yes, we are those crazy first time parents who aren't always 100% sure of places that are ok and not ok to take our newborn baby to. i mean we know the basics. but what about an nba basketball game? i guess it just depends on who you ask. and if you ask kyle and i, we say sure! and so, at the age of 1 month and 1 day, ellery annabelle attended her very first nba game to cheer on the milwaukee bucks.
it all started when we went ice skating downtown with young life the night before the game. the three of us bundled up, put e in her carrier, and we were good to go. before you get nervous, no we didn't actually do any ice skating. we're not that crazy, nor am i that talented of an ice skater to keep myself from falling with ellery strapped onto me. (though both kyle and i did take an ice skating course in college!) instead, we got to hang out and watch the yl kids skate & sip hot chocolate.
the milwaukee bucks were at the ice skating rink doing some promotional activities, so of course kyle had to see what they were all about. one game you had to make 2/5 three-point shots & you got free tickets to see the bucks play. well we just happened to have a friend coming to visit that weekend, so kyle gave it a try. he made 4/5 (what a stud) and we had tickets for the game the next night. woo hoo!
so kyle's friend jeremy came to visit the next day. jeremy went to miami and was also in theta chi with kyle. he also got his mba from indiana university, and ellery just happened to get an iu outfit for christmas (to support uncle kris!). so of course we put it on her!
we all headed to the game - i carried ellery in using the ergo carrier & she snoozed for the first 30 minutes we were there. but soon she was awake and didn't want to miss out on the action! her eyes were wide open, checking everything out! i was worried the noise would be too loud, but she didn't seem bothered at all, and make some cries and coos to cheer along with them! she was such a good, good baby the whole evening. kyle and i were so proud of her :) she must have been good luck because the bucks won that night! and of course, she slept well that night after all the excitement :)
so we couldn't decide what was worse... changing ellery's diaper in the bathroom at the arena or right behind our seats when everyone left... call us crazy, but we picked right on the floor! i was just a little embarrassed kyle wanted to take pictures, thinking "what kind of parents are we?!?!" but then as i looked at ellery, she was completely fine, squirming and cooing. so in the end, we had one happy baby, in a clean diaper... job done :)
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