John Michael played in his first t-ball game this morning. As usual, it was a fight to get him dressed - he always likes to have a lazy morning on the couch, drinking his chocolate milk, while rubbing his "blankie" and watching cartoons. So, this morning was no exception. He really didn't care that he had a t-ball game. But once he got to the field, he ended up getting into the groove a bit.
Shawn helped coach the team, and all of those three and four year old kids were precious out there on the field. John Michael reminded me of the Darth Vader/Darth Helmet character in the movie, "Space Balls," because his head with the helmet on it was HUGE! When he was running around those bases with that big noggin, I couldn't help but laugh. Too cute.
JM batted left handed and hit the ball off the tee twice. He also fielded a ground ball and threw it towards first base. By the middle of the game, he was losing focus, as would be expected, and as the other team was batting, he seemed to be in his own little world. At one point, he walked over to the fence and asked me when we were going to his cousin Molly's birthday party, because he was ready to go. All the while, the other team was batting and running bases.
It was fun to watch, and I'm so glad this is something that JM and Shawn can share together. Later that night, when Shawn was rocking JM and putting him to bed, JM asked Shawn:
"Daddy, does it make you happy that I play baseball?"
"Well...yes," Shawn replied. "Do you like playing baseball, John Michael?"
"No."
Well, he's only three...we'll get through this season, then see what happens. He sure does look sweet in that uniform. :-)
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