"I'm the stuff men are made of!"- John Wayne

October 16th: Today Duke has been alive and kicking for One Month. As you have been reading Duke has had times of steady reactions and times of great strides. Each day I am amazed by how much my little bird has grown. As he gets bigger every day (if you consider under 6 pounds big) the closer he is to coming home.

      Today Duke had a photo shoot with Aunt Candi, she tooks some amazing pictures of Duke in his cowboy hat (inside it that is), in his pumpkin hat, some mommy son shots and nice face shots. Most of the pictures Duke looks pissed because we have him awake and aren't hugging on him. However my sister is a crazy amazing photographer and there are a lot of amazing shots. I am going through them now and find it hard to pick favorites becuase he looks so cute.

     Finally thank you to everyone for the love and prayers you have given to Duke and I over the past month. In the past month we have received amazing words of encouragement, support and . I will be continuing the blog, which according to blogspot I have had over 2,000 views since setting up the Blog for Duke. Thank you so much for the love and support.