im pretttty sure he wont recall much, but it will be nice to take pics so when he's older i can show him. not sure about gttign him tons of toys bc he barely plays with the ones he has now! and he grows like a weed, so buying clothes wont be THAT worth it, i buy him clothes all the time anyways. hes not old enough to eat the yummy food either. i want it to be very special for him tho. another this is that im a single mom and not together with the dad, but i did express to the dad that i would like to spend the holidays together with our son as much as possible. and at first dad wanted to split time btwn us for the holidays which i think sucks! but now the dad doesnt have a car to come pick up our baby at all and its not like im going to go out of my way to drop off baby bc i dont want to spend the holidays apart. or have baby on the road unneccisarily....ok i guess its a 2 part question! any suggestions??
2007-11-20 11:21:19 · 11 answers · asked by poopaloop 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
A soft page cloth type book, a fun pair of house shoes for babies, teething rings and a colorful sippy cup or bottle.
2007-11-20 11:36:15 · answer #1 · answered by Kimberly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he won't recall much. He will enjoy playing with the paper and checking out the lights on the tree. Put him in a cute outfit, get him a couple of little toys such as a teether and maybe an outfit he can grow into so he can have something to "help" open. You can take lots of pictures and enjoy. You can make a photo book on Snapfish or another photo website and get 2, one for mom and one for him when he gets older. As for the father dilemma, if the dad wants to spend time with his son and doesn't have a car, you can always bring him to your home for a few hours and then take him home.
2007-11-20 19:33:39 · answer #2 · answered by seatonrsp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right your child will most likely not remember this Christmas and the pictures will be valuable when he's older. If he doesn't need any clothing or other necessities, why not do something that will pay off in the future. ....and I do mean pay off. If you have the means, open a savings account or buy a CD, a few shares of stock or something similar. Whenever possible, add to it. You will be surprised how it will grow. By the time he is out of school he will have a nice account to use for school or getting started in life.
2007-11-20 19:28:38 · answer #3 · answered by ScSpec 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hm... i kind of know how you feel... i'm due December 14th... so may baby will really only be about a week old if he comes on time.
I just got him a few toys, nothing big. Just some car-seat clip-on toys and a mirror toy. Things I would have purchased anyways... but I might as well wrap them and give them to him for christmas. I of course bought him a stocking, so that will commemorate the event, as well. Get him a nice baby's first christmas ornament, or maybe a couple other ornaments. Those will be with him forever, and they will be special because they're his first.
And about the single mom thing... I know how you feel. I'm "together" but not with the baby's father. We're still in a relationship, but we don't live together (I still live at home with my parents + family), and he is Jewish anyways... but he wanted to spend Christmas with us, me and the baby, but it's just hard to do. Especially whereas I live with my family still... so its kind of a split. I still don't know how it's going to work out... I know my family will be ultra-annoyed if he comes over and spends the WHOLE day here, but I do want him to be able to spend SOME time (and be in some photos) with the baby because you only have one first christmas.
i hope it works out for you. i feel like the holidays are a tough time for just about everyone i know this year...
happy thanksgiving! and congrats on the baby!
2007-11-20 19:33:47 · answer #4 · answered by mums_the_word 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I did for my sons 1st christmas he was only 2 months old (this was last year) we bought him a tummy time floor mat and clothes and took him to get his 1st pic w/ santa. Theres no need to make a huge deal outta it because he won't remember but you can take pics to look back on the memories of his 1st christmas!
2007-11-20 19:27:48 · answer #5 · answered by Mercedes J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He won't know what's going on, nor will he remember it. So, decide what you would like to have to remember it by and do that. A family portrait in holiday clothes is nice, plus lots of pictures of him with family members.
2007-11-20 19:28:58 · answer #6 · answered by Mark S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are photo album books called my baby's first Christmas out there.
There is also other things like Christmas ornaments you can get for the baby.
2007-11-20 19:25:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i love to look at my first christmas pics i also have a pillow from my first christmas i would suggest getting those
2007-11-20 19:30:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing but the usual he isnt going to remember it anyways
2007-11-20 19:51:22 · answer #9 · answered by sammi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give him lots of hugs and kisses, thats probably all he would ask for if he could anyway!
2007-11-20 19:25:43 · answer #10 · answered by me 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