Thanksgiving anyone?

[isosmom]

For those of us due on or around Thanksgiving, what are your plans? We would usually go to my dad's, but I really don't want my new babe around so many people. And I also could conceivably still be pg. We are the biggest party (4 of us) for dinner so I know they would want to know ahead our plans.
I'm also thinking if I should just send dc with dh. At the same time would be nice to just have something with our new bigger family. Wondering if anyone else is even thinking of this.

[JamesMama]

We're still up in the air. It depends on if my dad goes to my grandma's or not.

If he doesn't (he's not thinking they will) then we'll do Thanksgiving. If my dad DOES go to my grandma's then we'll stay home.

Reason being, I can handle 2 dinners in 6 hours with a newborn and a toddler. I cannot handle three dinners in 6 hours. If we have to go to my grandma's it'll be:

Noon- My grandma
1:00- My mom
6:00- DH's family

I can handle:

1:00- my mom
6:00- DH's family

Mainly because I can take a nap at my mom's relax, she'll hold the baby and let me sleep. My mom doesn't care if I strip down half naked to nurse and she doesn't expect me to bring anything...it allows me to de-stress before dealing with DH's "BF'ing is weird, do that elsewhere" Fight over the baby bull crap.

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FTR- I'm due the 2nd.

[sorteep]

we are up in teh air, I usually host a whole shindig at my house.. obviously that is NOT happening this yr.. we are trying to invite ourselves somewhere.. if not we will do just us and maybe my MIL and stay home and relax and eat!

[wwisdomskr]

We have no plans... We've been invited to Boston...but, that's not going to happen. And, I nixed all long-distance winter holiday travel last year. We have the most kids, gosh darnit, and we're just not going to go through the stress and the expense, whether we're having a baby or not.

Anyway...my parents are arriving the day AFTER thanksgiving. If our neighbors invite us over, we may go...but, otherwise it will just be us.

[lisalulu]

If the babe is here, we aren't doing Thanksgiving-well my mom offered to bring us some food by which will be nice. Dh was wanting to cook up a small dinner for us but we decided it would be so soon after the birth we would take my mom up on her offer.

We could go over to my mom's house and be with my parents and aunts but we see them almost every week and I have a feeling football will be on which isn't really our thing. Plus they have a tendency to want to play pass the baby and I don't think I'd handle it too well!

[Starr]

Thansgiving is MY holiday, seriously. Not sure which side I am having it for this year but I always have it. Its the only time I break out the China and silver and go all out.

[Starr]

Oops sorry I thought this was posted in TAO not a DDC...

[dcgrl]

My due date is thanksgiving. If I'm still pregnant, I was planning on making dinner for my husband and myself. That was the plan a while back, anyway. My current thinking is, if I'm still pregnant, I'm going to throw myself off the roof. (can you tell I'm getting uncomfortable?)

[pixiesmommy]

I'm imagining I'll either still be pregnant at that point (EDD 11/18 and Pixie was born at 41 wks) OR we'll have a newborn. Either way, unless baby is more than 2 weeks old, food will be brought to ME. I imagine it as rather laid-back, people bringing pot-luck dishes to my kitchen and them eating downstairs while I continue my baby moon upstairs with a tray of turkey and other yummy goodness.

If we have a 2+ week old, we'll drive the hour to IL's and eat there as usual, I imagine.

[melissakc]

We're going over to my parents' house, which is only 15 minutes away, if we feel like it. If not, my mom will bring us leftovers. I'm glad there is no pressure. If I'm still PG.... Oh, I don't even want to think about that. And all the "butterball" jokes I got last time I was PG at Thanksgiving. Truly hilarious.

[sasha44]

I'm due 2 days after Thanksgiving. I have a friend who is an amazing chef and owns a catering business - he always has to work on Thanksgiving, so he suggested that we have an early celebration. So I'll be hosting turkey day at my house on the 1st Sunday of November & my chef friend will be doing most of the cooking.

