Balls, Balls, Balls

Ayden LOVES sports!

I find myself playing, watching, and talking about some type of sport everyday with him. He can point out and say all the names for balls. He spends lots of time with his new basketball hoop! It is usually the first thing he plays with when he gets up and often he asked to do "one more hoop" before he goes to bed. He also loves to have people watch him do this and cheer for him. If you are not watching he will often come up to you and say "watch" then clap or yell until someone else does after he makes it. If he misses he usually yell 'oh man' or 'ahhh'. He has just started to run up to the hoop, bend down and "dribble" the ball then shoot. I think its so cute!!

He also loves to play baseball. He was given a baseball glove when he was born and now puts that around his wrist and then gets his ball and little bat and tries to hit the ball on his own. He used to want help with hitting the ball but it has been fun to watch him start to try things on his own. He also likes to throw it to you and to catch the ball too. He does much better catching the basketball but he does catch little balls sometimes.

When he plays football he now bends over to hike the ball between his legs then runs down the hall. He then turns around for a catch and yells "touchdown"!

He has started to notice when we get on the computer when he is awake and will come and close it so we will play with him. But, sometimes when I am on the computer he will start singing a song he wants me to play and when Brett is on the computer he will tell him the sport he wants to watch. Its usually football (he knows how to get his dad's attentions) and they watch different Hawkeye plays over and over! It is so cute to see them get excited and spend this time together!

What a little sporty toddler we have! I have always said I want active kids but I didn't realize what I was hoping for! Ayden is very busy these days but it is so fun to watch him run around and play so hard! Brett and I both grew up around sports and have enjoyed watching sports together while we dated and now into our marriage. I get excited that Ayden enjoys these things too but I understand that his interests will change over the years. He has such a passion for sports of all kinds now and I just pray that he keeps that passion his whole life no matter what he does!