Beating Bama!

We went to the basketball game against Alabama tonight and brought Nicholas. He was a little bit worn out from no naps during the first part of the day, so when I went to wake him up at about 6:30 pm to get him ready to go he didn't even budge! Tyler was rubbing his back and I was saying "Nicholas, Nicholas" and he just snored softly. It was the cutest thing! So we let him sleep and decided to go a little bit late. About 15-20 minutes later we got him up and headed down to the game. It was his first ever live sporting event, and we were a little bit nervous about the noise. He did ok when we walked into the stadium, but being close to the half, and being a close game when we scored the crowd went wild! We were walking right behind the student section and it frightened Nicholas pretty bad. He cried all the way up to our seats and then I took him and we cuddled for a minute with me blocking his ears and trying to let him know these were happy sounds. He clung to me for a few more minutes, and then finally let go to give me some high fives, and "pound its" and then went back to Tyler's lap. Everything was great and he was handling the cheers ok until there was a free throw where the whole crowd got super quiet, and then... he made the basket and the crowd went wild again! Well, that scared the buh-jeebeez outta him and he started crying again and came back to mommy. I think it was just the startling factor that got him, so I started commentating for him and saying, "Get ready to clap, they're coming down to shoot!" and then they would score and I'd say "Yay! Clap your hands!" Or, "Dance to the music!" or "Do the Gator Chomp, Buddy!" and he started to have loads and loads of fun. :) The night was a success. And crying, or happy he was the cutest Gator in the place. :) Here are the pics to prove it.

Charlie Weiss watching

He's been chewing on his fingers a lot lately for some reason...?

Billy Donovan walking off