Part 1
David was born on February 2, 1988 - I was almost 11 years old at the time. I was out of the house by the time he was in elementary school, but I can remember everything about him as a baby.
He had this blanket that he carried around with him until it literally disintegrated. He loved that thing. He would sit in his little blue chair, holding his blanket and pacifier, watching Sharon Lois & Bram's Elephant Show or Blue's Clues to no end. To this day, I cannot watch those shows! He would watch them down the shore too - I would have to go upstairs to watch MTV or I would lose my mind.
He would ride around in his little red playskool car - my mom painted the words "Brat Mobile" on the side. He loved it.
His love of video games started with me, for sure. The second I would get home from school, he would follow me around saying "Play 'intendo Dawn" until I gave in. He would sit there for hours and just watch, my own little pep squad ;)
My favorite memory of him was on Christmas Eve, he must have been 2 or 3. We were finishing our traditional La Riviera dinner and driving home. He saw the airplane lights in the sky and got so excited for Santa! The whole drive home I would ask him, "Who is coming tonight?" and he would reply "Ho ho ho comes!" I can still hear that little voice in my ear.
He could also be a huge pain in the arse, especially to his teenaged big sister. He would always throw open my door and lunge around my room, skipping any record I had playing at the time. He did love to dance though ;)