Day Two Thousand and Forty-Eight

The Third Start of 2017

It started off like this. 

 

 

Turned into this. 

Morphed into this. 

  

And ended like this. 

The past few days have been so good for our family. And I swear, just to spite me, my toddler comes down with some random sickness suddenly and what started off as a sweet, sweet trip, ended...well, not so good. It's always something, right? Amelia spent almost all day yesterday in bed with a fever and a cough. No appetite. And the only food she did eat - breast milk - she puked up all over the both of us. Just to make things more interesting, Adam was scheduled to pitch yesterday in San Diego...one of the other reasons it was easy to make the decision to fly here. Well, while he pitched his heart out for six innings, Amelia, Ella Mae, and I watched the game on the tv from the hotel bed, literally 300 feet from the stadium. We could hear the cheers from the crowd and see the fireworks from our bedroom. Such. A. Tease. 

It could've been worse though, and that's what I kept reminding myself. She could've been sicker. He could've pitched worse. And the game could've been blacked out locally. But it wasn't. And he pitched great. And Amelia, though feeling like junk, is still showing signs of herself. 

But if I'm honest, this Mama is wiped out. Really spent. Tired. Frustrated. Longing. Baseball is such a blessing in our lives and we are thankful for all it's brought us and taught us. But it's hard sometimes. Really hard. It's a lot of goodbyes. A lot of time alone. A lot of single parenthood. It's cutthroat. It's dark. It's exhausting. I'm looking forward to establishing a bit more of a routine once we get back to Miami. The beginning of this season has only added to the crazy that baseball already is and I'm ready for some rest and some kind of consistency. Whatever that looks like. 

Thankfully, I have a husband who's more supportive than I could've ever asked for and a man who's constantly finding ways to serve and cherish me. He makes me feel like I can accomplish anything, and so, that's what I strive for. 

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Adam pitched well last night. Another quality start and a few opportunities to help himself and his team get out of jams. It was fun to watch - even from a hotel room. 

6IP, 6H, 1ER, 2BB, 5K and a no decision. He's still 1-1 and now has a 3.0 ERA

He pitches again Thursday in Philly.