It's WAY too early to be thinking about this, but, here I am. Will you get your new baby a Christmas present this year? I was in the kitchen about to make myself something to eat, and you would have thought it was Christmas Eve! I started freaking out thinking "Oh my gosh! We're going to have a child to buy Christmas presents for this year!!! What do we get?!?!?!? AHHH!" Then I thought, "It's July, calm down. You don't even need to get the baby a gift. They'll be a month old for crying out loud." But THEN I thought "but it's CHRISTMAS...not get the baby anything?"
So, I'm posing the question to you mamas. Will you get the brand new baby a Christmas gift? If you will, what will you get?
We usually buys gifts and gift bags on the way to Christmas celebrations....so this was quite a freak out for me! :lostit: In July! :doh:
upstategirl
07-30-2008, 03:32 PM
Ds was born in Oct and we did get him a present. We got him a Baby Einstein dvd and some soft blocks. I think I will do the same with this one. Just get something small like that. :)
kais_momma
07-30-2008, 10:08 PM
We'll probably get her a few small toys, some toys to grow into, and clothes. Not too much. My parents go way overboard so we don't get the kids too much seeing how our house isn't that big. His parents send money that we put into their bank accts. My parents get them A LOT!
redneckmama
07-30-2008, 11:14 PM
We got dd her first Cabbage Patch doll for her 1st Christmas. We will probably do something along the same lines for this baby.
mommymanda
07-31-2008, 06:56 AM
We will most likely get something little. I have a tradition with DD where we buy a special Hallmark tree ornament and a pair of PJ's every year. For this one I will keep up that tradition. Maybe a small toy or clothes. I was also thinking that I may just set aside some of the millions of things he will get at baby showers and recycle them as Christmas gifts. He won't even be three months old, he won't know lol.
Mind you I also saw a kitchen set on sale and almost bought that to set aside for NEXT Christmas, so don't worry mamma your not the only one thinking ahead lol.
Katie7617
07-31-2008, 10:51 AM
We'll be getting a few things for the baby. We also get each kid an ornament and a few pair of jammies each Christmas, so the baby will get the same. As for toys I will probably find a few little rattles or something (not that we need them) mostly because my 5 year old will want to know why Santa filled 4 of the 5 stockings. I figured I could get some little socks, some bows, stuff like that I would get for her anyway and just put them in her stocking for the benefit of the other 2 kids.
titania
07-31-2008, 04:57 PM
i don't know, probably not. we will have enough money going out at that time, and the baby won't know the difference, and the boys won't notice either. i have been thinking and planning for others though! i got the boys a tool bench at target on clearance, and some stocking stuffers from the dollar spot. :thumbsup: i don't want to have to worry about anything to do with gift giving with a newborn.
dixieleigh070
07-31-2008, 07:16 PM
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4marinebratz
08-04-2008, 07:08 AM
I have older children who still believe in Santa so if we do not do a gift for the new baby the kids will have too many questions. And since I even do stockings for the pets what kind of person would I be not to do one for the baby?! :giggle: So I will probably use a few shower gifts or buy things that maybe I wanted for baby anyway or something the baby needs. The plus is that baby isnt gonna get bummed that he opens clothes/shoes/socks or whatever instead of toys :thumbsup: . My older children will expect to each get to pick out something for baby for on the tree or under, as we have done traditionally with the others. There is nothing that says you have to and I know many people who do not. Actually I once met this couple who says they will only buy for their 5 yr old and not 2 year old cause he will not know the difference. That I don't agree with. It does not seem fair, or does it :headscratch: ??
615marsh
08-04-2008, 09:48 AM
We'll probably get her a few small toys, some toys to grow into, and clothes. Not too much. My parents go way overboard so we don't get the kids too much seeing how our house isn't that big. His parents send money that we put into their bank accts. My parents get them A LOT!
Ditto here too. And DD will probably open the baby's presents. I know my MIL will go nuts buying stuff for the baby (as she does the other 4 grandchildren). So the baby should have plenty. But yes, the baby will have a present. I don't think it would be as important if I didn't already have DD.
mom2kaydncolt
08-04-2008, 05:23 PM
My first son was due the day before this baby so he was about eight weeks old at his first Christmas. We got him his first bible, and a music DVD. My in laws got him a floor playmat with the crossbars over it for hanging toys. So for this baby I plan to get it a first bible (this is a tradition in our house now for first Christmas'), and probably one or two gender specific diaper covers in a small. Since we won't know what we're having till the baby is born I hesitate to buy gender specific stuff now but if we have a girl I'm going to want a girly diaper or two, lol.
