"Not that I had thoughts of becoming a song and dance man, but, like most young actors, I did want to play a variety of roles. I remember walking down the street one day, mumbling to myself about the way my career was going, when suddenly I bumped into Will Rogers. "What's the matter, Duke?" he asked, and I said things weren't going so well. "You working?" he asked, and I said, "Yep." "Keep working, Duke," he said and smiled and walked away."- John Wayne

October 31^st: Happy Halloween from Baby Smurf. The nurses thought his Smurf costume was ADORABLE, and I must admit I was proud of it too.

            To get ready for Duke wearing his Smurf costume I got to give Duke his first bath by Grammy and I (he has been bathed before but it is by the night nurses.) I filled a little basin with warm soapy water and Duke went in. At first he wasn’t so sure, but he was kicking his feet a bit and afterwards was so relaxed he just melted into his blanket and took a nap.

            His feeds were 9pm 10ml, 3am 5 ml (he is not a middle of the night wake me up baby), 9 am 8 ml, 3pm (with mommy) his record 18ml. After his feeds mom and I needed to go home for dinner and the trick or treat kids, but Duke’s NG (feeding) tube got clogged. Guess who replaced it……me. I received training on it Friday and have to be able to do it before Duke can leave the hospital. Of course as soon as I said I would do the tube Duke smiled at me, which made me feel bad because little does he know what I was about to do. I pulled it out, which Duke didn’t fuss when I did Thank goodness! I wasn’t able to get it down his right nostril, but I got it down his left one and check to make sure the NG was placed correctly. Duke was a little fussy when we put the tape to secure the tubes back to his face, but did very well.

            Tomorrow is a big day, the plan goes into place on how long Duke is in Rehab so tomorrow we will have a date for Duke to come home.