"You can't whine and bellyache because somebody else got a good break and you didn't."- John Wayne

June 23rd: Sometimes I don't know how to respond when someone asks me how Duke is doing. There are fine lines between closing people out about information about your child (i.e. poop, spit up, and other things that are TMI) and overly sharing (i.e. hourly updates on your child). I tell people Duke is awesome when they ask because....he is. He is always happy, he doesn't cry, he doesn't whine and every time I see him I can't believe he is mine. He sleeps through the night, he cracks up consistently and doesn't mind having other people hold them. It's funny when he plays with his bat and makes him fly, though he doesn't know how to fly yet. Just an awesome awesome kid. That's the best adjective for him.

"Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business."- John Wayne

June 22nd: Come on....how cute is this kid! Uncle Charlie said the cutest thing today. I told Duke I love him, he said "Who doesn't love the Duke"

"Don't ever for a minute make the mistake of looking down your nose at westerns. They're art--the good ones, I mean. They deal in life and sudden death and primitive struggle, and with the basic emotions--love, hate, and anger--thrown in."- John Wayne

June 8th: When I go to Target there are rows and rows and rows of dresses, pink sleepers, ruffly bathing suits. What does my son have 3 racks (one of sleepers with animals, one of plaid shorts and polo sets and one of lame jumpers). I have to scope the internet and other options to pastels....Duke is not a pastels and winnie the pooh kind of kid. My son is a comic book/ rocker/ skull and cross bone punk kid.... this is expected from a child with a natural Mohawk. I think the lack of selection for boys is sad, but I am sure I will appreciate it when he is older. I am so proud of Duke in this picture because it took forever for me to get him to smile for a picture of him smiling.

Duke is the best sleeper. When 8 hits he starts talking to himself in his hungry voice and we have to get his bottle on. He falls asleep while drinking all but an ounce and stays asleep until 5 or 5:30 am. He is adorable when he falls asleep too. He was cuddling with his ugly doll dog tonight in his Nemo Pajamas and I am not sure I could love him more than I did at that moment.

"I was overwhelmed by the feeling of friendship, comradeship, and brotherhood"- John Wayne

June 1st: Babies first day at the pool was this weekend. Duke took it the same way he took his first bath, with consistent looks of "what is this about?" The funny things is he was so interesting to the little girls at the pool, they came over asked his name and why he was in a raft. Duke just looked at them like why are you bothering me. He and I will work on our social skills.

Duke is up to 14 lbs and has cute baby arm rolls. He's a fan of bananas and applesauce, he hates peas with a vengeance. He is rolling in the deep and knows how to get his butt u,p but he has to work on his abs to get him to scoot  more to crawling. He talks to himself, but mostly to his bee that is on the edge of his pack and play, the bee doesn't respond, but Duke keeps talking.

When fast music is on, he will kick his legs in a furry, in this little video you can see his "Paws Up" at the end. Notice, he only dances on the chorus.