https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 11:01:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668385 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:16:48 +0000 ocean81 2668385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: lol. I love this. 100% accurate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668383 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:04:56 +0000 Mrs. Cheesecake 2668383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am the gift-purchaser in the family. DH will be surprised just like the LOs on Christmas day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668367 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:34:01 +0000 autumnlove 2668367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just the big gifts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668364 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:21:35 +0000 Rocker2014 2668364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was he told? Yes!<br /> Did he care? Yes!<br /> Did he forget immediately after the conversation? Yes!<br /> :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668358 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:53:23 +0000 josina 2668358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: lol, this is us.</p> <p>I did tell him what we were getting everyone and/or show him, but I doubt he'll remember everything. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668270 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:59:00 +0000 mdf106 2668270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: These are our lists, but reversed. To be fair, we have both bought some of the gifts for our children, and have picked up a few things while out shopping together. I WOH and am still nursing, and DH SAH, so he has much more time. He is also much more into gift giving, as is his side of the family. We used to split things more evenly when we both worked.</p> <p>ETA DH volunteered to buy his own gifts, too, but I insisted on at least buying and wrapping those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668252 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:43:23 +0000 bookwormmama 2668252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think he knows some things, but he hasn't kept track of everything. He WOH and I SAH, so I do all the holiday shopping for our son. I just told him today I won't be able to shop with our son next year because he is getting too curious! </p> <p>I will be doing all the wrapping and stocking stuffing as well. I definitely enjoy it more than him anyways, so I don't mind :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668205 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:03:25 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2668205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: haha! Except wife is on my list too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668126 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:50:07 +0000 Adira 2668126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: haha, that's accurate in our family! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668119 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:38:38 +0000 looch 2668119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, because he's in charge of receiving the packages and getting them into the house without our son seeing them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668109 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:19:21 +0000 Chillybear 2668109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: yup that my house and I'm done... I shopped, I wrapped, I organized into piles. I asked hubs if i could clean up the wrapping supplies in the dining room and he said he wasnt done wrapping, I asked when he'd be done and he said "after I finish shopping..." its DEC 20th and i'm 37 weeks pregnant what are you waiting for! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668106 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:16:08 +0000 wrkbrk 2668106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Yes. We didnt get a ton because he is still little (12 months) but DW does know. In fact, she is supposed to be putting together his main gift as we speak (radio flyer wagon). :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668105 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:15:35 +0000 wrkbrk 2668105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668099 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:09:22 +0000 youboots 2668099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: makes me think of this. </p> [attach=5281/16/oihx3o.600x581.IMG_4588.PNG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668091 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:01:16 +0000 mediagirl 2668091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: hahaha! That's how my parents were! My mom every year, opening a gift she wanted, "To R from S. Awww, dear, you shouldn't have!" Dad...thinking..."I didn't..." Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668089 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:59:11 +0000 rattles 2668089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I execute, but we always plan and choose together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668086 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:57:15 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2668086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He didn't even know what he got me for Christmas.<br /> The whole thing is a surprise for him.<br /> I don't mind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668079 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:49:32 +0000 Smurfette 2668079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we discuss the big items. Then I get the little things and tell him. This year he picked out something he wanted to get just from him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668067 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:34:30 +0000 peachykeen 2668067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes (vaguely) but only because I showed him my list of potential gifts for DD and insisted he give some input. He also picked up a couple last minute stocking stuffers I requested since I'm pregnant, nauseous, and working this week (he's off already). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668061 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:30:15 +0000 sapphire 2668061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes but he is forgetful so I could see having that conversation! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668057 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:28:03 +0000 youboots 2668057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. He's assembling the kitchen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668050 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:20:24 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2668050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I showed him what I wanted to get him and he had a gift in mind too. I was able to talk DH into waiting to give him his toy until Christmas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668044 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:14:48 +0000 azjax 2668044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! He helped pick things and one of LO's larger gifts was his idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668043 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:14:39 +0000 jhd 2668043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. He enjoys getting surprised with LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668042 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:14:12 +0000 lamariniere 2668042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think he's aware of most things since we spent a lot of time together on Amazon one night. :wink: My plan is to wrap most everything tonight after the kids go to bed, so he'll end up seeing everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668041 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:12:05 +0000 Adira 2668041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He might not remember (heck, I don't even remember everything), but he definitely looked over/approved all purchases prior! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668038 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:07:21 +0000 skinnycow 2668038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I organized/bought the gifts but we discussed everything and he knows what DD is getting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668024 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:45:41 +0000 ValentineMommy 2668024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Basically....but not really. Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668023 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:45:31 +0000 nana87 2668023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told him, but I don't think he really paid much attention and I ended up opening the boxes they were delivered in and wrapping while he had lo out one morning so he didn't see most of it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-spouse-know-what-gifts-you-are-giving-your-kids#post-2668022 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:44:58 +0000 MrsRoo 2668022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only because I sent him the list to see if he wanted to add to it. I also am the gift giver/wrapper at my house. </p>