A Year of Firsts
Eliza
The first year of a child's life is made almost entirely of firsts. The first smile. The first laugh. The first time they reached for Mum. The first tooth. The first time they sat up, crawled, stood, and eventually took those uncertain little steps. Parents sometimes don't realise how quickly these moments disappear because another first is always waiting around the corner. By the time the first birthday arrives, there is already an entire collection of memories behind them. This story is about that remarkable first year—not one particular milestone, but all the small discoveries that slowly turned a newborn into the little person standing in front of everyone today.