To Sports..... Or Not To Sports

We spent this past weekend at a 12U World Series softball tournament.  Our girls got 4th out of 28 teams - not too bad!  I love watching the kids play ball.  Being the middle of July, it was hot.  We took Cade with us.  I feel bad because usually Cade has to stay behind, especially when it is hot out or if it is during the middle of cold or flu season.  We decided to go ahead and take him with us this time.  He likes watching the girls play ball and is a lot like his mom - he likes to yell loudly and cheer them on (which absolutely mortifies his sister while she's on the field).  Somebody has to be the loud one! 

Cade is supposed to be active and we have been told that it will help his health to have him involved in as many sports as we can.  I sat there wondering how we are supposed to have him play football, baseball or even golf when they are played when it is HOT.  His little body gets hotter just by doing half of what the rest of us do.  We make sure to have lots of water and Gatorade, lots of salty snacks and keep the "cool" towels in ice while we're outside.  He doesn't know that he is different from the other kids (which I hope he never does feel different) and tries to keep up with them.  He doesn't like to have to sit still when the others are on the go - pretty normal for a 2 year old.  But do you know how hard it is to try to explain and ration with a 2 year old that they are too hot and need to settle down?  It's almost like - here Cade, have another lick of salt and dunk yourself in the cold water, I know you don't mind.

Today we were at a friends house visiting (miss you Ang!).  I walked in their house and it felt like I had never missed a day being there.  Anyway, Cade was getting hot just from going out the door and right back in to check on me.  Yes, he is a total momma's boy.  The other kids were playing, running around and doing ok, temperature wise.  He did get a brownie, which he talked about the whole way home!

This is one of those things where the older he gets, the more we will have to adjust to his needs.  I don't ever want to have to tell him that he can't do something.