I remember staring at a sonogram screen at our first glimpse of our baby and looking at the unbelievable little body growing inside me. And then we heard "It's a Boy!" and of course we were thrilled. We couldn't wait to see him grow up. Shane and I instantly pictured a tough and rowdy little boy that would no doubt give us trouble just like Brad Paisley so sweetly sings in his "Anything Like Me" song. We thought of all of our days ahead... Saturday morning soccer games, little league baseball and high school football games because we just knew he was going to be a little athlete. This is the day we found out we would be having a little boy...
Well when our
Cadester was born, he wasn't quite what we expected. In fact, it soon became apparent that the boy we hoped would be a little star may not even be able to walk. When you are told you have a special needs child you can't help but feel robbed of a lot of little things in addition to a mountain of concerns. We worked and worked with therapists and finally when
Cade was 2 years and 3 months old, he took his first steps. I am so proud of everything
Cade accomplishes because I know how much harder he has to work at everything. I was so excited to hear that the New
Braunfels Little League has a little baseball team for special needs children ages 5-12. They are the Angels. We couldn't wait to see what
Cade would think of baseball. When we put that little uniform on
Cade, I couldn't help but cry.
He loves baseball! He can't throw, he can't bat and he can barely run but it is the cutest thing in the world to watch. He loves to wear his hat and run around the bases. He loves giving high fives to his teammates. He is usually wandering around the outfield, doing
somersaults, or visiting us in the stands to give us kisses. I don't think that Coach Jon, the man behind it all, realizes what an Angel he is to me. Such a little thing that we thought we would never see now entertains us every Thursday and Saturday. Thank God for such amazingly thoughtful people.
Well when our Cadester was born, he wasn't quite what we expected. In fact, it soon became apparent that the boy we hoped would be a little star may not even be able to walk. When you are told you have a special needs child you can't help but feel robbed of a lot of little things in addition to a mountain of concerns. We worked and worked with therapists and finally when Cade was 2 years and 3 months old, he took his first steps. I am so proud of everything Cade accomplishes because I know how much harder he has to work at everything. I was so excited to hear that the New Braunfels Little League has a little baseball team for special needs children ages 5-12. They are the Angels. We couldn't wait to see what Cade would think of baseball. When we put that little uniform on Cade, I couldn't help but cry.
He loves baseball! He can't throw, he can't bat and he can barely run but it is the cutest thing in the world to watch. He loves to wear his hat and run around the bases. He loves giving high fives to his teammates. He is usually wandering around the outfield, doing somersaults, or visiting us in the stands to give us kisses. I don't think that Coach Jon, the man behind it all, realizes what an Angel he is to me. Such a little thing that we thought we would never see now entertains us every Thursday and Saturday. Thank God for such amazingly thoughtful people.
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