The funniest kid ever---Joshua

Now on to Joshua..... Joshua, not Josh, J, or Joe, or or or....... although Julia does call him "wawa", but we will set her straight someday! Joshua is almost 5 (in July) and is looking forward to starting Kindergarten in September.

Joshua is our little miracle baby.  We went to hell and back to get him here, and he was SO worth it! I will write a pregnancy/birth story someday, I promise!  However, a short version is: bleeding through most of the pregnancy---so bedrest 5wks-35wks, a diagnosis of a cystic hygroma of 10mm at 9 weeks of gestation, a specialist counsel to terminate since chances of having any kind of live baby in the end (not a mentally intact baby---just alive) was less than 2%, polyhydramnios, and a delivery at 35 weeks which showed further problems (to be discussed in said birth story).  BUT in the end, he was alive, well, with no residual effects.  He was diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism-however, takes a pill a day and is all better!  We are SO blessed to have him and he brings so much joy to our lives!

Some of Joshua's facts:

*He looks EXACTLY like his father--- as my dad once joked "No DNA testing needed" :-)
*He has killer blue eyes and eyelashes
*He is super funny and witty
*He is the healthiest of all my kids--hardly ever sick
*Loves to draw, and is quite good at it actually.  He watches these shows on TV on how to draw stuff and then sits down and replicates.... pretty cool for being 4
*He is pretty laid back and passive---until you hit the wrong button, then explodes.  (just like Chris)
*Has perfected the act of being a "boy"... with annoying boy noises, annoying his sisters, etc
*Can charm the pants off of anyone
*Is persistant
*Is a night owl and food prowler.  He can often be found, still awake at 1am, prowling around the house with food... then go to bed and get up at 7am without a problem
*Is obsessed with planets/space and can rattle of some amazing facts
*Wickedly good at video games (both xbox and ipod games)
*Has always been able to play solo for hours with a couple of cars and a track


Joshua is wonderful little boy who would love nothing better than to cuddle up, sharing his blanket, and have you read him a book.  He often comes to me asking for the random "cuddle", and loves to caress my face and play with my hair.  He is going to be such a wonderful man someday!