December Moms - Christmas plans?

[vmars]

Are you even making any? I shudder to think that I will STILL be pregnant on Christmas, so I am going to pretend that I won't be and I will be at home with Gabriel. My family & ILs will stop by, but we are not going to want overnight guests or to make anything. We were thinking of just having my parents bring over food from our favorite deli and having my ILs pick up dessert from the Amish Market. Oh and booze, there will be booze :-p

Part of me wishes for snow so we don't have to worry about house guests....or we could be still in the hospital....time will tell.

[Stingyshark]

Christmas plans have been the bane of my existence since we found out we were pregnant.

Everything is so up in the air because we have no idea whether or not we will have a kid.
We originally decided we weren't going to be driving anywhere because A. i'll either be giant or B. we will have a super brand new baby.

and that could still happen... but since everyone has me convinced I'll be having this kid next week, I would REALLY like to go to my Mom's for Christmas Eve, but the chances of that happening are about as good as it snowing here so... we will probably be doing nothing.

DH's family invited themselves over (so nice of them). SO, IF we have a baby that is more than a few days old they will be coming over.. If she holds out until the week of christmas then I think we are going to tell them No, they can't come over. We will celebrate christmas at another time.

We'll see... if GMIL is still around, I am almost 100% positive he will want to take the baby to see her (not at the hospital). Hopefully she will be out of the hospital by Christmas. 

like I said.. bane of my existence.

[vmars]

Yeah, I have no idea how I will feel and if I will want guests. I remember when my sister had her son (the weekend before Thanksgiving) she only let my parents & grandma come over for Thanksgiving for a little bit....she was way too tired and overwhelmed.

[AHappierHour]

It all depends on how I'm feeling. I'm not planning in doing much but I'm sure I will be expected to go to my IL's house Christmas Day. I just unsure about people holding the baby and it being cold/flu season. If I go I will just wear the baby in my moby and not let anyone very close to him.

[AHappierHour]

It all depends on how I'm feeling. I'm not planning in doing much but I'm sure I will be expected to go to my IL's house Christmas Day. I just unsure about people holding the baby and it being cold/flu season. If I go I will just wear the baby in my moby and not let anyone very close to him.

[annabear07]

Well my mom is flying in on the 16th, MIL and FIL the 22nd, my dad the 24th, and my BIL and SIL are arriving by train on th 23rd I think. So we have a full house! They are all awesome people at getting things done and love just hanging out, so I'm not hosting, nor will they let me lift a finger. I will either be waited on hand and foot by my family or they will be tolerating a newborn amongst the fun! It will be interesting!

Oh and all have been required to get flu shots and plenty of hand sanitizer will be available! I'm erally curious how this will all turn out!

[BaliHai]

Christmas Eve we're having my immediate family over in the afternoon. Christmas Day we're inviting over H's immediate family, but they will probably only stop by for a little while since as far as we know they are going to the annual Christmas party at MIL's sister's house. H really wanted to go to that party initially, but he has since taken very seriously the pediatrician recommendation that we don't take her out until her 8 week shots.

[redpenmama]

Our only plan is that we will open gifts with DD at some point around Christmas. I am due 12/31, so assuming baby isn't early, we will have visitors (my parents and FIL) for Christmas, and my mom is going to cook and we'll do gifts. And if I happen to be having a baby then (DD was 6 days early, not that that means anything), then we will do that whenever we are home from the hospital. I don't want to miss out on Christmas with DD, so we are doing it whenever baby allows -- and fortunately DD is young enough that she won't know the difference.

[JayhawkGirl]

Both sets of parents are 15 minutes from us.

We will have a 2 week old and odds are I will still be on pain meds. We will go to ILs Christmas Eve, have our Christmas at home Christmas AM and go to my parents that afternoon. I have already taken our gifts to their house.

Years past, we then circle back to the Eve family for Christmas night, but I'm scratching that this year. They can come by after we are home. DH is an only child, so I know his folks will want to see him a while on the day itself.

We came home with DS the night before Thanksgiving. My mom and sister cooked a simplified menu and I vaguely recall the day. A couple of years later my dad made a jackass comment that I seemed to be "off" that day. Um, just had a baby, surgery, baby didn't sleep and we couldn't hold him bc he was on the bili light and I was on major pain meds. And he's the king of foul moods, so the fact he ever said this to me is laughable on so many levels.

[sonrisa]

My mom is hosting Christmas dinner. my brother and SIL will be staying there. My MIL and BIL will drive up for the meal. We will be there. I don't know for how long. Last time, DD was born on a Friday, Thanksgiving was the following Thursday. We made it, but I don't remember much (except that DH had to carry me into the house). This time, she'll be born Tuesday and Christmas is the following Wednesday. I expect a similar daze but I hope to be walking a little this time. 

Christmas Eve, DD will be an angel in the Christmas pageant. I won't be there but my mom, brother, SIL and DH will.