https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:03:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year/page/2#post-2668088 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:59:07 +0000 Chillybear 2668088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the first year LO comprehends the concept of "santa" and i was shocked that she actually wanted to go visit santa at the mall. At the 11th hour (after i had finished my shopping - or so i thought) she discovered paw patrol on tv and asked santa for, you guessed it... paw patrol toys. So I shifted some gifts around to my mom and brother and made it happen. She's getting the paw patroller, 2 of the dog/vehicles that go in it, and a Skye stuffy and I know she's going to be sooo excited. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year/page/2#post-2668032 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:58:43 +0000 mrskansas 2668032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is 20 months so she doesn't really know what's going on, but we got her an electric car, shopping cart and Finding Nemo on DVD. She is going to be so excited about the electric car and it's also remote controlled so we can drive her around until she figures it out.<br /> I'm really excited for Christmas and seeing her open her gifts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year/page/2#post-2668027 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:49:07 +0000 LBee 2668027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: I'll wall you - it's pretty funny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year/page/2#post-2667992 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:25:19 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2667992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: we did our Christmas early too so we could do it together at home - people seem to think it's weird but I loved it!</p> <p>Ds asked Santa for a cement truck so he got that which he loves! We stuck to want, need, wear, read plus a stocking and it all went over really well!</p> <p>Dd is only 6 months so she got clothes and a doll - so happy we didn't go overboard with her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year/page/2#post-2667975 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:06:29 +0000 808love 2667975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think LO has forgotten about her prior Christmases. She keeps saying she is so excited (which makes me more excited) and last night she said I think I have more presents this year than any other year!! (I do tell her and DH it is not about quantity but they are gifts people.)<br /> I keep putting all the presents out as we wrap and receive so our tree is full but not Christmas morning full. LO believes in Santa even though I have told her the real deal. She is an independent thinker and apparently she has enough evidence. So anyway, guess I might add some last minute small presents from Santa under the tree on Christmas eve. since he is not real. (LOL!! How dare I say that?!) I gotta cover for his absence. (See, I'm not a complete magic spoiler!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year/page/2#post-2667953 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 10:44:39 +0000 youboots 2667953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBee: please more details. This sounds creative. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year/page/2#post-2667921 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 10:09:24 +0000 LBee 2667921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm really excited for him to see how Santa brought his (seemingly unrealistic) list to life. We technically made everything he asked for happen, but definitely not in the way he probably imagined. I think he's going to be pretty pumped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year/page/2#post-2667885 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:31:30 +0000 nana87 2667885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think lo is going to love her presents, but they're all pretty small things (like, a puzzle, a small duplo set, a couple more food sets for her play kitchen, some play doh...) so I feel like they're lame since we usually do something bigger....BUT they're all things I know she'll love, so she'll be happy. Plus, it's Hannukah, so while I have something for each night, it's not as big of a hyped up holiday as Christmas. With lo2 coming soon, we just don't have room in our apartment for a big gift right now that I'd have to reorganize our toy shelves even more for! The gifts will just fit into bins we already have basically ;) I'd love to get her a doll house, and I think she'd be into it, but we just don't have space. Maybe for her birthday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year/page/2#post-2667877 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:15:22 +0000 Ajsmommy 2667877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Feeling excited but as some prior posts also nervous.</p> <p>DD loves everything and says she wants basically everything she sees so it was hard to narrow it down. However, since she started asking for things her top three things have been: tsumtsum's, the duck game (as seen in commercial) and doc's toy hospital. </p> <p>She's getting all three, except that we didn't get her the big toy hospital bc, well she already has too many biggish plastic play things so we got her the smaller version.. has all the characters but not the big hospital. So I hope she likes it. Her big gift is a kidkraft doll house... but I might be more excited for that than she is. Time will tell!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year/page/2#post-2667837 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 06:44:22 +0000 ValentineMommy 2667837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm excited, but also a little nervous!</p> <p>DS1 is almost 4 and had a pretty long and ever changing list. We have tried to reinforce several times that Santa won't be bringing everything. His birthday is the beginning of Feb, so we told him that anything he didn't get that he REALLY wanted, he might get for his birthday. Hopefully, he gets it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year/page/2#post-2667835 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 06:34:34 +0000 FaithFertility 2667835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So excited! She is 2 and her birthday is a week before Christmas so I feel during the year we really only buy her needs and a few things here and there!</p> <p>We went a little crazy... lol<br /> Playhouse<br /> radio flyflyer bike<br /> Power wheels<br /> Bed set </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year/page/2#post-2667773 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 22:00:58 +0000 twodoghouse 2667773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so excited! This is the first time they have asked for things for Christmas and I think they will be excited to find some of those things under the tree. They've been really into the concept of Christmas this year and understand the idea of presents, so it will be fun to watch their reactions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667738 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:17:17 +0000 youboots 2667738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I strayed a bit from want/need/wear/read and bought more than she needs (she needs nothing but jams and socks) but I'm excited for her play kitchen and accessories. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667731 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:10:55 +0000 MrsRoo 2667731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm super excited! DD1 has been asking for a Thomas train set for the last several months so I can't wait to see her open it. We got dd2 a baby swing for the swingset and she loves swinging at the park, so I think for an 8 month old she will actually be excited for her gift, lol.