Baby’s First New Year Part One: A Heartwarming New Year’s Eve Adventure for Families

Mommy keeps saying this will be baby’s first New Year that I’m old enough to notice, and I think that sounds very important. She says there will be a new year countdown with kids all over the world, even tiny ones like me. I don’t really know what a countdown is, but it must be something fun if everyone stays up just to see it. I’ve been watching Mommy bustle around the house, talking about “tomorrow night,” and it makes me feel like something big is coming.

Tomorrow is the last day of 2016. A whole year has gone by, and it’s time to welcome a new one. That’s so exciting! Mommy tells me that tomorrow is what we call New Year’s Eve, and Sunday will be New Year’s Day.

I’m not sure what to expect from New Year’s Eve. Last year it was just us at home. A year ago I was very little, and I don’t remember much about it. In fact, I slept through most of it. I vaguely recall sleeping on the couch on Mommy’s lap with the TV on.

There don’t appear to be any presents, and we didn’t go shopping for a great big feast. Mommy says that the celebrations for New Year’s Eve happen at night. We get to stay up late to welcome the new year.

Baby’s First New Year Is Confusing

I understand the staying up late part, but how do we welcome a new year? Do we send out invitations to get the new year to show up? Do we put up lights and decorations outside like we did at Christmas so that the new year can see our house and come inside? Our Christmas decorations are still there. Do they double as a New Year beacon to attract the new year?

There are other considerations as well. Once we do manage to get the new year’s attention, how do we make it feel welcome? Is it possible to give the new year a hug? Do we offer the New Year cake and coffee, or perhaps cookies and tea? How can you tell if the new year is having a good time?

There are also some worries. If we fail to make the new year feel welcome, will it leave? Would that mean that we have to live 2016 all over again? Or is it that we have to keep trying until 2017 agrees to stay? I just don’t understand how this is supposed to work.

Waiting is the Hardest Part

I have so many questions, and Mommy isn’t giving much away. Mommy tells me that I don’t need to worry. She says that all I have to do is wait and see what happens tomorrow. That’s not very useful information, but if Mommy thinks there is no need to worry, I’ll try to relax about it.

Mommy did give me one bit of useful information. This year we will be going out for New Year’s Eve. I don’t know where we’re going, but at least I know that there is a car ride in store for me. I like going on car rides. I enjoy looking out the window as interesting things whoosh by.

I’ll be back on Sunday with a new diary entry, and I’ll tell you all about my experiences this New Year’s Eve. Whatever way you plan on welcoming the new year, I hope that you are successful. May the new year bring only wonderful things your way.

As for me, I’m ready to see what baby’s first New Year is really like. Maybe I’ll even stay awake long enough to hear that New Year countdown with kids Mommy keeps talking about, though I can’t make any promises. My eyes get sleepy pretty fast. But whatever happens, I know it will be special, and I can’t wait to share it all in my next diary entry.

Happy New Year to you and your family from Peachy & Clementine.