Jeff was soo ecstatic to take CJ to the Oakland Athletic's first home game, known as opening day. He wanted to go meet up with his left field bleacher friends and coworkers at their tailgate parties and stay for the entire game. That would be a 6 hour day for CJ, which I thought was way too long for a baby to be out not to mention it would cut right into CJ's bedtime, but Jeff was reluctant to change his itinerary as he really wanted to go have fun at his old stomping grounds and also introduce his new little rookie. He eventually decided we can cut the trip short by going early and leaving early, so we dressed CJ up in his little blue A's beenie and baseball outfit and headed out there around 5, two hours before the game started.
At the tailgate parties, CJ was doing very well. I had him in the front carrier looking out, and he seemed interested everywhere we went. There were lots of tailgate parties going on, particularly because there was a mix of A's and Red Sox fans. It seemed like the trip would go smooth.
However, once we got to our seats in the left field bleachers, the noise and amount of people and activity going on must have overwhelmed him because he started crying hysterically, and nothing we did calmed him down. If you've ever sat in the bleachers, you'd know that the rowdiest fans are seated there, so there is a lot of yelling, drums, cowbells, etc. It was so nerve wracking for me, I didn't pay attention to the game the entire time, even when I wasn't holding him. After almost two hours of crying, Jeff decided it was time to go. Luckily we got a family pic before we left to (unfortunately) remember the traumatic day for CJ! I think we'll have to wait a couple more months for CJ's next game...hopefully next time it won't be so traumatic for him!
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