https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 02:39:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments/page/2#post-1213915 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:56:26 +0000 shopaholic 1213915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: @SugarplumsMom: You should totally do it! She won't know!</p> <p>@Mamaof2: Oh! I didn't realize it's one they have every year! That would be so cute - a matching boy and girl one! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments/page/2#post-1212847 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:19:01 +0000 Mrs. J 1212847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love DH's family's tradition of ornaments--each year, his parents would make them an ornament that represented something big from that year. EX: When we bought our house last year, FIL made us a tiny model of our house for an ornament. </p> <p>We've continued it, so when we got engaged, I made him an ornament with a couple hugging on bleachers because that's where he proposed, and then for our first married Christmas, I made him a record with our wedding song on it. </p> <p>I love that DH and his sister each have a box filled with wonderful ornaments to commemorate each year of life! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments/page/2#post-1212801 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:02:21 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1212801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I forgot to mention that I bought one of those dough hand print ornament kits. I made one for her but I'm actually thinking about framing it instead. </p> <p>I really think I'm going to buy an ornament with last year's personalization to make up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments/page/2#post-1212776 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 08:55:36 +0000 bushelandapeck 1212776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love looking nthrough all these options! Growing up we always got a new ornament each year and DH and I have continued on with this tradition. We recieved many 1st ornaments last year for LO and I am excited to be able to pick one out for him this year. I'm leaning towards this one because DS just loooooves tractors.<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hallmark-Keepsake-Ornament-Deere-Tractor/dp/B00DP38PAQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1384350921&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=hallmark+tractor+ornament" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Hallmark-Keepsake-Ornament-Deere-Tractor/dp/B00DP38PAQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1384350921&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=hallmark+tractor+ornament</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1212705 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 08:20:40 +0000 Mamaof2 1212705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: That's what I was going to suggest! My mom got the blue one for my DS and when my DD came along I requested the pink one - they are beautiful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1212168 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:12:40 +0000 sunny 1212168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Adorable! I was thinking I should have gotten my LO an ornament last year but I didn't. I'm thinking of searching eBay for a "baby's first christmas 2012" one :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1212161 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:11:12 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1212161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: This is the exact ornament we got for her! She has giraffes in her nursery and I love that the date is on there. If you are worried about her breaking it, you could always do one "fun" or toy ornament and then one keepsake ornament. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1212159 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:10:44 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1212159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: I like this. My mom always did an ornament that had special meaning for us that year. For example, the year I made the volleyball team, I got a volleyball. I did a traditional, baby's first christmas ornament last year. This year I want to get a disney ornament with tinker bell on it (it was her first trip to disney and she LOVES tinker bell right now). <a href="http://www.disneystore.com/ornaments-seasonal-home-decor-walt-disney-world-minnie-and-mickey-mouse-ornament-with-tinker-bell/mp/1314075/1000344/" rel="nofollow">http://www.disneystore.com/ornaments-seasonal-home-decor-walt-disney-world-minnie-and-mickey-mouse-ornament-with-tinker-bell/mp/1314075/1000344/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1212149 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:05:55 +0000 Kimberlybee 1212149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Thanks for the info. I am in search of that "perfect" ornament! :happy: I should not have browsed the Lenox website. Now there are quite a few I like! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1212108 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:39:39 +0000 shopaholic 1212108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: I found this one at Home Goods for $15! Still more than I thought 1 ornament would be, but worth it. But it is made by Lenox, bone china, and gold painted, and they have it on their site for $24, and you can get it personalized. I need to find where to get this one personalized. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1212091 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:24:14 +0000 Smurfette 1212091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: So cute!! I love getting babies/kids ornaments based on what they are into this year. My parents got R a 1st Christmas ornament so I want to her a star one since I sing twinkle twinkle little star to her since she doesn't really have a favorite toy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1212051 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:06:05 +0000 Kimberlybee 1212051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: oh I love it! H is also really attached to her giraffe wubanubb. Where did you find that? I think we will end up with several 1st year ornaments too. LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1212046 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:01:48 +0000 cmomma17 1212046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: :heart: it! Go for it! My LO might end up with multiples too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1212039 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:57:56 +0000 shopaholic 1212039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update: I found this ornament yesterday and it's a contender to be her 1st real ornament! Doesn't match our existing ornaments/theme, but I like that it reminds me of her Sophie the giraffe and giraffe WubbaNub. lol.<br /> Who knows... she might end up with multiple "first ornaments". </p> [attach=2730/13/mw6d8l.600x600.1st-ornament.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180705 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 23:12:00 +0000 birdofafeather 1180705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love all these ideas. My grandparents always used to get each of us kids a ornament. My mom started putting our initials and the year on them. I got to take my ornament box with me when I got married!</p> <p>We always got hallmark ones, which haven't broken, and I do love Paloma's nest. All great ideas!