Baseball

Ryan is playing baseball this summer! He joined a 'special needs' baseball team called the FM Challengers. The first day went okay...he was excited but unsure of what to do. There were a lot of kids running around and the volunteers weren't to sure of themselves either! He got a red t-shirt that had been left over from last year. He hit the ball from a pitch and got to play first base! They have snacks and lemonade afterward. The second day was not as good. They passed out this years t-shirt, which is black. Ryan didn't want to wear the black shirt, he wanted the red one. OKAY. Pick your battles, right? They were doing pictures that day for his 'baseball card' and so halfway through the game, I was trying to convince Ryan to change into his black shirt for the picture. He finally wore it over his red one, and took it off right after the photo (which turned out really cute, btw!!). The next couple weeks went great. He is hitting amazingly, playing first base, running all over the field to get the balls. There is one young man volunteer who has been helping Ryan and who Ryan seems to really enjoy. They play catch together. Its really fun to watch. Two weeks ago Ryan got his baseball cap. He's hardly taken it off since! I wasn't sure that he would like the hat, he normally doesn't. He looks like such a BASEBALL PLAYER wearing his hat, it brings tears to my eyes. Ryan has been doing so well and improving, that I'm considering possibly enrolling him in a neurotypical baseball league next year.