Our family went to an Atlanta Braves game!
Here we are squeezed into a crowded shuttle!
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I must say, this was the last of Ellie's smiles for the day. Once she got in the stadium and heard the loud, echoey music and saw the large, fast and busy crowd...even from the stroller with her iPad - it was all too much. We had crying. And some screaming when I wasn't moving fast enough! I was trying to get us to this room I had arranged to have access to weeks beforehand. It's generally for nursing moms but I had obtained a pass for us to have access to anything "special" we needed thanks to a program the Braves have for "Exceptional Fans".
So here's Ellie happy in the quiet (very) quiet, air conditioned (very) air conditioned room that we stayed in for 3 hours watching the game on a big screen television. I had some lovely chats with some moms. Even with a wife of a player from the other team!
In a tender Mommy and Daddy moment, Jeff went out of his way to come to the door and knock and bring us something to eat. I had texted him that I tried to get us a snack but was failing miserably due to her inability to tolerate the noise while we waited in line. The girl outside the nursing room gave a knowing smile when I teared up receiving this giant back of popcorn love from Jeff.
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| That kept her busy for a while! |
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| And here we are on the field afterwards! A wonderful escort took us right down so we could "run the bases". The tunnel through which we traveled was lined with players headed to the locker room. We tried not to stare. |
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| Ellie did a great job running all around the field! |