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180513 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 20:51:02 +0000 Smurfette 1180513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: That is a great idea. I sing that to her every night before bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180483 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 20:28:34 +0000 mrsjyw 1180483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange: we were gifted the blue one! :)</p> <p>we have a few that we were gifted for A's first christmas last year and we also have a tradition of going to Bronner's Christmas Wonderland every year and getting a custom painted one with date that we started when we got married. we got one for A's first last year when i was preggo, but my mom ended up bumping into our keepsake tree and it broke! :(</p> <p>It's okay though, we're going again in the next couple weeks and getting a replacement and one for this year too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180465 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 20:22:54 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1180465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have quite a few! Almost all of them were gifted.</p> <p>I sang twinkle twinkle little star to Chloe for months. It would instantly calm her. Paloma's Nest made me an ornament that has a star in it that simply says "twinkle twinkle" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180441 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 20:05:27 +0000 Smurfette 1180441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We will get her one every year. Our parents gave us each one every year so we are going to continue that with her. Then one day when she moves out she will have ornaments for her own tree. My parents buy us an ornament every year for our anniversary in November. I have no doubt that they will be getting R one every year since they get my nephews one each year. </p> <p>I love Hallmark ones. I get my goddaughter one each year and make geared toward what she was into that year. So she got a flower girl one the year we got married. Last year she was really into art so an art one. This year she got glasses so I think I am going to do something with that. Planning on doing the same for R. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180356 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 19:32:40 +0000 regberadaisy 1180356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: we ended up buying a clay handprint kit and making it into a ornament for her first ornament.<br /> DH and I get a ornament every year and it really just depends on that year of life. So far we have 13! And a few of his grandma's.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180342 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 19:24:41 +0000 shopaholic 1180342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chrispygal: Awww.. my heart feels all warm and fuzzy from your post! I think I have something I can make into an ornament from our Europe trip this year, and I will look for something from Hawaii too. A silver bootie seems perfect too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180339 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 19:22:17 +0000 shopaholic 1180339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookish: I just ordered 4 ornaments! 1 for each set of grandparents and 2 for ourselves! I couldn't resist - there was one that looked so much like her birth announcements! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180305 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 19:08:35 +0000 looch 1180305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a set of sleighbells and wanted something similar for my son, so I settled on snowflakes...crystal, sterling or Wedgwood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180298 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 19:05:21 +0000 Kimberlybee 1180298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chrispygal: I am a big fan of Hallmark ornaments too! I love to look at their ornament display and am super excited to have a LO to shop for this year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180287 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 19:02:15 +0000 travelgirl1 1180287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do at least one ornament every year - usually more, I get a bit crazy for Christmas stuff, ha ha :happy:<br /> For A's first Christmas, we bought a green bauble that had 'our first Christmas all together, December 25, 2012) handwritten on it. We bought it when I was still pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180280 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:59:14 +0000 cmomma17 1180280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QueensBee: ooh I love that! Thanks for sharing! Favorited! :)</p> <p>@autumnlove: thanks for reminding me of Paloma's nest! I have a jewelry bowl from there. I want to get C the giraffe! We are always joking that the giraffe is his spirit animal because we were gifted so many giraffe things, and the first toy he loved was a giraffe (not Sophie but he loves her too). That ornament would be a sweet reminder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180254 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:49:08 +0000 loveisstrange 1180254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents did an ornament every year and we're doing it with C! I love it. </p> <p>Her first Christmas ornament was from Hallmark and it was cloth. We haven't picked out the one for this year yet. </p> [attach=1353/13/mvektx.300x300.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180248 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:45:35 +0000 StbHisMrs 1180248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've bought a yearly ornament for each of our kids, I pick something that they love that year. That way they have some variety! One thing I recommend is writing the date on the bottom, I've forgotten :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180247 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:45:21 +0000 chrispygal 1180247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I grew up with a Christmas Tree fully covered in Hallmark ornaments so for me, ornaments are all about Hallmark so I definitely got A a Baby's First Christmas ornament from Hallmark. We were also gifted a silver bootie ornament from Things Remembered that is engraved with her name and the year. It is so nice. Heavy, but really nice. It's a wonderful keepsake.</p> <p>DH and I get an ornament if we travel somewhere special and actually gave them as a wedding favor since we did a destination wedding in Maine. When A and I went to Disney last March I got her an ornament from there as well and had her name and the year put on it. I'll get her one each time we go and if we go on any special trips as a family. It makes for great fun when you decorate the tree because you can reminisce about the trip and your experiences. Those are some of my favorite ornaments now.</p> <p>Lastly, I will say that the ornaments closest to my heart are my favorites from when I was little. As we got older we were allowed to take a couple of our favorite ornaments with us when we left the nest. My absolute favorite is a frayed bulb showcasing The Muppets. I think it's from 1982. haha! This thing is proudly displayed on my tree every year! :)</p> <p>I think it's the little traditions that make the holidays so special. I'm so excited for you as you'll be experiencing many of these traditions for the first time yourself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-and-yearly-ornaments#post-1180183 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:18:50 +0000 mrs. wagon 1180183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: yes.. Last years ornaments were a really quick purchase at target... So not fancy like previous ones, but we wanted unbreakable and cheap! The icicle was from pottery barn and every year I'm terrified its going to break.</p> <p>Oh, I also wanted to add, I use a sharpie and write the year on each one. This is one of my favorite holiday traditions! I have a special box for the yearly ornaments and wrap each one in tissue. </p>