the first time. she was around one year old and my son was three. i was hanging the washing on the line and my babies were playing around me. Than i heard the word “mama” . i looked at my son who was still playing with his toys. After some time i heard it again but it sounded a bit different. i looked at my son again. it wasn’t him calling me. My little daughter was standing right beside me and she called me again. i was overjoyed to hear her call me like this. i still remember even the sound of her voice wheb she called me for the first time. it was the best ever.

I don’t have children, so I’ll have to use my mum’s, and that was when I finally learned to ride a bicycle at the ripe old age of 40! Also,

My beautiful son was born with amazing big blue eyes. Although I could look at them forever, it took my special boy a long time to reciprocate and give eye contact. When he finally did, my heart melted. We ‘connected’ for the first time. I’ll never forget that moment.

My youngest first steps, he had global development delay and later we found out autism too, he took a long time to get to his first steps, I will always remember/cherish those!

First time I called 000 and the operator laughed at me when I tried to report that my baby ate nappy rash cream.

When he slept through the night, we were so surprised, it was something we thought it will never happen.