The T-ball game that wasn't

Today was Spencer's first 'tiny t-ball' game. At least it was supposed to be his first game. And it was the rest of his team, the Bluejays, first game. Spencer unfortunately (but not surprisingly) decided he wanted absolutely nothing to do with t-ball. Even though he practiced in the backyard the night before and had lots of fun. And we arrived at the field early to get a look around. When it came time to dress out and play, he refused, kicking and screaming and whining and crying. He wouldn't even put on his Bluejays jersey even after I bribed him with ice cream. It was really fun watching the other 3 and 4 year olds 'play' t-ball...the entire outfield running and fighting over every ball, every runner heading completely randomly across the field. It was adorable and hysterical. And Spencer sat in my lap the entire time playing with grass and dirt and refusing to have anything to do with t-ball. When we finally got him onto the field, he just sat there playing with rocks. Finally, when the game was over and the kids were gathered for snacks, Spencer joined the group and even let us put on his Bluejays team hat (luckily I had dressed him in his Tigger baseball shirt).

This is certainly not the first time Spencer has reacted like this to a situation, and certainly won't be the last. I'm not sure why Spencer is this way...is it his age, his personality, or his upbringing? He's definitely a mama's boy (that's my fault I admit) but I'm sure it's a combination of the three. Though if it were his age I would have expected at least a few of the other kids to have had similar reactions. Anyway, we'll try again every Saturday for the next 5 weeks of tiny t-ball season, and hopefully for a future post I'll be able to show pictures of Spencer actually in the game!