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riansmommie · December 2014

Re: Santa

I've still got my 8 1/2 yo believing in the Jolly man! She has come home every year from school though and questioned me about it because some kids try to ruin it for her. I just tell her when she stops believing Santa stops coming. Same goes for the tooth fairy and Easter bunny. I love the magic of believing. We also do Elf on the Shelf, I don't get crazy with it, just move her from spot to spot around the house and once a week she gets into something fun. Tonight she is zip lining across a doorway

. My DD loves it and is trying so hard to get her brother to enjoy it this year as well.

daffy2k · December 2014

Re: Santa. We will do Santa. I grew up in a Catholic household and both aspects of Christmas were part of it. The religious story of Jesus, and also the magic of Santa. As we got older we also hear the story of Sinterklaas (Dutch on my mom's side) and we have always received real Dutch chocolate letters in our stockings as a result. We knew fairly young that Santa wasn't real but it was unspokenly clear that if we verbalized our disbelief Santa wouldn't come and most of our good stuff was from Santa lol. Let's just say that my brother and I "believed" well into our 20s. I actually really like this explanation of Santa's realness, and anyone who didn't want to include God could easily leave that part out. But it does a good job of explaining the need to believe in people and magic and hope. https://pinterest.com/pin/406731410071989159/

numbersgirl08 · December 2014

Re Santa, we probably won't do Santa gifts. We will talk about Santa and he won't be a foreign concept, and N will get just as many gifts as she would if Santa gave her some, but it's just a choice we've made for us. MHs family is Christmas obsessed though, including Santa being a huge deal, so I don't know how they will take it. I don't think my sister is doing Santa w her kids, but I know MHs sister and BIL will do Santa. So that might be weird. For us, we will focus on Jesus' birthday in our celebrations, and the spirit and joy of giving, and importance of family and the special time with family. We started doing an Advent Bible study with N yesterday from her kids Jesus Storybook Bible. She def doesn't "get it" yet but I want to start the tradition.

numbersgirl08 · December 2014

And I want to brag - I finished my Christmas shopping tonight! I have stayed up way too late Black Fri, last night, and tonight shopping but I'm finally done, including ordering Christmas cards! There are a few small items I want to pick up when I'm down south but for now, everything is done. And I'm so excited about pretty much everything I bought! H and I are doing gift exchange this Sat (I know it's early but I'm leaving to go home next week and he's coming a week later, and then taking N with him to my ILs who are in another city, so we won't be together much in Dec and we don't really like exchanging gifts in front of extended family). We're going on a Christmas date Sat night - first date night in a long time! And we will end the date night at a sports bar. What we really want for Christmas is an ACC championship!!! And for lots of crazy upsets this weekend!

riansmommie · December 2014

I stopped sleeping with my fitbit on as well lol.

ASmallWonder · December 2014

I'm here! I've been slammed at work and sick as all hell for the past week and a half

momofcatan · December 2014

Second night in a row I get a midnight call from work. First time I slept right through it and saw the missed call in the morning. Last night I didn't get to the phone in time, listened to the voice mail, weighed how urgent I felt the subject was, and promptly went back to sleep.

I hate when the regular manager is on vacation.

megaroo64 · December 2014

H and I are in the midst of a Santa debate right now. When I grew up, we knew about Santa, but it wasn't really promoted. Like sometimes we had a present under the tree from Santa- but we never went to see Santa and my parents never really talked about Santa or anything. I guess H's family was way in to Santa. I guess I'm ok with it. I like the imagination and magic part of Santa, but not the "Santas watching so you better be good or your won't get presents" aspect. I mean- getting presents shouldn't be the motivation for being good- and let's face it- even if they are bad, we won't take away Christmas!

momofcatan · December 2014

classictwitch said:

Isla is having an epic meltdown because I won't walk her toy puppy around the house for her. I hate this. I have such a hard time knowing if I'm doing the right thing or if I'm just being mean and stubborn.

