Parents who have embroided stockings...

[Chylynn]

did you have your name put on it or Mommy, Daddy, and baby's name? I can't decide which will be more appropriate. I'm leaning towards putting our name on it so our one day teenager does not get embarrassed whenever she has her friends over and our stockings say Mommy and Daddy, KWIM?

Thanks for all your help!

[Txfish]

We're waiting until next year to get ours done (baby no-name is on the way and we want all the stitching to match). But, I think at that point we'll put our given names instead of Mom and Dad... I think it also depends on whether these are terrific quality stockings; I know we had our "kid stockings" until we were about 12 (making the oldest 21 or so) and then the parents got new sets of stockings. So maybe if they are more temporary then you could have Mommy and Daddy now and replace and put your names on them when the kids get a little older?

[lee60657]

We have our names on them, not Mommy and Daddy. This is by default really b/c we both still us our childhood stockings for sentimental reasons.

[BeachBum]

We just had this discussion at our house! We went with our first names.

[Traciann]

I have our first names...but we bought ours the first year we were married. I still don't think I would have gone with mommy/daddy though if we had bought them after the baby was born.

[katmg]

Not a mom yet but...I cross-stitched DH and my stockings with our first names. Since I went to the time/trouble of cross-stitching these will be our stockings for quite awhile. When we have kids I plan to x-stitch their stockings as well.

[Natrat80]

DH and my stockings aren't monogrammed but DD's is. My parents' stockings always had their first name on them. When DH and I get new stockings I'll put our first names.

In 25 years you might be Nana or Grandma instead of Mommy....so I'd just stick with first names!

[kindermom]

Growing up, my parents had Mom and Dad on the stocking. But when we get ours, I will be getting our first names. As PPs mentioned, if the stocking lasts for more than one generation, then "Mommy" will no longer be as fitting.

[Chylynn]

Thanks!! I knew I could count on the CC ladies. I am going to go with the first names- that was my first instinct, but I just could not decide. But, like PPs stated, in a few generations, hopefully I will be a grandma/nana!!:D

[booksie]

I was against it before, but recently decided that our DD should know our first names, even though she was only one year old. That way she will know who we are if she gets separated from us, etc. So I think putting first names on the stockings is a good idea too. Besides, you're still just a kid with a first name in santa's eyes. ; )

[Winter Biscuit]

We ordered matching stockings from Pottery Barn that say "Papa", "Mama" and "Elisabeth." To be honest, we weren't really thinking long-term at all when we ordered them - we just went by the names that DD calls us. We also ordered them with the understanding that by the time we expand our family, the same stockings may not be available and we may have to get all new ones (or at least new ones for the kids) to include DC#2 if we decide we want them all to match.

I do like the ideas of using the first names though :) And DD does know our first names - she'll be 2 in a few weeks and she occasionally calls us by our first names, and while we don't want her calling us by our first names I do agree that it's important for her to know them in case of emergency.

[cc8]

We went with our (DH and mine's) first names and also DC's first name.

[herls]

We have our first names because they were made for us when we were first married. We added one for our son at his first Christmas.

[twinnyme]

We ordered matching stockings from Pottery Barn that say "Papa", "Mama" and "Elisabeth." To be honest, we weren't really thinking long-term at all when we ordered them - we just went by the names that DD calls us. We also ordered them with the understanding that by the time we expand our family, the same stockings may not be available and we may have to get all new ones (or at least new ones for the kids) to include DC#2 if we decide we want them all to match.

This is our philosophy, too. We decided just last night to get the Pottery Barn green/red ones with "Mom," "Dad," and "Becca." I had no strong feeling either way (though I *had* thought of just putting "M" and "D" on it, since our names are Melissa and Dave) but DH wanted "Mom" & "Dad" since that's what he had growing up.

[cpbride8203]

We did the same as twinnyme and Winter Biscuit...Pottery Barn always has the red/green ones, so I know they should be around when we have our new addition.

I actually found ones on Ebay that were NWT that already had Mom and Dad embroidered on them, so I got those, then ordered one for our DD from Pottery Barn. I figured on doing Mom and Dad, since I hope our kids call us that for a while!

[hisdaffodil]

Just to throw it out there.... my mom had this idea when we were having this debate....

She suggested that we sew/glue/attach a picture frame to each stocking (a small one of course), so that we can slip pictures into each stocking. That way, everyone knows which one is which, plus while the kids can't read, they know too. And we don't have to worry about names, they're totally interchangeable, etc.