Bah-humbug!!

thoward298

Anyone else feeling this way?? I am so wrapped up with baby stuff that I can't even think about Christmas! I am due Jan 6 and the thought of coming back to work after the first of the year makes me sick to my stomach! I wish he would come early, but you know how that goes! It is totally up to him and right now he doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I didn't put up a tree or anything this year. We spent most of our money on baby stuff so we didn't have a lot to spend on gifts.

Please don't get me wrong..I am very thankful for this specail present that God has given us, I just feel like sitting in bed in my pj's, eating ice cream and waiting on the baby!!

SoonToBeMsP

I am actually the total opposite. I am cherishing this last Christmas season between just the two of us. I figure next year will be all about LO, and that is how I want it, so this one will be about us one last time.

Then again I am due towards the end of January, so I don't want her to come quite yet

rosebud218

Yes thats me.We just got a tree and Im like whats the point Christmas is this weekend. Im just not in the mood for anything lately.

Sascha3

I am really hating Christmas this year.  My husband will be working, and he doesn't really celebrate anyways.  His family does not celebrate for religious reasons.  They do, however, celebrate his parent's anniversary which is the 24th, but I always get more depressed being at a big family get together, where half of the people exchange gifts with each other "in honor of the parent's anniversary".  It seems like a faux Christmas to me, and instead of just going and enjoying the company, I feel excluded and left out because it seems like a fake Christmas.  Most of his siblings exchange names and buy each other gifts.  Neither me or my husband are ever included in this part.  I don't care about the gifts, but I care about feeling left out.  I got upset last year and mentioned it to him and one of his sisters, but it looks like the same thing is happening this year because no one has mentioned anything to me yet again.

I usually celebrate with my older daughter but she moved to Seattle in January and won't be coming home until the first to be here for the baby.  Most of my close family has passed away and I have no other family here.  So I am sure I will just be sitting home alone and crying

tkmiraglia

I didn't forget, but we aren't really doing anything this year. No decorations. No holiday music. No holiday baking. Our budget is super tight with LO on the way, so we did picture cards (with maternity pictures). And then, $5 gifts for our siblings (because we figured they didn't want pictures of us). 

Normally, I deck the whole house out and do baking and buy lots of presents. I'm just not into it this year. I did the basics. I won't be getting any gifts myself since people just bought stuff for the shower. I did splurge a little and get DH an anniversary/Christmas gift, but that's about it.  

bigbear

I'm not quite in the xmasy mood either. Mostly because it has snuck up on me. I've been so extremely busy and stressed out at work and then we had to spend so much $$ that we couldn't get any great gifts either. DH is only getting a sweatshirt and a tshirt from me And I feel so awful. it's the things he wanted but still... It just doesn't feel like xmas to me at all...

purpletulip

Sascha3:

I am really hating Christmas this year.  My husband will be working, and he doesn't really celebrate anyways.  His family does not celebrate for religious reasons.  They do, however, celebrate his parent's anniversary which is the 24th, but I always get more depressed being at a big family get together, where half of the people exchange gifts with each other "in honor of the parent's anniversary".  It seems like a faux Christmas to me, and instead of just going and enjoying the company, I feel excluded and left out because it seems like a fake Christmas.  Most of his siblings exchange names and buy each other gifts.  Neither me or my husband are ever included in this part.  I don't care about the gifts, but I care about feeling left out.  I got upset last year and mentioned it to him and one of his sisters, but it looks like the same thing is happening this year because no one has mentioned anything to me yet again.

I usually celebrate with my older daughter but she moved to Seattle in January and won't be coming home until the first to be here for the baby.  Most of my close family has passed away and I have no other family here.  So I am sure I will just be sitting home alone and crying

That's so sad! What a weird way to still do presents but not celebrate Christmas. And I'd feel left out too.
OP, I kind of know how you feel. I skimped on decorating this year and I'm planning on taking it all down the day after Christmas so I don't have to deal with it while we have a newborn.
I'm actually enjoying all the Christmas events though because they help pass the time!

theladyjess

Not necessiarly "Bah-humbug" but definatley more "meh".  I usually love Christmas but I think the combination of being pg, Hubby's crazy work schedule, IL drama/emotional manipulation, my friends pulling away from us this past year, and the lack of extra income this year have all combined to make me less excited for Christmas this year. 

I did put up a tree and did a little decorating.  I'm going to do some baking Thursday and Friday.

This is our last Christmas together before LO arrives and I wanted it to be extra special but with everything else going on it feels like it's just going to be another day.

SmittyPants

I'm usually all about Christmas, but since this LO is due 6 days later, I didn't bother putting up a tree or decking any of our halls. I figured the last thing I'd want to do after giving birth is take down Christmas decorations. 

Ah well.