Trouble at Daycare :(

Brandon got in trouble for the first time today at daycare. Apparently, he bit another kid! We've been told that this is a fairly normal thing that some kids go through... but hopefully he'll learn that he won't have any friends if he keeps biting. We'll see if it happens again...

First Birthday!

We cannot believe how fast this year has gone by! It's almost unbelievable that our little man was a teeny 5-pounder just one year ago. Now he's crawling around (no... he's still not walking), pointing at and calling everything "dada", and throwing his toys so he can say "uh-oh".

Brandon's first birthday party (shared with daddy's 30th) was a lot of fun... mostly for mommy and daddy. He had a blast with all the balloons and decorations before the party started! But when he woke up from his nap and found 40 people in his house, he was a little overwhelmed and clung onto mommy for dear life. Brandon got so many toys, books, and clothes! Thank you everyone for making his 1st birthday an amazing, memorable one!

Birthday Party!

Ray's 30th and Brandon's 1st birthday party!

at casa del Sol

July 18

11:00 - 3:00

Hope everyone can make it!

11 months!

Mommy finally broke down and got a jogging stroller! We have a lot of fun jogging at Mission Bay, watching people and birds, and just hanging out on the grass afterwards.

Some other exciting news, Brandon started waving bye-bye! We accidentally discovered he knew this skill when he dropped a car toy from his car seat. Mommy said "Oh-oh, bye-bye car" and Brandon started waving! Of course he can't wave without a scream to go along with it... but it's still super cute :)

Brandon also started drinking out of a sippy cup and straw. Most of the juice ends up on his shirt and we end up with food chunks back in the cup but we're getting there.
Here's Brandon's 11-month picture... he looks like a little boy now!

First Vacation

We weren't getting enough sun in San Diego so we spent a week in Hawaii. Brandon wasn't a huge fan of sand or the ocean but he still had a ton of fun... mostly because he got to hang out with his buddy, Chase, all week long. Here are some pictures from our trip.

Chase and Brandon on the Dole train

Brandon and Ray in North Shore

Brandon stuffing his face after a swim in the ocean. Notice that we're sitting on grass since neither him or Chase were fans of the sand!

10-Months!!!

We had a very busy 10th month! After what seemed like months of constant drooling, Brandon's top teeth FINALLY came out at the beginning of May. They're HUGE but hopefully he'll grow into them (along with his ears). Brandon also started crawling!!! On May 12, he surprised us by getting to sitting position from laying on his belly. Then 2 days later, he got on his knees and started crawling! He never got on his knees until that day so we actually didn't think he was ever going to crawl. I guess when it's time for a baby to do something, they'll just do it... no training needed.

TV Debut!

As most of you know, Brandon attended the Ellen Mother's Day show in utero last year. For this year's show, they asked for us to send in pictures of the babies to use as Ellen's backdrop. Brandon's picture not only made it on the show but was right in the middle of the backdrop! Check him out to the left of Ellen's head :)

Claire's baby, Ben, made it on there, too. Here are the pictures of the other cutie boys (Ben, Christian, and Brett) that we experienced the Ellen show with.