Notes on having three kids, all with birthdays the same week

My middle daughter's birthday is today, May 2. My youngest daughter was born on April 30. And my oldest daughter was born on April 27. Some thoughts: The birthdays themselves are more of a group thing for us. They look forward to them together. They plan them together. We can have one big family party. Some fraction of the individuality is probably lost. Not like having a twin, of course. But something. There's a Christmas-in-April feel to it all. Birthday Season is A Thing. I have a hunch the girls will get together for their birthdays when they are adults. There's an economy of scale, in that out-of-town relatives are, on the margin, more likely to come visit once for three birthdays than make three separate trips. This also aids #2. You can take nostalgia-forward pictures like these: I go an entire year without thinking about kid birthday parties, and I literally forget the details of planning a kid birthday party, which are not trivial. Hand-me-down clothing is maximized. Every…