Rust1987 wrote:
afternoon folks!!
 now at the halfway point (6 weeks today) think things are coming on and still only trimming the neckline but not happy with the small growth on my cheeks

And you probably won't be happy with it for a little while.  Beard growing is a journey that tends to take months, not weeks.  At a certain point you'll become proud of what you have and proud of the time you've invested.  I have thinner density on my cheeks, even at the six month point that I'm currently at.  I've come to realize though that nobody looks at my cheeks and says "Wow, they're thin compared to his chin" so there's no point in me feeling sorry for myself over "weak spots".  I can't tell you when it will happen, but at a certain point you'll look in the mirror and say "I have a nice beard!"