For those of you that know Chiara pretty well, are probably aware that Douglas the Duck quickly became her best little friend after she received it as a gift from zio Rob D'Onofrio. It might be hard to tell from this picture, but Douglas is a stuffed animal without the........stuffing!
Just in case you think she was already giggling in this picture and Douglas was tossed at her right before the picture was taken, here is another picture of them enjoying each other's company.
From time to time we noticed what seemed to be a perfectly normal and sweet occurrence. Every now and then it would appear as if Chiara fell asleep with Douglas by her side and both of them were resting comfortably and very happy.
As you can see here, we caught a more aggressive side to Douglas in this picture. Whether it is for throwing him to the ground so many times throughout the day or for keeping him more wet than a duck out of water should ever be, he seems to get revenge from time to time. His favorite move is the smother!
As a result of the mounting tension between these two, we have decided that Chiara should start seeing other ducks. So, her mom brought the tall skinny one shown here next to Douglas home. We'll see how this works out, but it will be hard for her to move on from her first stuffed love. Help us name the new duck by voting on the top right side of this blog page.
For those of you that know Chiara pretty well, are probably aware that Douglas the Duck quickly became her best little friend after she received it as a gift from zio Rob D'Onofrio. It might be hard to tell from this picture, but Douglas is a stuffed animal without the........stuffing! 
Just in case you think she was already giggling in this picture and Douglas was tossed at her right before the picture was taken, here is another picture of them enjoying each other's company.
From time to time we noticed what seemed to be a perfectly normal and sweet occurrence. Every now and then it would appear as if Chiara fell asleep with Douglas by her side and both of them were resting comfortably and very happy. 