<br /> They got some other little things that I've really enjoyed picking out for them, so I hope they like them as much as I liked shopping for them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667727 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:01:48 +0000 Adira 2667727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Oh weird! And yes, making the train costume was pretty time consuming. Hopefully C won't be too disappointed!</p> <p>@Anagram: Oooh! So glad to hear she wasn't disappointed and didn't seem to notice. Hopefully Xander will just be happy with what he gets and forgets about the other items he's been asking for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667726 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:01:46 +0000 wrkbrk 2667726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: That is an excellent idea to wrap the small things that go in the stockings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667725 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:01:22 +0000 wrkbrk 2667725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eh. He just turned one so he has no idea what's going on. We got him a book, a big teddy bear, and a radio flyer wagon. None of them are wrapped. LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667722 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:49:31 +0000 Anagram 2667722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Our oldest ask for 2 specific things she didn't get, and she didn't notice and hasn't brought those things up at all! (we had our at-home Christmas yesterday). She asked for a submarine and a Peppa Pig watch, and I just didn't find versions of either that I liked or wanted to spend money on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667695 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 19:50:35 +0000 Foodnerd81 2667695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm excited for the 3.5 year old. She really really wants Anna and Elsa dresses, so I know she will be thrilled with them. And my neighbor gave us a hand me down play kitchen which will be the big gift for both of them and I think they will love. (And it feels like it really WAS from Santa since I had put it on an Amazon wishlist days before the neighbor came and asked if we wanted it!). I don't think we went too overboard but they will also be getting lots of gifts from relatives so it will be a lot. </p> <p>@Adira: I've been thinking of you, actually. C has been asking for a train costume, which is so random because she doesn't even really like trains. And I remembered you made that awesome Thomas costume and briefly considered copying that, but we decided to remove the awful wallpaper border in our bathroom and the train idea went out the window. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667684 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 19:25:42 +0000 azjax 2667684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got DS mostly small things that I know he'll enjoy, like board books and bath toys. Excited to see him hang out in his new little reader chair! I think the biggest fun will be in how he interacts with family while opening gifts, since he is just now getting good at unwrapping things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667618 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 16:53:24 +0000 lioneyes 2667618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel pretty "meh" about them. He's only 2 so doesn't understand whats going on, so we will only do one night of Hannukah gifts (easier that way). Because we are in the process of buying and renovating a house, I didn't want to go all out, so I did wants/needs/wear/read for him, and for my husband, and my mom got him a new stroller sleeping bag instead of a fun gift. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667601 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 16:26:45 +0000 sarac 2667601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't spend a ton on gifts or make a huge deal about it. My kids will be thrilled with their gifts, and I'm quite excited to open mine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667551 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:09:47 +0000 Mama Bird 2667551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>*sigh* I'm planning to give DS the gift I got him two years ago. Two years. Why is it still sitting in the closet wrapped? Because every year relatives come bearing loads of plastic junk. I think, this year out goes the junk still in its wrap, and in goes something he'll actually play with more than once. At least it's a game that's good for all ages... he might enjoy it more now than two years ago!</p> <p>DD isn't getting anything fancy, just a new car seat. Hopefully I'll get her something awesome on her birthday, but again, I have to get a handle on the plastic junk situation first :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667550 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:09:01 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2667550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm excited! I think DD will really like her kitchen. I have a feeling she won't want to open the rest of her presents once she sees it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667546 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:07:03 +0000 brownepiano 2667546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm excited. DS is almost 3 so he gets the concept of presents this year. He's been very sad that we keep mailing the presents to other people so I know he will be really excited to open some. We are struggling with the whole sharing toys and what belongs to whom so I'm not looking forward to more of that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667532 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:47:43 +0000 fancyfunction 2667532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm excited. I think we got everything she asked for and nothing was a "big" gift. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667525 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:38:16 +0000 Mrs D 2667525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm very excited! DD1 is 3 this year and its such a fun age. We got her and DD2 a bounce house for the basement - I think she is going to freak out! I cant wait to video tape it!</p> <p>(really its for the 3 year old - DD2 is only 9 mos - she'll enjoy it just not quite yet!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667519 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:34:57 +0000 LuLu Mom 2667519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm very excited, we had a rough start to the year and we wanted to end it with a bang and I think we will accomplish that! Can't wait! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667516 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:32:37 +0000 MrsStar 2667516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm excited! I definitely overbought this year but have already decided that next year when we have 3 kids we'll stick to the want wear need read. Have already spoken to my 4 year old about not getting everything she wants and hopefully she won't be disappointed on the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-the-gifts-youll-be-giving-lo-this-year#post-2667513 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:27:30 +0000 skipra 2667513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we did much better this year with the exception of the Santa present. I think they will like the Santa present but it has a bit less of a wow factor. I know some gifts they are getting from family too and I'm super excited to see their reactions to those. </p>