Post by rikkiandjulie on Dec 19, 2016 15:09:16 GMT -5
We always exchange pjs on Christmas Eve. We draw names on thanksgiving and then open them as our one Christmas Eve gift. I hope to do the same with the LO but we will add a book into the mix.
Post by bexincanada on Dec 19, 2016 20:09:14 GMT -5
Traditions we are starting with Is: real Christmas tree, when she's old enough to remember we'll cut it down. We're also doing 4 gifts for her: something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read.
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
cetcar, rikkiandjulie, We always had pajamas under the tree too on Christmas Eve. The pajama fairy always left ours though. (I have no idea who the pajama fairy is, but it was never questioned when I was young).
bexincanada, M and I love the idea of the 4 gifts; however we can't seem to keep it to four gifts. I got completely spoiled every Christmas and I have a hard time not doing that to my kids as well.
When my sister and I were younger we would sing Christmas carols as a family in our living room on Christmas Eve after Christmas Eve mass. I bet O would like it when she is a bit older and knows some more Christmas songs.
M ordered 2 Santa sacs so that the presents from Santa can go in the Santa sac. We will start that next year since we ordered late to wait for them to go on sale. I think they are really cute and it makes for less wrapping for the parents!
Growing up we used to do always go to Christmas Eve mass (midnight mass when we were older). M and I don't go to church anymore and I describe myself as a recovering Catholic at this point but I would like something to fill that time for our family. I haven't really come up with anything yet. I'm thinking maybe some kind of volunteer thing.
My grandparents always came to our house on Christmas Day. We have continued that tradition for the most part since having O. M also really wants to stay home on Christmas and stay in our pajamas all day if we want. So far my mom has joined in the afternoon when she is in town.
M took O out to pick out a gift for S this weekend. I think that is a nice tradition to start to help instill the giving spirit. When S is big enough we will do the same with her.
New pjs for everyone. Typically the kids match and L and I match. The family pjs are crazy pricey and no one can agree on those! Christmas Eve we go to the early service at church and then go to our favorite Mexican restaurant after. Home to unwrap pjs and one gift - typically a family game. Christmas morning the kids aren't allowed downstairs until L and I are up and downstairs. Kids get their stockings and Santa presents (unwrapped.) We have breakfast and then we start opening gifts - one at a time (no free for all!) L likes to space it out throughout the day so we aren't done so quickly and the kids have time to play with whatever they just opened. Last year and this year we are going to see Star Wars in the afternoon. We typically don't get out of our pjs (though we do now since we are going to the movie) and just do a lot of relaxing.
2brides, Same here. I like to open presents one at a time too so we can all see what the gift is and each present feels appreciated.
I hadn't heard of santa's gifts being unwrapped and maybe in a sack before. I always thought Santa sacks were large stockings
I really enjoyed reading people's traditions. It's fun to note similarities and differences.
Expanding on our earlier post. A lot of the time we would have overnight French toast for breakfast Christmas Day. We always do stockings. In more recent years, my mom has used a sack and made my sister and I a joint stocking. On Christmas Eve I would leave cookies and carrots out with a note for Santa and his reindeer. We also would read The Polar Express and usually go to church then have Chinese for dinner.
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
Post by rikkiandjulie on Dec 21, 2016 0:02:11 GMT -5
We also open gifts one at a time, we take turns, and go round. I like to see what everyone got! We also always have biscuits and gravy for breakfast. My sister makes the best gravy! Christmas Eve we typically have family and friends here so I cook up enchiladas or lasagna... it varies every year.
And I forgot that we leave notes for Santa, leave out milk/cookies (whatever we happen to have/the kids think Santa will like - one year it was a bottle of flavored sparking water because "everyone gives him milk and he needs to re-hydrate!" LOL)We throw a few carrots out on the deck for the reindeer for good measure.
L prefers to get snack food and snack all day. Last year we got a prime rib that was already prepared (just popped it in the oven in the pan it came in) and it was awesome and super easy. It was pricey, but I may do that again.We will also get a few snacky type things too.
Adding to the opening one gift at a time... My family does that. One gift is handed to each member, then we say who it's from and we all open at the same time, then we get to admire whatever we got. Then another batch is handed out.
Jo's family seems to to hand every gift out and they open everything all at once. I don't like that!! I miss out on what everyone got. The one year both sets of parents were at our house we did that kind of gift opening and I didn't even get to see my Mom and her Dad open the Kobo's we got them. I missed out on seeing a lot of gifts, and I didn't like that. Jo and I talked last night, she brought it up, and she wants to do PJ's and a book on Christmas Eve for our little guy. And I told her we will be opening gifts like my family... hahaha
Add us to the open one gift at a time families. It's so much more fun that way!
When we have a LO I would love to add in the new PJ tradition.
My parents throw a big Christmas Eve party and a bunch of family and friends attend. Our old tradition was open gifts Christmas morning at my parent's house, but we're trying to figure out what to do now that we're back in CA since J's family lives here too. Ugh, why does it have to be so complicated?
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Add us to the open one gift at a time families. It's so much more fun that way!
When we have a LO I would love to add in the new PJ tradition.
My parents throw a big Christmas Eve party and a bunch of family and friends attend. Our old tradition was open gifts Christmas morning at my parent's house, but we're trying to figure out what to do now that we're back in CA since J's family lives here too. Ugh, why does it have to be so complicated?
We have the opposite problem. None of our immediate family lives nearby and always spend the holiday traveling to both places. But this year my parents are coming out here and then after Christmas we'll fly up to Seattle.
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
Post by bexincanada on Dec 24, 2016 13:01:35 GMT -5
Christmas with my dad's side is done. It was great to visit with aunts, cousins, and their little ones. The only downside was that dinner was served at 5:30 and Is' bedtime is 6:15 these days. We were staying at my aunt and uncle's place who weren't hosting so we had a sleepy baby and left before dessert. Now we're driving 3.5 hours home and relaxing there until boxing day.
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