To tell you that it is only

[RabidEchidna]

307 days till Christmas

Do I have the record for the first Christmas thread of 2012?

hehe would it be cruel to dress baby as christmas pudding?

My DD was 6 months old on her 1st Christmas. DS was 3 yo so very Christmas aware.
We've got video of DD rolling round waving DS Letter to Santa. But she was more interested in watching her brother open his presents that her own.
Of course we bought her a stocking. But I can't for the life of me remember what was in it. .
Clothes probably.

WantAnOrange - of course not!
We dressed DS (just over a year) as Father Christmas. And we have photos to blackmail him show our future Daughter in Law

You know, cos the weather has been so horrid I really think that we should have an extra Christmas this year to make up for it. How about next weekend?

I'm so glad I found this thread, I thought I was the only person planning christmas already!

Last year we started a few traditions including elf on the shelf - it was so much fun, I'm really looking forward to doing it again. Also last year I was 38 weeks pregnant on Xmas day so knackered. So this year I will have 4 year old and an almost 1 year old!

limejelly and wantanorange Xmas will be so lovely with the new baby, exciting times. My dd was 2 months on her first Xmas, it was lovely she was just happy to look at the tree! And orange a Christmas pudding wouldn't be cruel, dd was an elf!

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For baby stockings (ours will be a month old this Xmas!) I have in the past done bits we need even if not right then, vests, bibs, rattles, socks and the like, my sisters kids all had dummies so they put them in stockings.

I am still v.excited for Xmas this year.

Would also love to hear about other people traditions btw.
Ours all got lost last year as we were at friends but I shall revive, new pjs on Christmas eve.

Oooooh I lurve xmas!

I have already bought for all my nieces and nephews, and DS has got quite a bit put away too on terms of little presents so I am going to wait until much nearer and just get him a main present. I got way too carried away buying for him last year, the pile of presents was shocking!!

We always DO something on xmas eve afternoon out of the house as DS has a lot of energy on a regular day so you can imagine the bounciness on xmas eve! In the past we have done theatre show, bowling, panto, or shopping and hot choc in a cafe (I am hoping to do the 'on ice' show this year, depending what it is). Then we come home and do the usual in house things that I think a lot of people do now, the PJs, the xmas movie, leave the food out for santa, etc.

In the run up to xmas we do a bit of baking and a gingerbread house.

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Ahem! I have baked two Christmas cakes this week. Do I get some sort of award?

Limejelly- I will have a 3 month old baby by Christmas

Every Christmas we go to my Grandmas (Mums mum), with my parents, my sister and her bf, plus myself, DH, DS, and DC2 :)

We all arrive at around 11am :) It truly is the best time of year!

I can't wait for the Selfridges and Harrods Christmas displays to open up in August

I was in burger king last week and Mistletoe and wine was playing. On the 1st of May WTAF

Maybe they were playing the entire collection of Sir Cliff Ricahard and you just happened to catch that song.

I get stupidly excited by Christmas in July on QVC, even though the last few years have just been all the stuff from clearance renamed. I can view on the website to see what's on offer.
But it used to be fabulous, lots of products from USA.

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I love it when this thread pops up o. Active convos! Ds said to me last week "mummy I can't wait until Christmas!" I bought my neice another Christmas present yesterday in m&s sale. I love love love it!

On days like today when I feel really depressed, this thread makes me feel so much better Thank you :) Imagining Christmas in my head is the one thing getting me through.

As for presents: I am selling stuff on ebay at the moment (doing it now as we are moving soon and I'd rather get rid of the stuff than drag it around), and I'm saving that money to buy the children presents DS will be 21 months, and DC2 will be 3 months. On Thursday we find out what gender DC2 will be which will make present buying even more fun

Gosh, it's only May, but I feel like I'm late to this

I've bought and put away : some cards, Lego Diagon Alley, and Lego 'The Burrow'. Some Children's Christmas books and DVDs.

I have lists , food lists, and gift lists and decoration lists (even though we use the same decorations every year!)

And I have a funny little 'countdown to Christmas' thing on my iPad

ObiWan- who is the lego for?

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