First Christmas with an infant is for parents a new, unknown situation, no matter if the baby is only few weeks old or almost 1 year old. With younger infant the preparation for Holidays may be easier, because newborns need more sleep, so he/she may sleep through most of the preparation. However, even if your newborn sleeps like an angle, don’t be so hard on yourself – you don’t have to do all of the housework, that you were doing before your baby came into the world. You can share your duties with your spouse and other family member. Be prepared that not everything will be perfect and smooth. However, there are few things that you can do to make the first Christmas with the baby cheerful and happy.
First of all, you are not able to foresee everything and predict how your little baby will behave. Remember that such ordinary things like Christmas tree or presence of new unknown people may scare the child. Moreover, remember that your baby absorbs your emotions and attitude. So if you are tired, stressed out and exhausted your baby may absorb these feelings.
Second of all, don’t overwork yourself! Of course, you and everyone else want the Christmas to be perfect and joyful, but there are some things that you can’t control. Don’t force your baby to wear stiff, uncomfortable little suit. Your whole house don’t have to shine with cleanliness and you don’t have to agonize yourself over cooking huge dinner for a dozen people.