I made faces, did voices, sang him funny songs. Nothing. Stonewalled. No smile. No recognition. It was like auditioning for Baby Lorne Michaels. This was my first set in front of a brand new audience and I bombed. Hard. I felt less like “Dude to Dad” than Dude to Dud. You get it. The fake baby news would have you believe that your angelic child will be a bundle of smiles, coos, and recognition from the jump. But I discovered after these first weeks what many people seemed to already know: newborns don’t smile. And no one is really sure why, although there are some theories. For me, this early weeks revelation was another humbling moment. “Man. I really don’t know anything about babies.” Enjoy episode four of Dude to Dad. I’m not going to show the episode to my son. I already know he won’t find it amusing.
