Momma never told me . . . taking a baby to a football game takes a lot of energy

Little dude got to attend his first Vandy game! He did great. Mommy survived. It was an evening game which helped, but it had rained earlier, it was still like 91 at kickoff, and the humidity was at like 60%. Needless to say, having a baby strapped to you in a carrier in those conditions led to a lot of sweating for both of us. (Oh and the stands were full from the beginning. For awhile there I was pretty sure I was at the wrong stadium. And as excited as I was to see some enthusiasm for Vandy football. Some empty seats to spread out to would have been nice!) Aside from the weather, there is the whole trying to keep a baby on a schedule thing. Yeah, that doesn't work so well. Our little one has developed a pretty good routine and is in a much better mood when he sticks to it. In general, from when he is up in the morning he does 3 hour cycles. wake, eat, play, sleep REPEAT. Then at night, sometime between 8 and 10 usually, when we sleep we do so for about 6 hours these days. It's a nice routine. It works for him and mommy and daddy. We like it. At the game, he tried to stick to it but eating was hard so he wouldn't eat enough at his feeding so he wanted to snack throughout the game. (Though maybe I shouldn't judge him for that one. Mommy wants to snack throughout sporting events too. It's like a rule or something.) Then when it was time for him to sleep he tried really hard. He would do pretty good too in spite of the noise until a big play happened. That sudden burst of noise from the crowd was just too much to sleep through! Eventually, I spent the fourth quarter walking him around the concourse to get some cooler air and a quieter environment. This actually helped him to sleep and mommy to feel less stressed! But it did not help my back. Holding a baby in the stands and walking around with one forever. I really have to start working out more and building some muscle strength!

Overall though, little mad did great. I think he only really cried once for like a minute. Mommy had a harder time but managed not to cry! The heat was definitely an issue. In the future, we are going to have to take that in consideration a little (lot) more. In 2 weeks we will make attempt number two. This time however, we will have a better exit strategy if needed.