Xmas Plans

probably breakfast at in laws in town,then mayb dwn to masterton for the night at other in laws(both naths parents r remarried).

we havent really thought too much bout it(dnt wanna think bout it)toomuch of a headache topic lol.

my mms in chch so cnt afford to go there n my dads in wanganui so may go there boxing day

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my sister is coming to stay with us this year - we take turns, and we are all off over to my sisters in feilding for xmas lunch.. mum included and my sister from aussie is probably coming over for xmas or new year too. Then we are going to marton to have xmas dinner with mike's mum and dad (will be new cos we have never seen them on xmas day before). i plan to lax out as much as possible.

hey aimee, jake was born on labour day!!!! try and push baby out then!

I'm going to try and con my parents into coming to Wellington for christmas because I would have made two trips up to Rotorua in the month prior and it's a long drive with a baby!!

I've got my 21st in December so that can be the big family gathering, and then a small close family xmas!
I think Zeke and his Dad will be in Wellington too, and I think the most people Zeke has celebrated xmas with is 3, so it might be a bit different if I can organise my family! He can experience the craziness of a huge extended family!

We're having Xmas in sunny Sydney as usual. It's always a tough one for us as Willie has to stay in Auckland as he works right thru, but my parents love having Maya for xmas, and so we go over and stay with them for a month. Willie spends xmas day with his family at Helensville, this year he might go down to New PLymouth for a couple of days to visit Mona and his oldest son who live there.

I laybyed all Maya's pressies at Kmart, I'm sure I posted the list somewhere in another thread, but mostly just looking forward to 'EATING' as I am on an 8 week health at fitness challenge (did one in July/August and lost 10kg) which will finish the first week of December so I will be ready to enjoy some real food...

yes roksana - you will be able to - you will find you learn very quickly about what you need to take for a day out and you will also find that you actually NEED a day out where you are with other people away from the confines of your house! lolol. just take a decent shade tent or sun umbrella to ensure that baby does not get sun on her and you'll be fine!

argh pressies. lolol. am going to pick our laybys up in about a month simply cos we have no-where to store them (cubby house in particular, even though it's not made up). Paris is getting a heap! cubby house, little people stuff i think i posted the list somewhere else too, some dvds and clothes and polly pockets and dolly swing... Ayja is getting some clothes, roll arounds turtle, singing pots and pans, old mcdonalds tractor and a ball blast.

I think i buy so much cos I love sales, i only ever buy all our xmas stuff at sales. lol, i'm a bit cheap but i love bargains.. paris got heaps for birthday - and i totalled it up to be worth a huge sum.. I paid only about $100 all up so that's pretty good really. I love xmas and big celebrations - we don't buy much in between times (well i don't, mike spoils the girls rotten) I've always had big family xmases... the first year i moved out of home and me and mike decided to spend xmas morning only to ourselves - we both felt quite lonely - and by 11 am we were round at mums!

I was going to leave my layby at Kmart till xmas to save storing it too, but then we had an unexpected short trip to Sydney so I picked it up and packed it all up in a suitcase (except the bike lol) and took it over with me so I don't have to cart it all over there at xmas time.

Christmas this year will be proberly at my parents, as it was at our house last year as Kaylin was only a week old.. But we are going to Nelson for New Years for a few days, flying.. shud be interesting..

Roksana, I took Hannah down south for xmas last year at 2 months old and it was quite easy, didn't need to worry about what to feed her and little babes fall asleep anywhere!!

had a bit of an exciting time on boxing day at the races as hannah 'exploded' after not doing poos for 10 days. so my advice is, if you leave the house and go to somewhere with no baby facilities, make sure you pack like you are going to siberia for a month. i wasn't prepared at all!!! had to beg the bar for a plastic bag for hannah's dirty clothes

yeah,I even forgot as a 2nd timer that WHEREVER u go with bubs u need at least one spare set of clothes ie singlet,bodysuit and top layer and like at least 6 nappies lol.

I had a "moment" when we went to a shop and miss H"exploded" and i forgot an extra set of clothes so baby had to be wrapped in my polar fleece jacket (cos she was a winter babe) and bundled into the carseat till we got home.