Im' trying to stick to one main gift for each special occasion - ie. birthday and Christmas. We also do the stocking filler thing, so now that J has a Thomas trainset he will really just be getting a couple more engines for Christmas. I think my parents went a little overboard the first year, they were excited, that's OK, but I think I have persuaded them to hold back a bit more now. I'll be interested to see how A fares though. She only received a fraction of the gifts J did for being born, people dont' get as excited by the second one, so I'll be interested to see how her first Christmas compares too. Not that I mind either way, I'm just making observations.