Jay's P.O.V.
Kim was having a sister day with Nicole so I was watching Zoe and Lilia. Lily was a 1 and ½ now. She was walking a little, but would wobble for the most part.
Currently, Zoe was reading Lils a story while I was warming up pizza. When it was done I walked into the living room to find Lily asleep on the floor with her dog stuffed animal, which was currently her favorite, in her arms.
"She fell asleep while I was reading." Zoe was on the floor next to her trying not to wake her up. I walk over to them, and gently lift Lils up while Zoe goes and gets our plates. We both sit on the couch. Me with Lily in my arms and Zoe trying to find a channel to watch. She stops at a Cubs game. She never showed an interest in baseball before.
"Hey Uncle Jay?" She started calling me uncle after Lilia was born.
"Yeah Zo"
"You played baseball when you were younger right?"
"Yeah why do you ask?" She looked over at me, and tried to think of what to say.
"Well I was thinking about maybe trying out for the softball team, and it's the closest I got to any of you because mom and Auntie did running and volleyball." She wanted me to teach her how to play ball. I mean sure there were some differences, but the fundamentals were basically the same.
"Sure kid. How about we start with the game and I can teach you some of these rules which are basically the same." She nodded and returned her attention toward the screen.
We spent the next four hours studying baseball games. When Lils woke up she wanted to be involved so we tried to explain it to her. She only really knew that a hit from someone with the blue hat was good. She did pay attention for most of it which is surprising for a 1 ½ year old, and she would get so excited when one of the blue guys hit.
When Kim and Nicole get back Lily is wobbling around screaming grand slam which she heard on the tv and we told her it meant all the blue guys got a point. The girls just look at me and Zoe with an amused look. We both look at each other and say,
"Baseball"
