Felix's very first Christmas looked like this:
He was born at 2:59am on Christmas morning.
My due date was December 17th and our midwives told us repeatedly that the average length of pregnancy for a first time mom was 41 weeks, 1 day. December 17th, 18th, 19th...that's right 25th. Being a 2-mom family, we totally could have prevented this. We were all prepared for several IUIs, surely our very first wouldn't result in a pregnancy. Unless it means our kiddo will get stuck with a Christmas birthday. My whole pregnancy people gave me grief about his inevitable birthday and all I could say was that it wasn't supposed to work!
Of course I recognize how lucky we are. After following so many blogs in the years gearing up to our journey and watching so many moms go through heartbreaking fertility problems, I was preparing myself for the worst. Compared to the alternative, having a baby with a Christmas birthday is hardly a problem.
But it is. I don't want him to spend his life feeling like his birthday has been skipped. D and I have spent months brainstorming the best way to handle Felix's birthdays in the future.
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| Bah Humbug! |
He was born at 2:59am on Christmas morning.
My due date was December 17th and our midwives told us repeatedly that the average length of pregnancy for a first time mom was 41 weeks, 1 day. December 17th, 18th, 19th...that's right 25th. Being a 2-mom family, we totally could have prevented this. We were all prepared for several IUIs, surely our very first wouldn't result in a pregnancy. Unless it means our kiddo will get stuck with a Christmas birthday. My whole pregnancy people gave me grief about his inevitable birthday and all I could say was that it wasn't supposed to work!
Of course I recognize how lucky we are. After following so many blogs in the years gearing up to our journey and watching so many moms go through heartbreaking fertility problems, I was preparing myself for the worst. Compared to the alternative, having a baby with a Christmas birthday is hardly a problem.
But it is. I don't want him to spend his life feeling like his birthday has been skipped. D and I have spent months brainstorming the best way to handle Felix's birthdays in the future.
- Half birthday celebration?
- 2nd Parent Adoption celebration?
- Birthday ON Christmas?
- Birthday a couple weeks before Christmas?
- Birthday after Christmas?
So many options. This is the stuff kids end up in therapy for..."I had to share my birthday with the entire world!" Currently celebrating with a party a couple weekends before Christmas and one special birthday present amidst the Christmas presents on Christmas day is the winner.
What would you do if you had a Christmas baby? How would you make their birthday special?
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