Birthday Block

Birthday BlockThe first year is the one that goes too fast to hold. One day they fit in the crook of an arm; twelve months later there's a candle, a cake, and a room full of people who can't believe how big they've gotten. The First Year Block keeps a piece of that year in something you won't have to remember to hold onto. Made from birch and engraved on every side, each block carries both the baby who arrived and the one turning one: their name, the weight and

and a note written just for them — the first words of a story that's now your own

Born Sleeping with the date

or the people who waited alongside you

a verse that means something to your family

the names of those who love them

lighting a candle is the one thing that still feels like something to do

and — on the underside — a few words of your own

It finds its place on a shelf or a nursery dresser

sealed by hand to a soft finish that deepens with time

for others it's the day the car pulled into the driveway

Two candle choices A real wax tea light

the parents who were waiting