Firsts

This past Saturday we had several "firsts" happening around here.

We got up and moving Saturday morning to attend the "Back to Baseball" event put on by the HYOB League to kick off baseball season.  All the teams were announced and marched in to watch a short ceremony including presentation of the Color Guard, the throwing out of the first pitch, and singing of Take Me Out to the Ball Game. 

Unfortunately, Oma, Hudson, and I missed most of the ceremony {we left after they paraded in} to head to the pediatrician.  Hudson had been fussy and not himself for a week or so, but he'd had a cold, too, so it wasn't really a surprise.  Friday afternoon after Oma got here with the dogs, I ran a few errands {ALONE!!} and when I got home, Hudson was inconsolable.  He only wanted to be held, and cried.  He had no fever and the only poking/prodding that I could get a response from was when I touched behind his ear.  Of course, this was at about 6:00pm on a Friday.  Naturally. 

So, we considered Urgent Care, but after consulting Dr. Google, we tried a dose of Acetaminophen first.  Within an hour, we had our Hudson back!  We made it through the night with only one wake up for some pain killers, so after the kids paraded in, we headed out.  45 minutes later we walked out of the pediatrician's office with an official diagnosis of an ear infection and a prescription in hand for some good ole Amoxicillan.  She was in complete disbelief that not only was he almost 22 months old and this is his first antibiotic - EVER, but also that after almost 6 collective years of parenting, this was also our first ear infection.  Not too shabby.

We got the medicine filled and then headed home, shoved some food down their throats and put them both down for a quick nap.  And then it was off to G's FIRST t-ball game! {If this weekend is any indication, I think our days of lazy Saturday's are a thing of the past . . . especially once there are 3 of them with games.  Oy.}

Our first game was against the Red Wings.  And it was precious. 

It was certainly a crazy day, but a good one, too!

Play Ball!

We signed G up for his first organized sport this spring . . . t-ball.  His first practice was last night and he loved it!  He did so well, too!  Not that we had any doubts physically, but he doesn't always jump right into new situations so gracefully.  Tonight, though, he ran onto the field and never looked back!

Even after laughing with Mom that I'd be the dorky parent with the camera out at the first practice, I walked off and forgot it.  Thanks to the trusty cell phone, at least I have some documentation of the organized chaos which ensued.  They really did quite well, but with 10 4 & 5 year olds, chaos was inevitable.

They practiced catching ground balls in their gloves . . .

. . . and throwing the ball to home plate.

What the "line" looked like 3 seconds later.

Not sure what G's doing to his buddy, Kaden, in this one, but that grin can only mean mischief!

H gave Daddy some hugs {and a run for his money, which is why he was being restrained - against his will - 6+ feet in the air}.

They practiced swinging, tossing the bat, and . . .



. . . running to first.

And they ended practice with everyone running the bases. 

 Needless to say, G was asleep in about 4 minutes last night.  I wonder if we can practice every day??

Oh, and a funny story.  Out of the 10 kids on our team {we're the Lookouts, by the way} there are 2 Garretts!  Well, last night I was talking to the mom of the other Garrett who also had a toddler, and we were both laughing about how we chose the name Garrett in part because it wasn't overly common.  And yet, 20% of our little team is Garrett.  Odd enough.  Well, while we were talking, I asked how old her toddler {a boy} was and she said 21 months.  The following is a recap of the conversation:
{ME} "Oh, so is ours!  So he's a June baby?"

"Yes, June 18."

{Me} "NO WAY!!"

So, yeah.  Not only do we both have a Garrett, we both have a little boy born on June 18, 2010.  Now, had Parker's name been Hudson, that would've been too much!