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The Birthday Space

My birthday is next week, and one of the things I’ve liked ever since I found out I was pregnant with Star is that the five birthdays in our family are perfectly spaced out.

Star’s birthday is in mid-February, then Bart’s is in early May, Ella’s birthday is in July, mine is smack in the middle of September, and Ani’s is in early December.

Nobody has to share a birthday week or month with anyone else, and none of our birthdays fall too near major holidays. Star’s is the closest, coming just four days after Valentine’s Day, but that’s a fairly minor holiday in my book. I was delighted when Ani was seven days late, because originally her due date would have put her very close to Thanksgiving (of course, the being seven days overdue was LESS delightful, but it was a small price to pay for her having her own day for the rest of her life).

I have friends and family where there are many birthdays close together, and I’ve always been glad that we aren’t dealing with a string of birthday celebrations right in a row. By the time the next birthday rolls around, I’m ready to make a cake again, order some gifts, serve up breakfast in bed, and pull out the balloons and streamers.

Also, it means every few months, we get another free pizza at Grimaldi’s, which makes for a nice family outing five times a year (and . . . and more often than that, since they have excellent pizza). I don’t hunt down birthday freebies like I used to, but I LOVE that free pizza.

I can’t take any credit for this perfect planning, but I have thoroughly enjoyed it.

This year is our last year to revel in that spacing, though, because come February, another little baby will be sharing Star’s birthday month.

And I couldn’t be more delighted.

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  2. Oh, how wonderful! I've been reading for years but only comment occasionally. I am pregnant, too, a few weeks behind you and it will be great to have an e-buddy to be pregnant with!

    My husband and I are well spread out, but this one is due 2 days before my so's birthday in march. My so was 10 days early and I'm hoping for a little breathing space that way!

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  3. WHAAA?!??!! HOW WAS THIS NOT TALKED ABOUT LAST NIGHT!!! Congrats!!!!!

    (Also, February birthdays are the best birthdays: me, my twin, my next-door-neighbor-while-growing-up cousin, my sister-in-law, Lincoln, Washington, Darwin.)

    xox

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  4. WOW!! Congratulations! From the social media perspective you and Bart are masters at this parenting thing… That's one lucky little babe coming your way :). Couldn't be happier for you and your family.

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  5. Congratulations! I was so hoping you'd be adding to your little brood of adorable girls. I hope you've been feeling well! So looking forward to keeping up with your pregnancy, maternity style (not that I'll be needing it!), and eventually the birth of your little blessing. Maybe you'll break the streak in another way and deliver before your due date! Best wishes and thanks for sharing!

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  12. You sneak! Congratulations friend!!! So happy for you! All of ours are perfectly spaced, too, and I like it. But a new baby is worth any kind of calendar mix-up. About to text you now. 🙂

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