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Planning for Christmas: advice?

PetuniaFeatherbottomPetuniaFeatherbottom member
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My daughter will be two in November, and I am due in December. Last year we didn't do too much for Christmas. Half our house was ruined by hurricane Sandy, and our one year old didn't really understand what was up. This year we are planning a simple but cute bday for our girl, and for Christmas I would like to give her gifts to open, but expecting a week before Christmas will be a challenge. Anyone else in a similar boat? How did you celebrate holidays with a toddler and a newborn, and how much is "enough" for a 2 year old? I don't want to overwhelm her, but I still want to celebrate.
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Re: Planning for Christmas: advice?

  • Cherryblossoms07Cherryblossoms07 member
    edited August 2013
    I was in a similar boat.  DD's birthday is within a week of Christmas and I was due four days before her birthday with DS.  I planned ahead!  I had all my Christmas and Birthday shopping done by early November and wrapped by Black Friday.  DH helped decorate for Christmas on Black Friday.  Christmas was easy since the presents were already taken care of and we don't travel for the holidays. 

    For her birthday - I had all the decorations for her birthday made/bought and stored away so it was easy to pull out and hang up.  I had a birthday cake I wanted wrote out and easy for DH to order if needed (I still wanted to make it but wasn't sure I would be up to it).  We didn't do a big birthday party with friends that year due to the fact that I was due so close to her birthday, but we still had a nice family birthday party - we took her to an indoor play place, she chose where we ate dinner, and we had cake and presents.  She loved it! 

    I guess I didn't worry about DD being overwhelmed as much as I did her feeling like she lost out because of DS.  I wanted Christmas and her Birthday to be as much like prior years as possible.  We haven't had a problem with the kids feeling overwhelmed during the holidays/birthday season yet and my parents really test that boundary well (they really over due the presents come December), so I wouldn't worry about it.  : )  I would worry more about what you will be able to accomplish.  Stay flexible in your birthday/Christmas plans.  We had to change our plans after DS was born because I had an emergency c-section and I wasn't up for the traveling that our first birthday plans had entailed.  I think you LO will be fine with however you choose to celebrate everything.  Your LO is still young.  Good luck!          
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