We're planning on freezing most of the leftovers so that we can have prepared meals for our babymoon

[veganjoy]

Our Thanksgiving tradition for years and years was to go out to eat at a steakhouse. That's no longer ideal, as 1) I'm vegan and 2) the idea of being around loads of people with a newborn (or extremely pregnant!) is not enjoyable.

This time, I had planned to host the holiday at our place, but come on! I tend to overdo it hospitality-wise, so that would be really ridiculous. The new plan is for me and DH to hole up with mashed potatoes and stuffing and pumpkin pie, and maybe a new baby.

[sandiegokristi]

We usually host Thanksgiving and we will be doing the hosting again this year, but we are going for easy peasy. I am preordering dinner and using my finest chinette paper plates. We are also scaling way down on the number invitees this year. My parents will come over early to help out and I will be enjoying the comforts of my own bedroom to escape if need be.

[brooklyn_warbler]

wow, kristi! i am impressed.

i am due two days before thanksgiving and my gut is that i'll still be pregnant on thanksgiving. we usually go to my aunt's in jersey, about an hour ride away, and she is totally fine with me and andy being up-in-the-air in terms of whether we'll be there or not. i am totally happy to go to jersey if i am 40w2d -- my only concern is traffic if i go into labor while i'm there. but i also don't anticipate a crazy speedy labor so i guess we'll just have to play things by ear. i would like to go if i'm still pregnant because i really like thanksgiving and we have no alternate/closer plans.

[BarefootinBrooklyn]

I'm due a couple days before Thanksgiving, but the full moon is on the 24th, so who knows...

As far as meal plans though, we only have a small amount of family that lives nearby, plus my mom will be here from the East Coast, so I'm thinking in either case I will not be cooking--I'll pre-order some stuff from Whole Foods maybe, and if I'm feeling up to it, we can bring the food to my family's house, and if not, just enjoy it at home

[maisiedotes]

We are vegetarian and don't much care for the whole tradition of turkey. We decided this year because I am due right after thanksgiving we will lay low at home and our parents can do their own thing this year. I can't commit to anyone, really- if we are home (either with a newborn or with her still in the womb) we will do a dinner- just DH and I will do a little vegetarian feast. He can cook. We will see everyone over Christmas, I guess...

[Curlita]

Everyone is coming to us for Thanksgiving... and I mean EVERYONE! My parents and sister, my MIL and FIL, my SIL and her hubby and kids, and their two dogs. We are responsible for putting a turkey in the oven and that is it. My SIL and her husband are bringing their RV, so we will only be hosting two people in the house... and there will be plenty of people to hold the baby. I'm looking forward to it.

[Dee-Groovy]

Wow Erica, that actually sounds kinda fun!

I'm due the 3rd so I'll definitely have a baby by Thanksgiving. The plan for now is to order in from Publix or Wild Oats. It doesn't seem compete without some of my own side dishes though, so maybe I'll have enough strength to throw something together. My parents will probably be visiting so my mom could help but she's not much of a cook! :

[Living Slowly]

I doubt we will do anything. My brother/SIL usually do thanksgiving, but there will be lots of people and kids and I won't want to bring a newborn babe there. It would be great if someone cooked or brought us something, but I doubt that will happen since I am vegan. Oh well. There is always Yule - the food is the same then anyway.

[Kontessa]

My son was born two days before Thanksgiving, we got out of the hospital and went right to a thanksgiving dinner with church friends. Baby stayed safe close to me in a sling and we did not stay all that long.

This year if baby is here or we are waiting, I am going to a friends house, just a few houses from mine for Dinner. Same deal, baby in sling. At least I will not have to cook, plus it will be my sons birthday and also my friends so we will make it a little party with cake and balloons and a few gifts. Again, less work for me! It should be ok. Worse that happens is that my friend takes my kids for me and baby and I stay home to rest and they bring me back food! I do want to celebrate my sons birthday though, feel a little bad he gets no big party this year, just will not be up to it, specially with hubby still deployed.