Jamie has known just enough to really enjoy it! Although we weren't sure whether he was going to understand what was going on, as the days to Christmas Eve went on Jamie seemed to grasp more and more. We had a few false starts at the beginning of December where he seemed fearful of things. He certainly did not like ornaments where their legs dangled down and nanna had to remove hers for a few days. I also had to hide my wobbly Santa to begin with! We went to The Ark Christmas fair the last weekend of November and Jamie just cried the whole time, so there was no way he was going to sit on Santa's knee. Obviously his two days at week at Nursery has helped as they told stories and made cards and a small stocking to hang on the tree. We also went to a Christmas special at the library where the children could colour in and make a fairy, but Jamie just wanted to read the books about Santa. His favourite was an Usborne Sparkly Touchy-feely called Father Christmas (Watt & Finn) which we brought home and read over and over. It showed the elves, the sleigh, the snow, the reindeer, chimneys, trees and presents!!
Toddler Signing was brilliant (as usual) and we made a couple of baubles to hang on the tree. These were basically plain silver baubles dipped in glue and covered in sequins, but Jamie helped to make them and they look wonderful on the tree. For Mothers Day this year Jamie had made me a heart on the end of a ribbon and I also put this on our tree. I just hope that all these treasures will make it to Christmas 2012.
Over the years I have collected a variety of Christmas ornaments and Jamie has carried around one or more of these over the past few weeks and called them names such as 'Big Santa', 'Little Santa', 'Rudy' (from me calling one of our reindeer's Rudy). He also had a number of nights where he took the stocking he made from off the tree and took it to bed with him. 'Bear Bear' was well and truly forgotten!
Oh, and he loved the concept of a chocolate advent calender - especially as he got two this year; one from nanna and one from Uncle Paul!
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