My mom asked me earlier today if I was going to do anything to celebrate my son turning 6 months old. I've never heard of anyone celebrating their child's 6 month 'birthday' before... Is it weird or is it a somewhat normal thing?
I told her that we could make some cupcakes and hand them out at the Easter party this Sunday. I was just curious as to whether or not it was an odd thing to do.
The Easter party is at my grandparent's house. My son and I actually lived their for the first month after he was born because my parents were still working on remodeling the house to accommodate an extra person. They live next door to us, so we are always going over uninvited. It's kind of like a second house.
Everyone is going to be over there for Easter anyway (And I believe everyone there will be close family members, except one couple). I think we are just going to make cupcakes as an Easter desert/half birthday surprise.
The only one I was worried about thinking it as weird was my F-MIL (At the moment no one has invited her to the party, but she likes to self-invite herself to my family's events). She wouldn't appreciate the idea.
We do the "half birthday" all the time! We celebrate just with us and do it on the EXACT day. To be honest, I really like cake! I make a cake and cut it "half." (We eat the other half later on.)
(I totally stole this idea from my sister-in-law.)
well...i have some pretty uncharitable thoughts towards people who throw huge bashes for babies' 1 year birthdays...so a 6 month birthday...hmm..yeah...not so much. i am afraid (not proud of it, but being honest) that i would be a bit judgmental. who does that person think they are? well aren't THEY special. it seems a bit hmm...how to say it....it seems a bit like that person would think that THEIR six month old is SOOOOO much more wonderful than any other six month olds...that THEY deserve SPECIAL recognition. kinda holier-than-thou i guess. not saying you are that way, just that's how it would appear to someone. no, i have never heard of anyone doing that. the most i've seen is a facebook post :)
We don't actually do anything to celebrate it, but I do wish them a happy half birthday. They like knowing they're 5 and a HALF :D For some reason, at that age, it's a big deal to them to be able to say that they are something and a half- Somehow I don't think I'll be in any rush to tell people when I'm 40 and a half- ;)
I have 3 kids and I have never heard of this. I would find it odd if someone gave me 6 month cupcake. I mean the baby is not born on the 6 month mark...It's your baby so do whatever you want but my opinion is its strange and a little over the top and I am a sentimental mom but this is too much for me.
I only know one mom personally who celebrated her son's 6month birthday. It was just a kinda spur of the moment idea she had for a little "party" with her and the grandparents, no big deal at the time. Well, her son died in an accident a couple months later, before his 1st birthday. Looking back, she said she's glad she celebrated all his little milestones! I'll definitely be having a little "party", mostly as an "excuse" for us and the grandparents to play and take cute pictures. Just because we should always try and enjoy all the little moments with our kids!
I agree with what DVMMOM said.. I'll do anything to have a good excuse to eat cake!
I don't think it's so strange...I mean, it does not have to be this huge elaborate affair. When our daughter turned 6 months, hubby and I got a cake and had the person at the bakery write "Happy 1/2 Birthday Addie" on it. It was just him and me at home with her, nobody else. Of course, she could not have any, but we enjoyed it! Any excuse to have cake!
Can't say I've ever had anyone I know celebrate the 6mo birthday. So my vote is for ODD.
Yes, weird.
We took 6 month photos, that's it.
this is really common for school age children who have summer birthdays. they don't get to celebrate their birthday's with their friends in school, so some parents will send things to school for their 1/2 birthday instead. i wish my mom was cool enough to do that... but no... oh well...
Kids at our school do this who have BDays in the summer. They will bring a book for their class (policy suggest this as sweets aren't allowed for this purpose). My nephew's bday is 12/24 so he celebrates on 6/24 when more people are up for a Bday :-). If it seems like the thing to do , then go for it.
