Siblings and Baseball

We have 3 baseball players this season...

Jersey #2 was able to play in her first game of the season this past Saturday. She was so excited. She did great. She was upset that she had to use the tee, but I assured her that her swing will improve as her muscles loosen up over time. It is hard to explain to a 6-year old that surgery actually affects her body.

Jersey #2 and Jersey #3 are on the same team. At first, it was so cute to have siblings on the same team.

And then, I learned that they also serve as a distraction to each other....

They are actually turned away from the infield, ignoring the fact that there is a batter about to take a swing at the ball. If that wasn't amusing enough, they both suddenly walked off the field, before the inning was over. I asked what was going on, and Jersey #3 announced to the crowd, "we have to go potty."

I rushed them over to the restroom, and then suggested that next time they could wait for a break between innings, because their team was depending on their help.

I did manage to get a few pictures before it was time to head over to the other field for Jersey #1's game.

Jersey #1 plays in a higher level, due to her age. It is impressive to see how the kids on her team are gaining the strength and ability to really hit the ball when they are at bat. One boy on the opposing team managed to hit all the way to the grass in the outfield. The coaches are now in danger of being hit, when they pitch for the kids.

Unfortunately, one unsuspecting boy took a hit to the groin during Saturday's game. The coach had to assist him off the field, but he was eventually Ok. I learned a lot that day, about 8-year old boys, and their tales about being hit in *the batteries*. That was a new anatomy term for me. Plus, I was in awe of their level of compassion for the boy who was injured. That is a degree of pain that yields great understanding from those who had experienced it before.....and I heard a lot of tales about those experiences. I was not prepared for those conversations.

As a result, I have decided that my own sons are not allowed to become 8-year old boys.