Holidays in 2020 have been a bit… different (to say the least), and now that New Year's Eve is quickly approaching, it's pretty obvious that it's going to be another moment we need to plan to celebrate differently — though for those of us who became new parents this year, that's doubly true. You might be wondering how to celebrate New Year's Eve in 2020 at all, let alone how to celebrate New Year's Eve with a baby. Though plenty of newborns are still awake when midnight rolls around, chances are your youngest will be fast asleep (and you might be, too).
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has put a damper on our plans this year, there are still plenty of fun ways to ring in the long-awaited first day of 2021 — even if it means a cozy night at home and a more online New Year's experience than in years past. New year with a new baby — here's what to do to welcome it in style.
How to celebrate New Year's Eve with a baby
A new year with your new baby: Make it memorable
Staying at home with your baby on New Year's Eve doesn't have to be a bummer — and of course, you'll want to remember it in the future and show your little one pictures of their first New Year when they're older. Take plenty of videos and pictures of baby to share with friends and family who are missing out on this particular holiday with them, so they can join in the fun, too.
And if you love dressing your baby up at every opportunity, good news: This is the perfect occasion to buy a new outfit (or to use one that you've been saving for a special occasion). That can make New Year's Eve even more exciting, and make for some supercute pictures.
With or without a pandemic, New Year's Eve is forever changed after we have kids — that's just a fact. But that doesn't mean it changes for the worst! If we're being honest, being at a party without our new baby would probably mean we'd just be calling the babysitter to see how they're doing every hour on the hour.
"You'll never have to stress about having a date for New Year's Eve, because for at least the next 16 years, you'll have the best date in the world," mom Marsha Takeda-Morrison wrote for Mom.com.
