Sorry for the lull in communications 
B came down with the VERY nasty stomach virus that is apparently going around in the kiddos and it knocked her FLAT for 1 full week. Those of you that are familiar with B and her daily antics will know that this must have been something serious to keep her from eating and playing for 7 days. We are glad that she is finally feeling better and have become obsessive/compulsive hand washers the last few weeks to try to keep it from spreading - it is not something I would care to have. Luckily MLB dad avoided getting it, mainly becuase he has been gone for about 2 weeks straight - I think we saw him for a total of about 10 hours since May 9th and he won’t return until the 26th.
Because this month and next are so crazy for traveling (he is gone 21 out of 30 days in June), B and I have become dedicated Dbacks watchers (even more so than in the past) and have foresaken pretty much all other TV so that we can keep up on the goings on with the team. It is necessity for me because I can guarantee that after the game I will receive a phone call quizzing me on plays and strategy for that evening’s contest & I better be ready :) It also keeps us feeling close to his daily routine and what he is experiencing when he is away from us for so long.
B has become a regular cheerleader and knows all of the starting pitcher’s names. On their day to start, she will do a “GO (Fill in pitcher’s name here) and GO DBACKS!” cheer for Matt and we have even recorded it and messaged him on his cell phone. She knows that the Dbacks wear red hats and that they try to “hit the ball over the fence.” She even practices hitting like the Dbacks with her set of golf clubs and works on catching the ball like “O-Dog.” I fear we have created a monster. She will run around the living room saying that she “LOVES baseball” and that “Micah is her favorite and she LOVES him.” Oh the poor boys that will date her and try to keep up with her baseball knowledge!
I got lucky and married someone who is more obsessed than I am with sports but we do have entertaining evenings of watching Baseball Tonight and Sports Center to try and catch the 10 second highlights of the Dbacks that they show (East Coast and AL Bias!!!!) He knows WAY more than me about everything regarding baseball and all I can do is try to keep up and impress him with my surprising tidbits of info.
Anyway, if you all didn’t know it, we are baseball crazy and we try to stay connected any way that we can. It is such a HUGE part of Matt’s life and therefore ours but I am growing to love it more and more and couldn’t imagine another way of life. It’s hard when he’s gone for so long, but knowing that he has a job that he loves so much, makes it easier.
We hope you are all well and taking the time to enjoy being with your spouse, kids and family. Quality time is important, don’t take it for granted!! We love you all.
Until next time,
MLB Mama
