Birthday Party Dilemma

DD turns 4 on 3/26. I am due w/ DC #2 that week! I am not sure when to have DD’s birthday party. Last year I had a party for her at my house and we had a clown and she wants the same thing this year (I would prefer to book a party outside of the house and be done with it). Unfortunately due to the new baby I am in no condition to host a house party until after I recover from my scheduled c-section. The other dilemma is that DD wants her 2 cousins from Florida to attend the party. They won’t be back in NY until June. Should I wait until June to have DD’s party? Will too much time have gone by? Should I book a party somewhere for her in late Feb or early March without her cousins? I don’t know what to do. What would you do?

Re: Birthday Party Dilemma

I would hold a party a few weeks earlier and at a place outside the home.

I would explain to her that her cousins live too far away to come. Then say when they come up in June, she can have a little celebration with them. I wouldn't make the celebration a birthday party though - more of a celebration that the kids are together again.

I think 4 years old is old enough to understand that someone can't make their birthday, but young enough to need Mommy's individual attention on that day.

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JMO: It sounds like you have alot on your plate around that time. My friend had a winter baby and decided to celebrate her 1.5 year party in the summer. It was a fantastic idea and was able to have all 80 people outside. I don't think she would have had a big party in her house because lack of space. By having a party pushed out a few months is no big deal. You can have something small for family on her actual birthday and therefore you can recover from your c-section and enjoy your newborn and not have to stress.

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