Hi Joey,
First of all, I have to tell you, I am sorry. I was trying to go back through Elijah's pregnancy blog and find out what his measurements were as of a certain day so we could compare them to you. I was reading my posts and marveling at my genius when I felt an overwhelming sadness because I am so lame with you. I am sorry that your blog is so boring and I seem to have nothing good to share with you. I am sorry that it seems I imparted all my worldly wisdom on your brother. I am sorry that it really does seem to appear that you are already suffering from the 2nd child syndrome. But, I can tell you that you are SO WANTED and LOVED and you will not feel anything less when you arrive here! We can't wait to meet you, love you up and watch you grow. I can't wait to see your 3d Ultrasound (hopefully Thursday) and see what you look like. I can't wait to hear your little cry when you are born in June. I can't wait to see your little face and hear your noises. I can't wait to smooch your little cheeks, nose, and toes. It just doesn't seem that way on your blog and I am sorry for that.
It is hard for me to imagine what you are going to look like. We have nothing to compare you to except Elijah. While I know this isn't the case, I just keep expecting you to be his twin. Heck, you could come out with red hair but my mind is only prepped for you to be a spitting image of your brother because that is my only experience. I wonder what your personality will be like. Will you be active (like you are inside)? Will you be quiet? Will you be outgoing? Will you be ornery? I don't think we will know the true answers to those for a few years but I can't wait to see each side of you. Yes, I will warn you in advance that you are going to be compared to your brother. But, it is only because that is our only experience. So, it won't be a bad thing when we say "Well, Elijah hardly slept and Joey sleeps like a rock" - it is just what we know.
So, after getting that off my chest, I can move on with some daily things. We have zoomed past 24 weeks and are moving into 25 weeks. You are still moving up a storm and now, I can see my belly physically moving too. Every time you move, I say "Hi Joey" or "Good Morning Joey" or "Oh, no, it is bedtime. Go back to sleep Joey." :)
Last week, we went to build a bear and made your special animal. With the twins, we went and made them animals. Then, we made one for Elijah too. All 3 are in his room. Now, we made one just for you. But, you know what? I think it is the most special of them all because it had 3 people's love it in - mine, your daddy's and Elijah's. He helped make it just for you and as we put the little heart in we said "I love you Joey." I will get you some pictures up soon.
Yesterday, we went to Target to register for you. While heaven knows you don't need a whole lot, there are a few things we do need for you. We won't have another shower and we won't expect any gifts for you but when we register, we get a coupon to buy everything on our registry. So, we will save some cashola. I did want a new little swing/chair for you and we will need a new car seat when you outgrow the infant carrier. But, other than that, it was all little stuff. It was more fun than when we registered for Elijah - that was more of a chore. For you, it was more fun because we needed so little and we were more relaxed. I did put some silly stuff on there - we would like to decorate your bathroom so we registered for Mickey Mouse bathroom stuff :)
So buddy, that is about all that is new here. We are still battling with the blood sugars daily and still counting down the days until June 21 when you will hopefully come (98 days - we are under 100!) We are going to start working on getting your clothes sorted soon. And, each day we are still praying that you (and Baby Heinrich/Mieke) are safe & healthy in there.
PS - In case you were wondering, you are a lot smaller than Elijah was. At 21 weeks, you were 15 ounces. At 22 weeks, he was 1 lb 6 oz (22 oz). That is what I was looking for on his blog and it may be good news - maybe my sugars are better. Or, maybe these last 4 weeks have been a HUGE growth spurt and we will find out Thursday that you are the big fat pig :)
