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I think I would be confused, but if I knew you weren't going to do an official 1st or 2nd birthday party then it would make sense.

My birthday isn't in December, so take this with a grain of salt, but my son's is...I think it's kind of silly to do a half birthday. If people want to celebrate with him, they make the time, if they don't, then I reciprocate their choice by skipping thier celebrations. I make a point to let people know in advance what we're doing and those that really matter are there.

DDs bday is in December too, just a few days before Christmas. We didn't throw a big party for her this year but we did get a cake and celebrated with family. We kept it super simple. Don't feel guilty...they will have many more parties to come! With that said, I'm not a fan of 1/2 bday parties.

I'm actually considering doing this for our kids when they get older. D's birthday is 1/17, and Babygirl is due 2/2. It's a lot to do the holidays and then jump right into their birthdays. I think once they're old enough, we'll ask them what they want to do - celebrate with a smaller party at their birthday, or wait till later in the year when we can do maybe a little bit bigger of a party (space-wise, it's hard to cram a lot of people into our house in cold weather).

I've been considering doing this for my daughter whose birthday is Jan 8th. Her daddy is Jan 6th. So there's just a lot going on in our house during that time period. This year we're throwing her a 1st birthday party but I think in the future, I may do 1/2 birthday celebrations instead. Plus it's so much easier planning a summer party than a winter one because you're able to have it outside.