It marks the biggest "first" for your son: his first birthday. It's (possibly) your first year of parenthood, his first year of life, and your first year as a new family. It's an occasion worthy of celebration. And for so many, it's a reason to completely indulge in an over-the-top custom-made birthday cake.
Yes, he may just want to smash into it, likely won't recognize it as an expensive purchase, and may get fondant so far up his nose that you're making a quickie call to the pediatrician. But so many parents choose intensely-decorated cakes for their sons' first birthdays that this is a bona fide trend!
And these are just a few of the biggest and baddest of them all.
OMG! #13 is seriously excessive, but which one is your favorite?
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