We did this for my daughter when she was 6 months but never again on half birthdays. she turned 6 months at Thanksgiving and so we had a small cake but nothing else. I don't think anything you do to celebrate the life of your child is wrong. Personally i think we all worry too much about what other people will think of the things we do. Go for it and have fun!
never heard of it. but if you do, only invite family because thats way overkill!
I don't think it's common, but you can celebrate whatever you please.
Make cupcakes if it will make you and mom happy. Why not.
I acknowledge my girls 1/2 birthdays. They don't get presents but it is just another thing to celebrate. Sometimes we forget on the actual day but the next time we go out to eat which is often, I will say happy 8 1/2 birthday! We just do it for fun!
My parents never did this when we were infants, but my sister and I are both December babies very close to Christmas. Trying to have a party or parties for us was just not workable since everyone was either out of town with relatives or busy with their own holiday things. So, my dad came up with the idea of our "un-birthday". It was June 21, the first day of summer and we went to the park for bbq's, we had water balloon fights, swim parties. It was great fun. Up until the day he died a couple of years ago, he still sent me and my sister "un-birthday" cards.
Strangely, we don't do un-birthdays for our children. There was never really a reason to.
I guess if you think about it, every single day is a birthday.
If you want to celebrate it, do it. If you don't, no big deal. I think the first birthday is so fun because it's usually the first time kids get cake and candles and a big fuss.
Just my opinion.
Best wishes, whatever you choose.
I would say no..... unless it was just your immediate family and you were in your own home. Otherwise I believe it would come off as too self absorbed.
On my daughters 6 month birthday we got her a carvel ice cream cake and wrote "Happy 6 month Birthday". Her first year we did a cupcake for every month and the cake for her 6 month. We did not have a party, that is just too over the top but we did get the cake and it was just us and my parents for the cake. After her first birthday we do not do this any more. Just year to year. I see nothing wrong with celebrating the milestone. It's actually kind of cute. She picked at the icing on the cake and we took pictures. It is a great memory for us.
I wouldn't say "odd" but unusual, yes. I don't know anyone who celebrated their baby's 6 mo. milestone--at least not outside of their family. Sounds like your mom is excited to celebrate anything about her grandson. That's lovely.
If you really want to do something, having "1/2 birthday" cupcakes at an Easter party is a fine idea. Just be sure to think about whether this is going to set a precedent for your family or not.
We always have a 6 month Birthday party for the kids. Grandma and Grandpa started it. We have angel food cake for our little angels! I think you should enjoy every little thing you can, because they grow up way to fast. Have fun and Happy 6 month Birthday to your little guy! :)
We celebrated, but only by having a cake that I ordered. I had it cut so it looked like a half of a birthday cake.
I just served it after dinner one night. Did not tell anyone I did not want them to think I wanted gifts.. We could have done without, but first time mom, i was a little overboard.
We didn't do "6mo old" bday, but we DO do half birthdays thereafter. Cupcake and allowance increase and measure (we measure twice a year). No parties, no presents. We DO sing "a very merry unbirthday to you" from Alice in Wonderland
We celebrate teh "Half Birthday" with a small family only celebration. With my girls, I got them a balloon, had the grandparents over for lunch, and got a small cake. We don't celebrate every half birthday other than acknowledging it. it is a nice milestone for us as new parents and symbolic of sort of transitioning from newborn to toddler.
oh not at all! I celebrated my daughters 3 month birthday. There are worse things in life to stress over. A party should not be one of them. Doesn't hurt a thing : ) We didn't invite anyone outside of the family. Just a small celebration is all. oh and please don't listen to the comment about holier than thou. That's just silly and SUPER judgemental. That person is to the extreme. Very silly. Go and have fun!!!!
Haha - I got the same question from my family this week. I decided to tell them yes we are celebrating....at Easter dinner. I think that Grandparents just look for any reason to celebrate their grandchild, which I am grateful for! So I will just slap a cake or cupcake on the buffet for everyone and call it my DD 6mo bday party! No way is DD touching that cake though...;)
