Welcome to My Blog!

Hi everyone! My name is Jonathan David and if you've been reading my brother's blog for the last year or so, you know that my family was anxiously awaiting my arrival. Well, I decided that December 28th was a good day to be born. My mommy was already scheduled to have a c-section that morning at 8:30. Her water broke at 4 am which was a sign to my parents that the 28th was definitely the day I wanted to be born. My mommy thought it was funny that her water broke on the same day of her surgery until labor pains started 2 hours later. She got to have 2 1/2 hours of unmedicated back labor before going into surgery which she didn't find very funny. She already knew what labor felt like with my brother and was supposed to avoid it this time, but I had other plans. :-)

I weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. At my two week checkup last week, I weighed 10 pounds and was 22 inches long. I've got to grow big like my brother so we can play rough like he's been planning.

Everyone says I look just like my big brother but there are a few differences. My hair gets curly when you wash it and my mommy thinks my curls are so cute. My fingers and toes are also really long. I have plenty of time to decide if I'm going to use those long fingers to play the piano or palm a basketball. Maybe both.

The other day, my daddy was holding me and I was staring up at the ceiling. My mommy came up and kissed me and said, "I love you." Daddy then kissed me and said he loved me. Then Mommy again, Daddy again, and Mommy again. After Mommy's turn, Daddy didn't say it and so I slowly turned my head and stared at him to let him know it was his turn.

The biggest news I want to share is that I lost my umbilical cord during the night. My parents were so excited because it took my brother a trip to the doctor and 7 weeks to lose his. Apparently they cleaned Thomas' too much but this time they did better and mine came off right before my three week birthday, which is tomorrow by the way.

Thanks for coming by to read my new blog. I'll try to post more as I learn and do more things.