I have always enjoyed Christmas the religious aspect as well as the commercial and always one to enjoy the socialness of it all. I have now got that enjoyment doubled because my little girl, soon to be two, is going to be introduced to Christmas this year. Last year she was about to turn one and still was not aware of what was going on around her. She loved wrapping paper and boxes so presents were a little lost on her. This year is going to be different. The visit to Santa was not a good start she actually started crying (bless her) when she saw a strange man in a red suit but I am hopeful about present recognition.
As her birthday is in February my partner and I decided to spread the present giving over the Christmas and birthday period. This would prevent over exposure to lots of presents in one go. Our Little A has a short attention span so if she got lots and lots of big presents at Christmas and then again in February the momentum would then be lost.
We reckon that she will get bored fairly quickly with whatever she receives. We also want to start as we mean to go on. Hopefully as she gets older she will learn to appreciate what she gets and not expect a pile of new things at Christmas and then another pile of new things in February.
She has been interested in pushchairs for sometime so having purchased a brilliant Quinny Zapp doll's pushchair from eBay I couldn't wait to give it to her. You see prior to this she had been walking around with teddies or dollies wedged through the handle of her first steps baby walker. So it was real thrill to give her something I knew she really wanted. I am looking forward to her first known Christmas!
I love the lights and the vintage Christmas songs not the chart roll out stuff like Slade, Paul McCartney or some sort of boy band thing, but the real nostalgic sentimental "chestnuts crackling on an open fire..." Bing Crosby, Dean Martin tunes. The ones that can transport you to log cabins and snow capped mountains and gives the impression that Santa really will land on the roof this year.
I know that sounds woolly but I feel there isn't enough Christmas cheer especially among adults. Christmas allows me to re-discover the child in me and not be embarrassed about her (not that I am as a rule. I love children's programmes, games and stories always have), but now I actually have a child, well it makes it all official now, I can really enjoy Christmas with my new family. Having my partner and now my daughter to share it all with is the best Christmas wish I could asked for.
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