Christmas question

triciaj1

So I thought this Christmas would be pretty low key on presents since LO will be too young to open presents, BUT it's looking like I'm out of control. Is anyone else wanting to buy LO a lot for Christmas? I want to buy books, portable DVD for the LONG car ride to gma's, Signing Time DVD's, PBK rocking horse, PBK my first chair, and then college fund, and it's only October. I think I'm going crazy.

kklickka

We're not buying DS anything (although we will put some money into his savings acct)...we figure our families will go crazy, so he'll have enough stuff without anything from us.

HappyTXChick

Why don't you save some of that for her first birthday!  I can't imagine that she will use a rocking horse much before her first birthday, ya know?  And we got DS his Pottery Barn my first chair when he turned 1 and he still didn't use it much until he was a little older.
Just an idea!

This year I think we will go crazy on DS since he is going to really get into it for the first time, but for DD I think we will hopefully stay pretty calm and just do a few things.

mavilabride

LOL I won't be buying her anything.  She's the first grandchild so I already know she's going to get way too much stuff and my apartment is way too small.

jolis_petits_bijoux

It's hard to resist buying things for LO!  DH and I have it under control, all we have for him so far are books and a couple toys.

The grandparents, on the other hand, are already in all out spoiling mode!

Pesky

HappyTXChick:

Why don't you save some of that for her first birthday!  I can't imagine that she will use a rocking horse much before her first birthday, ya know?  And we got DS his Pottery Barn my first chair when he turned 1 and he still didn't use it much until he was a little older.
Just an idea!

This year I think we will go crazy on DS since he is going to really get into it for the first time, but for DD I think we will hopefully stay pretty calm and just do a few things.

ditto this.  A lot of what you've listed makes way more sense for her 1st bday than Christmas.  DD didn't get a chair (a faux leather one from Target) until her 2nd Christmas and then she loved it and used it all the time.  Before then, I think it would've sat around collecting dust.  So scale back while you can.  If you want to indulge in some things, go for the books as they will last a while, particularly board books and lift-the-flap ones.

BitterOldHag

We are getting them an ornament and sun tents for the summer.

Everyone else will probably go bonkers.

mburkhe

I plan on buying a bunch of gifts for B. She will be 6 months old soon after Christmas, so I am thinking she will be more into toys at that point. She doesnt have many toys now, so she needs some