Little league season has started; Charlie had his first game on Thursday night. Fifteen minutes in, I texted Chris: “OMG Charlie’s team is getting KILLED. The errors are KILLING ME.”
I added, “Yes I am That Mom. Nice.”
Her response: “We are all THAT mom.”
Phew.
Last night, his team played better, thank god. And Charlie? Hit a home run. Sure it was an in-the-park home run, but a legitimate home run nonetheless, not a series of wacky errors. He crossed the plate and headed into the dugout for high fives from his team; I heard someone say, “That was sweet, Charlie!” Which it really was.
After the game, he came sprinting over to the bleachers and jumped up on the bench in front of me. “DID YOU SEE MY HOME RUN???” he yelled. I did, I said, nice job! And then he ran off to get a root beer at the concession stand. Because that’s what baseball is all about.
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Dude, that was a sweet hit! The whole Little leauge phenomenon escapes me (two little girls). But, I can tell you are a proud mama all the way from here.
By txelz on 04.13.10 9:36 am | Permalink
When can you stop calling them cute, because they are sooooooooo cute when they are proud of themselves. Great job, Charlie!
By SoMo on 04.13.10 11:24 am | Permalink
And THAT’S why we put ourselves through youth sports! Yay Charlie!
By Keyona on 04.13.10 12:41 pm | Permalink
Good job Charlie! We never made it past t-ball, which I’m secretly happy about.
By Michelle on 04.13.10 12:42 pm | Permalink
Nothin’ like a trip around the bases and an ice-cold root beer to make the world perfect, at least in that moment. Congrats to your little guy!
By Stacia on 04.13.10 2:46 pm | Permalink
so awesome! my nephews have played baseball since they were little guys (they’re 15 and 13 now) and when they hit a home run or throw a really good pitch, you can still see them trying to keep the grins off their faces. it’s so cute!!
By auntie on 04.30.10 4:18 pm | Permalink
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