I know what you mean. We had an epic meltdown because she found the pouches in the cupboard and I wouldn't let her have one before dinner. I've also perfected the art of hiding each book right after I read them and suggesting she go get me another one before she has a chance to say "again".

ilovemarfa · December 2014

I'm teaching my kids about santa. we are devout Catholics so we are learning about st. Nicholas and how he's the same person as santa. I got him a really nice book that talks about santa/st. Nicholas. I don't think I was devastated when I found out my parents bought us Christmas gifts so I'm not worried about the boys being crushed. Of course we are also teaching them that christmas is the celebration of Jesus' birth.

ColieAnn31 · December 2014

classictwitch said:

ColieAnn31 said:

@NaChelleBeck‌ he doesn't want to "lie" to him about there being a Santa but it's not a lie to me. It's something magical that only lasts for so long. It's part of an innocence that you only get for a few years. Alex loves Christmas (not the religious aspect of it) so I don't know what his deal is.

Does he ever lie to G and tell him that some yummy snack is "all gone"? Or say that G's cartoons "aren't on right now"? I mean, if you don't want to "lie" to your kid, go all the way. How is he going to explain to G why his little friends get to have so much fun and he doesn't?

FFWC: I have never understood why some parents don't do Santa, religious or otherwise. It's magic. It's imagination. Is it a let down when you find out the truth when you're 10 (I was old)? Yeah, but I would NEVER give up those memories of watching the TV specials, reading The Night Before Christmas, going to Christmas Eve Mass, putting up the decorations, spending time with family, feeling so much excitement that I swore I would never sleep, cutting down the tree, setting out the cookies and milk...it was amazing. You'd better believe I'm going to do my very best to make sure that Isla's Christmas times are just as memorable as mine were.

Oh, we will be doing Santa. Alex has shut up about not wanting to do Santa. We'll be doing cookies for Santa and carrots for the reindeer and we also bought these little stars that light up that you put in a window so Santa can find you. I'm excited

ColieAnn31 · December 2014

megsw85 said:
I just left a message for Travis's lung specailist he isn't getting better. I've noticed the last couple of nights. He's coughing and then crying out afterwards. His lips keep going blue every now and then.

He isn't playing as much as he normally does. I hate that this Dr is 3 hrs away

Poor kiddo

hopefully he starts feeling better soon.

musicalsilver · December 2014

@megsw85 - I hope Travis starts feeling better soon - that sounds so sad!

DH and I are atheist and will probably still do Santa. Once LO is a bit older we're going to talk about all the different cultural traditions that happen around the holiday season.

I remember when my brother and I finally "figured out" that Santa wasn't real. We kept mum about it so that he'd keep bringing us presents. It was at that point that Santa started getting things like some cookies and a beer ;-) My parents just gradually phased out the one or two "Santa" presents we got over the course of a couple years.

ColieAnn31 · December 2014

You guys...I haven't worked since last Thursday and I have to go back to work tomorrow. Due to family medical issues and us now not being able to move out for awhile I've really been thinking about going back to staying at home with Grayson full time. I keep going back and forth on it but I have been missing Grayson like crazy

ilovemarfa · December 2014

@CL8badB‌ Here's the book-

ColieAnn31 · December 2014

@CL8badB‌ ygpm

GraceInCA · December 2014

Last year's Santa discussion:
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12183187/youre-a-mean-one-mr-grinch

numbersgirl08 · December 2014

@classictwitch I don't think Christmas will be any less memorable because N doesn't get big presents from Santa. We are just choosing to focus on other things, but the excitement will still be there. I don't think believing in Santa is a requirement to make Christmas special and magical. I want her to enjoy getting presents, not because she was a "good girl" and Santa was watching, but because she is loved and wonderful (I know that's true of all of us - I just don't really like concept of pushing kids to be good because santas watching). I don't have a big issue with Santa at all, so if that's what you choose to do to make Christmas special for your family, awesome. But don't assume that other families can't have just as memorable and special Christmases without making a big deal out of Santa.

