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If your due on or around christmas?

Bella3413Bella3413 member
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Are you decorating this year.  I want to keep things normal get a tree, hang lights etc.. but my DH seems convinced we will be too busy to take it all down after the baby comes and says he doesn't want a tree and few of my friends said i was crazy for wanting to decorate. I am due on christmas and think I get get DH to agree to the tree.But I just wanted to see what others were doing to see if I am really crazy for wanting to decorate? TIA
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  • Miss.ModularMiss.Modular member
    yes, i decorated.  it's not that hard to take decorations down, so i am not worried about it.
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  • Sunny1inTucsonSunny1inTucson

    We definitely decorated. For pictures, visitors, and own personal sake of getting in the holiday spirit, we wanted to have the house looking good. It really didn't take us long at all, so I hope it won't take us long to take it down when needed.

    We were considering getting a real tree this year, but in the end stuck with our fake one.

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  • marinechickmarinechick
    Yes, we decorated. I guess it depends on the extent of decorating you do. It shouldn't take way too much time to put the stuff away.
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  • lbitzlbitz
    we put up the tree and stockings and I already wrapped all the presents. We're not doing lights on the house or anything else inside though. DD was 3 months old for her first Christmas and I think the decorations stayed up until almost march that year.
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  • eris1995eris1995 member

    Yes we're still decorating!  MH just put the lights up outside and brought the tree in today.  I'm going to have him bring up the boxes from the basement so we can decorate the tree this weekend and put out our other decorations.

    I would feel so sad if he didn't want to decorate.  It just might take us a little longer to take things down this year.  We always leave things up until Jan 6th though.  I'm sure MH can find some time to take things down.

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  • LittleEgyptLittleEgypt
    Yup, and I'm not going to stress if our tree is shabby and dry by the time we take it down.
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  • XseeinstarsXXseeinstarsX
    My first baby was due on New Year's Day and this one is due on the 28th of this month...I decorated for the first one and he was here 2 weeks early so I got some really cute first pics in front of the christmas tree and him with lights and stuff....so YES DEF. DECORATE IT'S WORTH IT!
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  • mrsmatt03mrsmatt03
    YES, we are decorating, but we have a 2 year old, so it's really more about her.
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  • KLynKLyn
    i'm not due at xmas, but will likely have to deliver about then for medical reasons and yes, we decorated. ?Our trees is up, stockings hung, etc. ?and we are doing the outside lights this weekend. ?I figure, even if we are crazy busy, we can always ask for help!
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  • faygojumperfaygojumper

    We're definitely decorating anyways. I know we'll be busy, but I don't mind waiting a little long to take them down as long I get to put them up.

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  • mrs_kelly1014mrs_kelly1014 member
    Yep, I decorated. If this kid is overdue then the decorations might not get taken down the first weekend in January like I normally do, but I really don't care. I'll get to it when I get to it and I'm not going to sress. :)
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  • hdirkeshdirkes

    Yup, I wouldn't miss decorating.  My older kids have November and January Bdays and this one is right before Christmas and having newborns or being almost due has never stopped me before or now. 

    The only thing I did differently this year was I purged a bit because how much I decorate all over the house has gotten a little out of control.  Maybe part of the nesting instinct to want things a bit more organized and tidy ;0)  It really doesn't take that much to pack it all back away so I don't know that to be a valid reason not to.  I can't imagine trying to get into the Christmas spirit without tree and decorations....plus with the older children, for me that would just not be an option.  I got everything done as early as possible.  In fact, everything was bought and wrapped pretty much by Thanksgiving this year to make sure I didn't lose steam at the end and then not do it.  I decorated Thanksgiving weekend.  We will take down New years weekend just like every other year. 

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  • HappyNuttingHappyNutting
    Yes, we're decorating.  It helps me get into the holiday spirit, plus we'll be having family over this year- since we're not driving around (this goes for if baby is born OR if I'm still pregnant).  If baby does come before Christmas I'd also like to take pictures in front of the tree for baby's first Christmas...:)
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  • HarrietNJMommyHarrietNJMommy
    My decorations have been up for a week! I can't imagine not decorating.
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  • CTJune06CTJune06
    yes we decorated and are putting up a tree this weekend.
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