Despite the fact that he’s been collecting cards and “playing” Pokemon for what seems like forever, we finally managed to get Z a real starter deck.  We got a 2 player trainer pack at Walmart today and ended up playing Pokemon so long that I got up because I was hungry and realized that it was about the time we would normally be wrapping up dinner and deciding what to do before Z’s bathtime.  Z even traded me his Oddish!

Earlier in the afternoon, we finally had a chance to really get out and practice some baseball skills.  I drew a target on the side of the shed and he just kept throwing the ball against it for a bit.  Once I made a few corrections to his form, he was hitting that target more than he was missing.  Having him repeatedly throw to something other than me was helpful.  Afterwards, I pitched a little for him to hit.  I was getting kinda frustrated with his inability to make contact when the ball when I said, “Get on the other side of the plate.”  He hit more left-handed than he did right-handed!  Now, I’ve seen him bat before and I’ve seen him bat much better right-handed than he did, but I think I’ve got a switch hitter on my hands!  We’re going to the majors, baby!  ;)

And now… time to get get back in bed to see if I can fall back to sleep…  These sleepless nights are getting far to common lately…