VB fires changetext event before control is loaded - vb.net

Question

I need to add some controls to a Visual Basic 2017 form programmatically. One of the controls is a textbox that needs a changetext event handler. Below is some code that accomplishes that task.
HOWEVER, the changetext event handler seems to fire right away, before the form even loads... before the textbox itself even loads! A "click" handler works fine, as expected. But changetext? Nope.
I've thrown together a simplified version to demonstrate. The line with the "DIES RIGHT HERE" comment causes the problem (not the comment, but the code to the left of it).
A textbox that is added at design time will work fine, not cause this problem, but that isn't an option.
What's causing this the changetext handler to be run early? How do I work around this?
Public Class Form1
Dim txtTest As TextBox
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim pntTextBox As Point
pntTextBox.X = 100
pntTextBox.Y = 100
txtTest = New TextBox
With txtTest
.Location = pntTextBox
.Width = 100
AddHandler txtTest.TextChanged, AddressOf txtTest_TextChanged
End With
Me.Controls.Add(txtTest)
End Sub
Private Sub txtTest_TextChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyClass.TextChanged
Dim strTest As String
strTest = Str(txtTest.Width) ' ****** DIES RIGHT HERE
MsgBox(strTest)
End Sub
End Class

Answer 1

Made a few changes. Works.
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
For x As Integer = 1 To 2 'create multiple TB's
Dim pntTextBox As Point
pntTextBox.X = 100 * x
pntTextBox.Y = 100
Dim txtTest As TextBox = New TextBox
With txtTest
txtTest.Name = "tb_" & x.ToString
AddHandler txtTest.TextChanged, AddressOf txtTest_TextChanged
.Location = pntTextBox
.Width = 100
End With
Me.Controls.Add(txtTest)
Next
End Sub
Private Sub txtTest_TextChanged(ByVal sender As Object,
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) 'no handler at design time
Dim tb As TextBox = DirectCast(sender, TextBox)
Dim strTest As String
strTest = tb.TextLength.ToString
Debug.WriteLine("{0} {1}", tb.Name, strTest) 'put breakpoint here
End Sub
End Class