I do not agree that two year olds won't know the difference - what's he gonna think while his sibling is sitting there opening tons of gifts? Trust me my two year old knew what to do with those gift wrapped things under the tree last year! lol We do keep gifts to a minimum. But my kids also have four sets of grandparents who buy for them as well.
3beans
08-04-2008, 05:44 PM
LOL!! I started getting crazy the other dya as I realized I need to start Christmas shopping!! With 4 other kids and homeschooling, I always have them withme! And how will I find the time with a last Nov baby? So time to start now!!
We will get the baby something. If there is nothing under the tree the older kids will question why not!! I think just clothing or something though.. sadly being baby #5 not too much is needed..
Starlite
08-05-2008, 02:23 PM
A Bible!? Duh. Why didn't I think of that? We registered for a beginners Bible, but maybe we should get it ourselves. I'll mention that to DH. I also think I want to get the baby a Little People Nativity. I can't believe I thought about the nativity, but not The Bible. Yeah, after giving it some thought, I don't think I could stand to NOT give the baby something...hmm, I wonder if we need a Veggietales nativity too....:giggle:
TJR2119
08-06-2008, 08:40 AM
We will definitely be getting her a few small things.
mom2kaydncolt
08-09-2008, 09:05 PM
Oh the veggie tales nativity is so cute! We just got a small simple cheap set for now but maybe in another year or two we can get one a little more expensive. But yes when considering what to get my first son for his first Christmas we knew we wanted God to be very important to him and a bible just seemed appropriate. Of course if we truly end up with five children we will have a serious run on toddler bibles. Although I'm honestly considering getting this baby a bit "older" of a bible that we can switch to for our nightly reading as the kids get a bit older.
davispigeon
08-19-2008, 04:23 PM
My poor babies will probably get nothing this year. Geez, I've already said that with newborn twins in the house, we're not doing Christmas (or Thanksgiving) this year. I can't imagine how tired I'll be so the idea of decorating, cooking, present buying/wrapping seems overwhelming. Plus NO-ONE will be in town, so it'll just be me, DH and our babes. Hardly seems worth the effort, but sad because I LOVE Christmas.
Starlite
08-20-2008, 07:22 AM
Aww...don't skip Christmas! Buy gifts now, wrap them and stick them in the closet! I'm skipping Thanksgiving too though. For Christmas, I'll make a lasagna ahead of time and freeze it and have DH pick up a bag salad. Voila! Christmas dinner. (I don't do turkey) Also, when I make cookies, I freeze the cookie balls and then when I want cookies, I just take a few out of the freezer and bake 5 extra min. Ta-da! "Fresh" homemade cookies. You don't have to do Christmas if you don't want to. But you CAN do it if you want to too! You're right, you'll be exhausted with twins!
5babyz4me
08-20-2008, 02:40 PM
I don't think it's too early to think about Christmas. I have already bought gifts for 3 of my children and have 2 left. in fact, my goal is to have Christmas shopping done by at least mid- October. I don't want to have to worry about when I am in a recovery period. Been there and done that once before (and she was a late Oct baby) and I don't want to do it again.
We keep Christmas very simple around here because grandparents shower them with gifts. I don't know if I will buy the baby anything. She's pretty much going to be a limp noodle still and have no clue what is going on. i will get her the tradition new PJs that I give my kids to open on Christmas eve. And I am sure that grandparents will get her something. But money is really tight right now so I don't know how much I will do. Perhaps a small chew toy or something. I just can't see myself spending the same amount of money of her that I am for my older children who care. Oh, and I will definitely get her the 1st Christmas ornament to start her ornament collect to take with her to her new family when she's grown.
shaky_girl
08-28-2008, 06:01 AM
I'm going to put up things I buy in the last few weeks that we don't need in the first month and a half or so and wrap them as Christmas presents. I'll probably do the same thing next year, except to get her one good gift, since she'll still be too young to know the difference.
ACSNMama
08-28-2008, 08:54 PM
We got dd her first Cabbage Patch doll for her 1st Christmas. We will probably do something along the same lines for this baby.
Awe, that's awesome! I was born December 3rd and my Mom bought me my first Cabbage Patch doll for my first Christmas too!!
I'm not sure what I'll get for DD on the way...hmm, a few infant toys probably. Maybe her first doll!!
