Making Baby's First Christmas Special
Even more than your wedding day, having a baby feels like the creation
of your own family. And families can create strong bonds through
traditions that build meaning over time.
Some of us even get teary-eyed remembering mom's Christmas stuffing when far away for the holidays or remember fondly playing family touch football before Thanksgiving turkey.
As a new family, you can create your own traditions, reaffirming the ones from your past and replacing the ones you didn’t enjoy.
Here are a few traditions you might consider:
Some of us even get teary-eyed remembering mom's Christmas stuffing when far away for the holidays or remember fondly playing family touch football before Thanksgiving turkey.
As a new family, you can create your own traditions, reaffirming the ones from your past and replacing the ones you didn’t enjoy.
Here are a few traditions you might consider:
- Christmas eve church service
- Annual engraved silver ornaments for the tree
- Tradition around the trimming of the tree (perhaps a hired pianist)
- A special holiday cocktail that always kicks off the cookie-baking or the Christmas eve dinner
- Volunteering at a food bank or a soup kitchen as a family
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