Look Who’s Nine and a Half!

Both of my girls have summer birthdays, so it’s important to know when their half birthdays fall so they can celebrate at school. I woke up Friday morning and thought, “Wow, I bet it’s nearly my older daughter’s half birthday.” Then I calculated the date. Her birthday is July 21st, and guess what Friday’s date was: January 21st! Bingo! I quickly emailed her teacher and asked if we could celebrate – thank goodness she said yes!

When I went into my daughter’s room to wake her up for school, I proudly announced, “Happy Half Birthday!” as though I knew all along it was that day. Before she left for school, we made plans for me to bring her a McDonald’s happy meal for lunch and ice cream sandwiches for her 4th grade classmates. She was excited to have fried food for lunch, and her classmates were overjoyed to receive their treats as well! Phew.

The half birthday girl
The half birthday girl

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  1. Happy half! I often wondered if parents do this for kids born in the summer (or even at Christmas, so they get a little extra celebrating mid way through the year). I’ll have to keep this in mind for when my July baby is older.

  2. @Kathleen – Yes, they do! I was actually talking to someone who knew someone (you know how that goes) whose kids had birthdays in June so that their half birthday fell during Christmas break, or their birthday was close to Christmas and had a half birthday in June – either way, they weren’t in school to celebrate! I guess that could happen too. 🙁

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