What did you do for baby’s first Christmas?

[MimiDaisy11]

I’m curious to hear what others have done. We’re still trying to work out what to do. Both sets of grandparents would like to see the baby- we can’t host as live in pokey little flat. We also don’t have a car which makes things more difficult without public transport. There’s the possibility of staying overnight but still need to work out details.

One set of grandparents in the morning, the other set for lunch.
They came up with it themselves, in laws happy to have lunch themselves, my mum cooked it for us.
Couple weeks after birth I couldn't of managed the cooking.

Are they wanting all day, couple hours, make you lunch?
How far away are they are?
How old will be baby?

Sorry but time to put yourself first; I would stay home and enjoy the first Christmas as a family together. See parents and in laws on Boxing Day or that week after.

We hosted with DC1. DC 2 we went to IL's with my parents. My parents and IL's don't go out of their way to meet and if they do, have been icily civil ever since...

MIL and BIL came over for Christmas dinner, we went to my mum and dad's boxing day and had another Christmas then.
It was absolutely lovely, I love family Christmases. And is still the template of how we do things now eldest is 12.

Saw my parents for 3 or 4 days about a week before Christmas, then PILs over Christmas Eve-boxing day. Swapped the next year.
I flat out refuse to drive between places on Christmas Day, and thankfully that’s never been requested/suggested.

We went to my mum's on Christmas Eve, and ILs on Christmas Day. My mum and brother also came to ILs on Christmas Day evening.

We'd done the same thing every year for about 8 years before baby's first Christmas. My family is Polish so traditionally Christmas Eve is the main event for us with the big meal and presents. This makes for very convenient family Christmases with no rows about who goes where which is extremely lucky!

Last year when DS was just one we hosted Christmas Eve and this year we might host the day

Sit on cushions
Cry a lot especially at Away in a Manger
Snigger at the poor stuffed turkey, I knew the feeling!
Have a festive visit from the MW to check my various collections of stitches.
Friend brought Christmas Dinner over.

As you can tell it was a very new baby!
We didn't have proper plans as he'd been due that week and family isn't local so friend said she'd cook a feast and if we were on either side of the birth, she'd bring it over. She's a bloody awesome friend

We took our baby for a long walk in the snow. Saw one set of GP on Boxing Day and the others on the following weekend.