And Santa will be a part of Christmas, we just won't push believing he is real or giving a ton of presents from him. She will likely believe for awhile that Mickey Mouse is real, because she's young with an imagination. Similarly, she will likely believe Santa is real for awhile. We will let her grow out of believing Santa is real like she does Mickey Mouse - whenever she just reaches that stage. No grinches here - no talks about how he isn't real when she's young - but he won't be the center of Christmas and we won't try to continually convince her he's real he and he won't be where all her gifts come from. Maybe we will do one or two gifts while she does naturally believe when she's little.

We're just gonna see how things naturally play out. Not too worried this year because she doesn't understand the concept of gifts or Christmas at all yet

musicalsilver · December 2014

I like reading through old threads to see who was posting then!

ColieAnn31 · December 2014

Pitchslap said:
Okay nobody hate me X_X ... I decided to put the money we were going to put towards either flowers or EA to use to get 6 months clothes. I remembered after we had DD everyone sent us SO much 3 months stuff but we had barely anything around 6 months. And since they were team green they have nothing.

On carters today I got a 7 pack of short sleeved onesies, 5 pack of sleeveless onesies, 2 pack of dress and romper, 2 pack of dresses, and pair of pants with 2 matching shirts for $57. (And cheaper than the smallest flower arraingement or EA I could find)

To me this is even better than flowers or an edible arrangement!!!

riansmommie · December 2014

@maelara posted in last weeks pregnant momma check in with an update if her new little squish

ColieAnn31 · December 2014

Alex is being such a scrooge! We need to get our Christmas photos done today so I can get the ordered and stuff but he is dragging his feet and complaining about every idea I have. He just wants a picture in front of the fire place. I suggested in front of our tree like last year and he said he doesn't want to photo shop all the bubbie guppies stickers from the wall. Fine. I said why don't we go take a picture with the big Christmas tree in town? He doesn't want to go anywhere. He doesn't want to do anything because it's day off. Blah blah blah. At this point family may just get a Christmas picture with just me and Grayson in it...

megaroo64 · December 2014

@pitchslap - I think that is a fabulous idea!! We were team green for Nora and did not have a single girl thing for her- everything was neutral or boy stuff. And then I think most everyone thinks of buying little bitty baby stuff- so she will super appreciate having something for a little down the road. Certainly the most practical idea!

megaroo64 · December 2014

Double post

ColieAnn31 · December 2014

Let's pretend Alex is the kid in the longhorns shirt (fitting because he loves the longhorns) and I'm the other kid.

riansmommie · December 2014

Poor T @megsw85‌ I really hope he gets to feeling all better really soon.

momofcatan · December 2014

ColieAnn31 said:

You guys...I haven't worked since last Thursday and I have to go back to work tomorrow. Due to family medical issues and us now not being able to move out for awhile I've really been thinking about going back to staying at home with Grayson full time. I keep going back and forth on it but I have been missing Grayson like crazy

@ColieAnn31 I don't know your specific situation, do you have any long term plan? Are you planning on going back to school, working or being a full time SAHM? Personally, I value financial independence a lot, and even if you cannot move out this minute, I think it is extremely important that you have the ability to move out. I would encourage you to go back to work (or school if that is in your long term plan).

momofcatan · December 2014

@megsw85 poor guy, hope everything turns out OK.

GraceInCA · December 2014

CL8badB said:
I dont know if anyone is familiar with the Eric Garner death in SI. But another jury just let another cop off.
Theres actual video of the victim with his hands up before the cops proceded to put him in a choke hold causing him to die.
I wonder if there are protests going on or if there will be protests to come.
Time to check the local news.

I was shocked by this. That was a horrible incident, and the cop was very clearly in the wrong.

ColieAnn31 · December 2014

momofcatan said:

ColieAnn31 said:

You guys...I haven't worked since last Thursday and I have to go back to work tomorrow. Due to family medical issues and us now not being able to move out for awhile I've really been thinking about going back to staying at home with Grayson full time. I keep going back and forth on it but I have been missing Grayson like crazy

@ColieAnn31 I don't know your specific situation, do you have any long term plan? Are you planning on going back to school, working or being a full time SAHM? Personally, I value financial independence a lot, and even if you cannot move out this minute, I think it is extremely important that you have the ability to move out. I would encourage you to go back to work (or school if that is in your long term plan).

