I always wanted to be a mom more than anything. Â What I didn’t plan for was being a sports mom…
I wasn’t a very coordinated kid (ok, let’s face it – I’m not a very coordinated adult either). Â Our family wasn’t really into sports. Â I took ballet lessons for a couple years. Â Later on, I played field hockey and I swam. Â My brother played baseball but he was 4 1/2 years younger than me so I didn’t really go to his games.
When I started dating in high school, most of my boyfriends were baseball players. Â I learned to love baseball. Â Fast forward to having my own kids. Â My first two kids got my coordination.. (but they are awesome in other things!). Â Drew, our youngest, was practically born with a baseball in his hand.
It became clear early on that he was going to play baseball. Â When he was four years old, we signed him up for a local parks and rec team. Â It was adorable and fun but his coach let us know that he would probably do better in a more competitive league. Â So we signed him up for the more competitive league in our area. Â At the time, we really had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. Â Little did we know how much we’d fall in love with a sport and especially watching our kid play a sport he loves.
Being a baseball mom means a lot of things.. it means:
- Scrubbing pants, uniforms, underwear over and over and over again and watching it get dirty on the way to the ball field.
- Traveling to far away places to sit in the hot sun and hang out in the dirt.
- Finding cups (and not the kind you drink from) anywhere and every where.
In a car cubbie, bottom of the laundry basket, and yes.. even in my purse. Â Ewwwwwww…… - Watching your bank account dwindle and your sports equipment grows.
- Becoming that mom – the one that yells from sidelines when there is a bad call, when the other team are being classless jerks or when your kid makes an awesome catch
- Nursing the injuries
and there have been lots.. - Giving up a little piece of your heart every time your kid gets up to bat, makes a crucial play, or shows good sportsmanship.
I wouldn’t have it any other way… except maybe the laundry.Â
I partnered with Cents of Style for some sports mom gear. Â For all of you who are unexpected sports moms like me. Â You can now get a cute t-shirt and a hat to wear to your son or daughters games/meets/matches, etc. Â Aren’t they adorable?