Birthday Weekend - Bulls Game

We took Maddie to the Bulls game on Saturday night. It was a 5:00pm game versus the Minnesota Timberwolves. We made it just in time to see the Bulls' starting line up announced!

Maddie did pretty well during the game. She seemed interested during a few of the time out segments on the big screen. We mainly kept her occupied by feeding her. She had popcorn, had a baby food pouch, and also some soft serve ice cream!! We left at the beginning of the 4th quarter and I am secretly glad we did, as the game went into overtime and the Bulls lost.

Busy Weekend! Chicago Fire and Chicago Bulls Games

We had a very busy weekend!  Maddie turned 6 months on Saturday!  It was also the first day she slept on her belly - twice! Once for naptime and then during the night. For the past few nights, she has been turning and rolling in her sleep multiple times, which has been waking her up and resulting in cranky parents who have to soothe her back to sleep.  So we decided to try to keep her on her belly, and it worked! She slept around 4 hours before waking for her overnight feeding.

On Saturday afternoon, we went with Gary and Mayela to watch the Chicago Fire Soccer Team play.  It was $2 hot dog day!  It was a bit of a dreary day but luckily it did not rain.  Maddie did get fussy and I had to find a "quiet" part of the stadium for a quick cat nap.  Afterwards she was in good spirits.  The Fire lost the match, 2 to 1.

Sunday was Mother's Day (will be a separate post)!  We had lunch with Pau Pau and Uncle Jeff, and afterwards we went to the United Center to watch Game 4 of the Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff game!  Joseph warned me it would be loud, and wow was he right!  Thankfully we had the baby hearing protectors and Maddie did not seem to notice.  Maddie got super fussy towards the end of the third quarter and again I went to find a quiet place for a cat nap.  The Bulls tied it up at the end of the game with 1.5 seconds left! Unfortunately Lebron James hit a 2 pointer and the Bulls lost by 2 points!  We were 0 for 2 this weekend for watching games.

When we got home, we gave Maddie a quick bath, a large bottle and she quickly fell asleep afterwards. We are hoping for a peaceful night tonight!

Maddie's First Bulls Game

We got season tickets to the Chicago Bulls basketball team this year (sharing with friends).  We couldn't get a sitter for this game vs the New Orleans Pelicans, so decided to bring Maddie and be "that couple" who brings a baby to a sporting event!  Maddie did great! She fell asleep on the car ride there.  After we parked, I strapped her into my baby carrier and we walked to the United Center.

We made it in time for the starting lineup!  Maddie did great!  She would startle every time the crowd cheered but otherwise slept for the entire game.  I had to get up a few times to walk around if she stirred but she quickly fell back asleep.  She didn't wake up until about 5 minutes left in the game and were able to stay for the entire game.

And the Bulls won 107 to 100!