Incredible! Kids grow up at the same rate even if they’re born in different years. Emmie is currently 8 years old.
Chip went on: “I think we have to have another one because I’m particular about the only child thing. Crew needs a sister to manage this whole thing out. Don’t be surprised if No. 6 is in the cards!”
To be clear… Crew isn’t an only child; he’s one of five siblings. Second, I don’t like the “Don’t be surprised” phrasing. In fact, Joanna was surprised by Baby No. 5 earlier this year, when she realized she was pregnant in January. Once she started showing, she said it had been so long since her last pregnancy that it felt like her first. But that’s just a joke, because she admits that now, pregnancy is harder for her.
Joanna tells People: “When I first got pregnant, I kept telling everyone at the office, ‘Guys, I am my best self when I’m pregnant.’ And then, for whatever reason, I was limping into work and I couldn’t breathe. At 40, it’s definitely a little different.”
Children are a gift and all that, but Joanna has now given Chip five precious gifts, and she doesn’t owe him a sixth under any circumstances. If they’re worried he’ll be lonely, don’t be, he’ll make friends. Get him a dog. Get him two dogs. Send him to boarding school or teach him to sail a boat around the world. I don’t know. But unless Joanna says “I wanna have a sixth kid,” then they probably shouldn’t. Chip, buddy, stick to what you know best—cracking jokes and looking pretty—and give your wife a break.
