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[quote=Anonymous]I know this is only February, but I need to plan.  DD’s 6th birthday is June 22.  In the past, we have had a rough time with RSVPs because of everyone is on vacation.  It wasn’t that big of a deal in preschool, but now that she is in K and has consistent friends, we want to make sure we have it when people can come.  A while ago, we thought of having it in early June, maybe 1-2 weekends before school gets out.  Whelp, now we are expecting a baby with a June 3 due date.  My first two kids were early, so we’re ready for mid-May, but anything could happen, so we have to be prepared for early/mid-June too.

My question is… when should we have this birthday party?  Is it ridiculous to have a party 6+ weeks before the birthday?  We’ll do something special for DD actually ON her birthday, but I know she really wants a “real” party, and I wouldn’t want to not have one for her just because she’s getting a sibling and logistics are complicated.  She’s already a little meh about the baby and I don’t want to add to that if we can avoid it.  We’re definitely planning to do a location party, so we need to book it eventually.  Should we just go back to having the party closer to her actual birthday, when the baby is potentially manageable and invite more people, hoping at least a few can come?  Last year, she had 0/12 preschool classmates come, and we made the party with a couple of cousins and some of my friends’ kids that she barely knew.  I do not want that to happen again, especially when DD has been to a few classmates’ parties this year and is already talking about who she wants to invite to her own.

Yes, overthinking, I completely acknowledge this.  But I’m also pregnant with a 5-year-old who keeps asking if I’ll love the baby more than I love her.  I do NOT want to make it too obvious that her birthday is being rearranged because of her new sibling.
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