Brandon Nicholas Messer: Brandon's 3rd Christmas

A List of Firsts...

• 6/5/07 - First time being sick (mild roto virus)
• 5/12/07 - Signs "Up!"
• 5/10/07 - Signs "Thank you"
• 4/15/07 - Signs "All Done"
• 4/15/07 - Signs "Eat"
• 4/10/07 - Signs "Book"
• 4/8/07 - Signs "Ball"
• 4/2/07 - Signs "Drink"
• 4/1/07 - Three molars break through - no joke.
• 3/26/07 - Signs "Please"
• 3/9/07 - Signs "More"
• 3/2/07 - Blows Kisses
• 2/17/07 - First molar tooth breaks through!
• 2/8/07 - Used a fork to feed himself peaches
• 2/6/07 - Brandon colors!
• 12/30/06 Decides to walk during his first birthday party!
• 11/27/06 Says "Dadda" and means Joby!
• 11/1/06 Says "Duck"
• 10/30/06 First Halloween - Dressed up as a monkey
• 10/21/06 Moved in to our new house!
• 10/9/06 Waves "bye-bye"
• 10/7/06 Says "Uh-oh!"
• 10/6/06 First time on airplane to see all the family in Baltimore!
• 9/8/06 - Eats finger foods
• August 2006 - General Update: Sleeping much better at night. Goes to bed between 8:30-9:30pm and will sleep until around 6:00am. Amazing!
• 8/7/06 Stands in crib
• 8/2/06 - Crawls! (He was doing a sort of swimming butterfly stroke/creeping until now)
• July 2006 - General Update: Brandon doesn't scream during car rides anymore. We bought him a new car seat. He loves Baby Einstein DVDs and will sit for 20-30 minutes to watch them. He generally likes to play on the floor with toys now too.
• 7/29/06 Pulls self up to standing
• 7/24/06 Second tooth
• 7/22/06 Actively searches for us when we play peek a boo (from behind the sofa or blankets). He started clinging to us when he gets excited and loves to bounce.
• 7/18/06 Played in a Jumping Johnny swing. Loves to bounce.
• 7/15/06 Reponds to name
• 7/11/06 First tooth!
• 6/19/06 Begins to creep
• 6/14/06 Sits alone
• 6/11/06 Brandon is baptized
• 6/10/06 First trip to the Jacksonville Zoo!
• 6/4/06 Aunt Sharon, Uncle Chris, Patrick and Grace visit from Baltimore!
• 6/4/06 Holds Spoon (Grandpa Joe taught him to bang a spoon on the table)
• May 2006 - General Update: Starts to look at books, loves them
• 5/27/06 Rolls from Back to Tummy
• 5/26/06 Passes toys from one hand to the other
• 5/21/06 Giggled when we tickled his belly
• 5/20/06 Started sweet potatoes at lunch, Yummy!
• 5/15/06 First solid food - rice cereal
• 5/10/06 Shakes Rattle
• 5/6/06 Slept from 9:15pm - 7:00am
• 4/24/06 Drinks from a cup (sipped water from Daddy's cup, and loved it)
• 4/14/06 Laughed at Mommy when she shook her hair at him
• 4/12/06 First time the play mat entertained him & he could bat the toys and turn the music on
• 4/9/06 First "belly laugh" at Grammy Raine
• 4/4/06 Started sucking his thumb (that didn't last long)
• 2/28/06 Finds Hands
• 2/22/06 Aunt Diane & Uncle Mike visit from Niagara Falls
• 2/18/06 Laughs at Daddy
• 3/9/06 First night in a hotel, slept 5 hours straight! (10:30pm-2:30am, then 3am-6:30am)
• 3/9/06 First trip to Disney World!
• 3/5/06 First trip to Sonny's BBQ
• 3/4/06 First trip to a restaurant
• 3/4/06 Aunt Molly, Uncle Erick, Abby & Conor visit
• 3/3/06 First trip out our the house to shop!
• 3/2/06 First immunizations
• 2/27/06 Rolls from Tummy to Back
• 2/22/06 Talks & Coos more. Kicks his arms & legs when we talk to him.
• 2/20/06 Grasps our shirts when we hold him
• 2/17/06 Great-Grandma (GiGi) Godlewski visits
• 2/14/06 Holds up Head
• 2/9/06 Took a 30 min nap in his room
• 2/8/06 Sits Supported by Sofa
• 1/31/06 Smiles at Mommy
• 1/30/06 Smiles at Daddy
• 1/12/06 First Sitter (Grammy Raine)
• 1/7/06 First Bottle
• 1/6/06 Raises from Tummy to Forearms
• 1/5/06 First Doctor's Appt
• 1/4/06 First Bath at home
• 1/4/06 First walk in stroller

What Brandon Said

• Baaaa (sheep)
• Pig
• Beer (Bear)
• Chick-Chick (chicken)
• Tuck (Truck)
• Ow! (for hurt)
• Boosh (Brush)
• Hat
• Bird
• Lowly (from his most favorite book)
• Bib
• Booo (Moo for Cow)
• Ooh ooh ahh ahh (Monkey)
• Ah-Dah (All Done with sign)
• Moa (More with sign)
• Big Ball
• Shoes
• Boom
• Daw (Draw)
• Hoo Hoo (owl)
• Ee Ah Oh (E-I-E-I-O)
• Nack (snack)
• Knock Knock (with sign)
• Ah-poo (Elmo)
• Dah (down with sign for up)
• Shish (fish)
• Mm-na (banana)
• Me (knee with point)
• Peep-Eye (Peek-a-Boo)
• Happy!
• Yee Haw (She'll be coming round the mountain)
• Bye Bye (with wave)
• Juice (milk)
• Dah (Door)
• Ba (bath with sign)
• Dink (Drink with sign)
• Pah (up! with sign)
• Table
• Eye (with point)
• Elbow (with point)
• Eat (with sign)
• Baba (Grandpa)
• Mama
• Apple
• Book (with sign)
• Ball (with sign)
• Bubbles
• Go Ga (Go Gators)
• Baby
• Dare it is! (There it is)
• ah (one), two, tee, da (four), daaaa (fiiive)
• Achoo! (pretend sneezing)
• Bess-ou (Bless You)
• Tank-ou or too choo (Thank you with sign)
• Diddy (Kitty)
• Hi
• Tick-Tock
• Dadda/Daddy
• Dis! (This)
• Duck
• Uh-Oh!

Brandon's 3rd Christas was extra fun this year as he really got in to the whole holiday season, and opening gifts. He helped with everyone's presents and was so happy with everything.

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