Play Ball

Today was a really great day!

Britt worked so hard this morning, super steve set up an obstacle course, and they pretended he was on American Ninja Warrior and he had to get through the course as fast as he could to qualify!haha He had to crawl, get over things, sit up, stand up, and all sorts of crazy. He did so good though! I was so proud of him. They took him off the tube feeds…YIPEEEEE! so now he just eats his 3 big meals and 10 milkshakes a day!:) he was so excited to hear the good news. He won't be getting his feeding tube out though anytime soon because  they still have to give him his water and other fluids through that. He always says "FEEEEEEEEEEEEED MEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!" and he refers to his body image these days as "gerthy" haha.

Ledger claims he was sick with a headache today, so he didn't go to school…..typical. He spent the day with us at the hospital. and he sure didn't seem sick to me. little punk.

Today I was helping Britt do something and he was trying to tell me something, but i couldn't understand him. Then he just started crying. I tried to get him to calm down, and asked him what was the matter….and after he had stopped crying for a sec…he looked up and said, "autty this just sucks."

It was so sad. I didn't really know what to say, other than….you are so right britt….this freakin sucks. BAD. And then we talked about how much it sucked for a second and complained a little. Then I had to bring him back down to earth and give one of my state of the art (hahahahhahahahah aka super cheesy and terrible) pep talks. I think he just gets frustrated sometimes with the situation, his older sister having to help him go to the bathroom, and then me not being able to understand what he was trying to tell me….i mean, can you even imagine the frustration you would feel?! i cant. I admire the way he handles everything, good and bad. No way can it be even close to easy.

Tonight we got to go be apart of the washington little league opening ceremonies! Britton LOVED every second of it, and so did we. They had him throw the first pitch for baseball and I threw it for softball. Which is hilarious, because i left my pitching legacy behind in little league when i was 13. (side not: i was legitimately freaking out all week about this! like no pressure you were just a college softball player so you better throw a dang strike…..well i wouldn't have exactly called it a strike, it was a little out of the zone, ill just say it was my rise ball hahahaha, but my cute little catcher caught it like a champ and saved my pride) But Britt did awesome, and everyone gave him a standing ovation and chanted his name. You should've seen him, totally in his element, a big ol smile on his face, waving and telling everyone "thank you for having me". All of the little kids huddling around him after, giving his knuckles and snapping pictures. That brother of mine is a hero to so many. And I'm so thankful that he has the support and love of all those little ball players and their families. It was such an awesome experience, and we are so thankful they had us out! It's just another example of how incredible this community we live in is. As we were wheeling him to the car, he says "wow that was so much fun, thank you dad, thank you mom, for letting me come." It's the greatest thing to see him so happy like that.

I have to drive his truck now, ever since my mom's little car incident with the elderly, cause she drives mine…so today when i was leaving the hospital, he looks at me and says "now listen, you drive really really careful, and safe, and don't hurt my truck."