2015: The look on Jon's face when I handed him a little league baseball announcing that I was pregnant with Charlie.
2016: Charlie's first opening day at just over 3 months.
2017: Charlie's second opening day at just over 1 year old.
2018: Opening day with two boys! Charlie at just over 2 years old and Leo at 5 weeks. The first year Charlie recognizes anything about what is happening on the field. He calls baseball "bat ball" and immediately recognized it from watching on TV/playing with his bat and baseball in the basement.
This was one of the colder opening days, and it didn't help that our seats were in the shade and unsheltered from the wind. Poor Charlie was freezing because we hadn't counted on how much colder it would feel in our seats vs. the sunny concourse. He was also still not a fan of the loud cheering when runs were scored. Those two factors were more than he could overcome, and he lasted about 5 outs in our seats before he went to explore the concourse and sunny playground with dada.
Meanwhile, I wore Leo in his wrap and he slept the entire time - save a trip to the nursing moms room so he could eat lunch. :) We met up with Jon and Charlie after that and sat down for a little snack lunch on the blanket.
All things considered, we managed to take a newborn and toddler (on a cold day and right in the middle of naptime no less) to a baseball game without any meltdowns or tantrums. We didn't get to watch much of the actual game - no loss there since the Nationals didn't play well - but we continued the tradition and got some cute photos!
We'll try again later in the season on a warmer day with less crowds and a more optimal late afternoon start time.
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| Pre-game snack. |
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| Leo was not so excited. |
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| He loves riding escalators. |
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| Dada, the bat ball is happening behind us! |
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| Both boys asleep on the way home. |
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