Page 15 2025 Home For The Holidays Lincoln Daily News the baby was too young to fully participate. One tradition that could be started is letting babies pick a Christmas ornament for their tree. This is an easy and fun thing for babies to do while out shopping. Let your baby look at ornaments for sale at your local store and (carefully) hold up different ornaments to see which one they seem to like the best. Ultimately, a baby's first Christmas is not about the gift exchange or the matching outfits or the timeline of events. It’s about creating a gentle, warm space where the parent and child feel supported and cherished. Families who have lived through it often reflect that the holiday becomes more meaningful when everyone around them—hosts, relatives, friends—approaches the day with patience, kindness, and realistic expectations. When the day winds down, the tree lights will still be twinkling, the wrapping paper will still be scattered, and the baby will likely be asleep long before anyone else. But what lingers is the sense of peace—knowing that even amid the noise and excitement of the holidays, the baby was protected, the parents were supported, and the memories were real and gentle and good. It might not look like the movies, but it will be theirs. And as the years unfold and the child grows, that first Christmas becomes a quiet reminder of how much love surrounded their earliest days. Sophia Larimore
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