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"  Blue Ivy Carter celebrated her first birthday this past January with a party reportedly costing $200,000. Most 1-year-olds would quite happily settle for something to chew on for their b-day, but Blue Ivy&amp;#039;s princess-themed bash featured $90,000 of roses, $30,000 worth of party favors and a diamond-covered Barbie doll (which actually cost less than the flowers, but still) from her proud parents. Can you imagine how embarrassed the kid who brought a rattle as his/her gift to Blue must have felt? \u00A0 And this was just the beginning of Blue Ivy&amp;#039;s year \u2014 literally and metaphorically. Thanks to B\u00E9yonce&amp;#039;s Tumblr (we should always give thanks to B\u00E9yonce&amp;#039;s Tumblr) and countless instances of paparazzi intrusion, here&amp;#039;s all the other important things she&amp;#039;s been up to in 2013: FEBRUARY: 1. Partakes in first documentary project\u00A0with mom and HBO. Demands quote approval, but does not get it. (Will bear this in mind next time HBO comes calling.) 2.\u00A0Starts to talk\u00A0\u2014 just after filming on the HBO project finishes, to prove a point if nothing else. First words: &amp;quot;bow down.&amp;quot; Where do you think B\u00E9yonce came up with the song title?! 3. Draws on paper. Bidding war between MOMA and the Met ensues. 4. Reportedly accepts a kiss from Alicia Keys&amp;#039; song Egypt, even though she is pre-destined to marry royal baby George. (More on this later.) MARCH:  5. Receives custom director&amp;#039;s chair for mama B&amp;#039;s Mrs. Carter world tour. Decides not to sit in it until there&amp;#039;s some sort of designer cushion/blanket in the mix. APRIL: 6. Naps. It&amp;#039;s a slow month. MAY: 7. Sits in custom director&amp;#039;s chair after realizing no cushion is coming; refuses to face camera as a sign of displeasure. Even Blue Ivy deals with disappointment once in a while, you see. (Said disappointment is balanced out by the exuberance that comes, inevitably, with wearing a tutu.) JUNE:  8. Enjoys time in hottub, as we all do. 9. Plays on a swingset in a Brooklyn park; requires bodyguard&amp;#039;s presence. Decides the borough is gentrifying far too quickly and, what the, is that really a kale truck on the corner there? Honestly. 10. Blushes briefly after being flattered by Rihanna. Click this link for the photochop alone, please. 11. And WEARS A CROWN. This is your most important Blue Ivy moment of the year (so far) and yes, as mentioned above, it&amp;#039;s a sign of great things to come with the future British monarch. Crown jewels suit her. JULY:  -- Receives custom toddler-sized Timberlands. Wears them on occasion. 12. Also receives custom toddler-sized Tom Ford kitten heels. Refuses to wear them because someone else did first. AUGUST: 13. Listens along to Papa Jay&amp;#039;s newest album, and says nice things about it. Secretly already planning ways to trump his success in the music industry, though. (Coincidentally, creates bass lines with that Babies &amp;#039;R&amp;#039; Us rattle gifted at first birthday party, so it was a good present after all.) SEPTEMBER: 14. Wears a Saturn-covered jumpsuit while boarding a yacht, because who dresses up for their yachting vacation these days? Only the nouveau riche, that&amp;#039;s who. 15. OK, wears an ornate headband/fascinator while on yacht because you can get into the spirit of ostentatious yachting vacations after all when it&amp;#039;s mommy&amp;#039;s birthday.  16. And decides this whole yacht thing is good fun after all, even if it does fuck with your balance.\u00A0Note Blue&amp;#039;s jelly shoes, because they are adorable! 17. Also important: flexes big toe.\u00A0 OCTOBER: 18. Wears BABY GUCCI BALLET FLATS. That is all.  19. Plays in hammock; is not convinced by the point of it all. 20. Also goes to the beach. I am normally of the belief that wet, itchy sand is a cruel trick to play on any small child, but this is a beautiful photo. 21. Partakes in trick or treating. Eats candy, enjoys watching Hocus Pocus.\u00A0 NOVEMBER: 22. inspires B\u00E9yonce&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;God Made You Beautiful&amp;quot; track. Gets a little embarrassed by all the acclaim, because parents can just get so over the top and emotional some times.  23. Has a total WTF moment when confronted by bubbles. They&amp;#039;re just too much. DECEMBER: 24.\u00A0Features on &amp;quot;Blue,&amp;quot; a track from the surprise album B\u00E9yonce drops without any publicity just because she can.   25. Enters rebellious punk phase. This means it&amp;#039;s time for a gold stud-embossed pleather jacket (&amp;quot;Miss Blue Carter,&amp;quot; if you&amp;#039;re nasty) and mini Dr. Martens. Obviously Blue is hitting the terrible two&amp;#039;s a little early. And that means 2014 should be a riot. Follow Alex on Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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