We are going to Minnesota to visit my family and are staying at my Dad's house. Christmas eve dinner will be at my Aunt's. I am guessing more than likely after bedtime! Also we usually go to the late church service. I have found out they have a 2 or 3:30 p.m. service which will work better for us.
Farrah is in bed by 7 every night and does not do very well if we keep her out past bedtime. Are you planning on keeping baby's routine the same? I know it's going to be hard because we won't be at home. I get so stressed out when Farrah's schedule gets messed up.
Re: How are handling the Holidays?
we're totally playing the baby card!
LO gets off her schedule so easily, so for us to keep our sanity we will be leaving early, driving separately, etc.
I try to keep DD's schedule as consistent as possible but on special occasions I just try to go with the flow and work her into ours. I figure it is only 1 day and then at worst it will take me a couple days to get her back in her routine.
I know for a fact that I will be waking up DD at midnight to celebrate the New Year's Countdown with us (Mother of the Year over here haha).
I'm really not worried about sticking to a schedule. DD1 stays up crazy late, so we don't need to worry about being up past her bedtime. DD2 likes to go to bed earlier, but if she gets fussy, I just put her in a carrier and she falls asleep.