I actually just landed a new job! Not as many hours but getting paid substantially more. Monday-Friday hours. Alex's aunt is needing a new Secretary so she asked me if I would be up for it. And regarding school; I don't know what I want to do yet so I don't want to go back until I figure that out. I've got my gen eds done so I'm halfway there.

momofcatan · December 2014

@colieann31 That is great news. I think its good to wait until you know what you want to do and do a bit of research before going back to school. That makes it even more important to keep working though, so you can pay for school!

ColieAnn31 · December 2014

momofcatan said:
@colieann31 That is great news. I think its good to wait until you know what you want to do and do a bit of research before going back to school. That makes it even more important to keep working though, so you can pay for school!

Yeah. I'm really not wanting to take out any more school loans when I do go back lol

riansmommie · December 2014

So my suburban got delayed getting here because the guy ran into truck problems on his way up. Just got the call though that he is about 1.5 hours away with my new mommy vehicle! Can't wait to get the keys in my hand and take that bad boy for a spin!

And yes tom when I can get pics of her I'm totally AW them here

riansmommie · December 2014

@majwv8‌ poor O! Hope she feels better soon.

numbersgirl08 · December 2014

So the last two years have been very unconventional Christmases for us -- I'm going down south next week and will be there until after Christmas, MH isn't coming with us yet but will be meeting us down there later. So we're really all only here at home for like 10 days in Dec, so we aren't doing much decorating.

Last year MH and I just bought each other winter coats for Christmas and started wearing them before Christmastime. This year we decided just 2 days ago that we were going to do a Christmas date and open our presents this Sat. I get ALL of our other presents for other people (and N) shipped to family's houses down south, because I don't want to travel with all of that. So I'll wrap them all there. But we aren't going to buy wrapping paper just for the presents for each other.

So I got creative and just wrapped MH's presents in old Wall Street Journals.

All of that to say, you know you're an MBA student when your wife is wrapping your presents in the Wall Street Journal.

ColieAnn31 · December 2014

majwv8 said:
Just left the doctor. RSV and an ear infection..

Poor baby girl! Hopefully she's feeling better soon. There are a lot of sick kiddos

GraceInCA · December 2014

NaChelleBeck said:

Livid doesnt even BEGIN to describe where Im at right now. My step mom calls & says Kael is acting 'croupy' (whatever the hell that means). Fine, take him to urgent care. 2 minutes later it dawn on me they dont have a car seat. I call her back & she is like we will just put K in the backless booster we have. NO! NOPE NOPE NOPE! I said 'uh, no. Lemme call Inlaws and they will be there in 10 mintues with a car seat.' Nope not good enough. THEY ALL MADE THE DECISION TO PLACE MY 18 MO IN A BACKLESS BOOSTER! Im so beyond livid, im fucking shaking. Im 45 minutes away & cant l leave.

Oh hell no! That is NOT OK. I'm sure he will be fine and statistics are on his side, but that's not a reasonable risk to take. I am sorry they did that. A croupy cough isn't a good thing, but it's also not immediately life threatening, and they could have waited for your in-laws.

riansmommie · December 2014

OMG @NaChelleBeck‌ I'm pretty sure my own BP just went up reading that! Glad they made it safe but holy.fucking.shit!

riansmommie · December 2014

MY SUBURBAN IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ilovemarfa · December 2014

@NaChelleBeck‌ Ds1 had croup a month ago and actually couldn't breathe so I rushed him to the hospital where they immediately administered a steroid shot to get his airway open so I can see where they may have felt it was an emergent situation. I would be upset about the car seat thing but maybe they were really worried about his breathing??? I know that when ds1 woke up with the cough and was gasping for air I scooped him up and drive to the children's hospital in my pjs and he in his. I had actually considered calling 911. Was it that kind of situation where they thought he was struggling to breathe?

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