Multiple Christmas stockings?

[KatnissMellark]

My lovely MIL would like to do DS (2.5yo) a stocking. She's absolutely lovely, always comes to us for Christmas and still does stockings for all her DC and their partners (age 25-40). I've also got a stocking for DS and a few bits bought already, and will continue to buy little bits as and when I see them. She was very polite and careful about asking if she could do DS one and I'm more than happy for her to do so but this year he's really starting to get the idea of Christmas and Father Christmas bringing gifts so I'm wondering how to handle it- the stockings are usually left on the stairs (empty Christmas Eve, magically filled by Christmas morning)

We could just combine our stockings so he has one but it contains both the gifts I've bought and the gifts MIL buys?

We could do 2 and say Father Christmas delivered one to MIL house?

We could do 2 and just not mention it and see how it goes?

We could do 2 with MILs on the stairs and the one Dh and I do at end of DSs bed?

I know he's too young to question anything yet but just thinking what to do to avoid holes in the story in later years...

I (dgm) am supplying the contents of ds's stocking for ds to fill at his house!! Wouldn't dream of asking to do one here tbh. Santa comes to the dc's bed imo!!
And remember mil had her time with her dc to do what she wanted. In the nicest way the silly woman should know this!!

MIL will be staying at our Christmas Eve, so it will be here iyswim? Sorry, I didn't make that clear. I really don't mind her doing it, it's all done with good intentions and she's just trying to be kind. I'm not precious about it being 'my turn' if you know what I mean, just wondering how to handle it...

put all together in one stocking

Is her stocking also from Santa or will she want Ds to know it's from her? If it suits from santa then just put the 2 stockings on the stairs. If it's from her then keep them separate. Maybe put hers under the tree. TBH at his age I don't think he will grasp the difference or care who gave him what.

I'd combine into one - that's what me and my DM are doing this year for DS (and for my DH...)

I'd speak to her and let her know you'd already got a few bits and bobs and see if she wanted to combine!

With the best will in the world, if your DS is anything like mine there will be no shortage of gifts to open (my 2 year old got fed up last year and went off to play with favourite toys he already had!! 🤣) - so 2 stockings might be overkill/overwhelming...

I would give yours from Santa and let him open that first.
Then grandma can give hers as a gift.

Will she be with ye every year?

Yes she is likely to be with us every year, but things can always change if other GC come along. I think I'll ask her if she'd prefer to combine or to have mine from santa and hers as an additional gift from her and go from there.

Her adult children and their partners are managing to cope with her stockings so I'm sure DS will be fine. Just let him have two. It's magic, you can't explain it so if he asks any questions you just say, I don't know, it's magic 🤷🏽‍♀️

What about laying one on the bottom of his bed from Babushka? It’s a beautiful traditional story which he will be able to understand. Sounds as though you will have a beautiful Christmas surrounded by love and harmony.