Friday night I went to watch Alex's baseball game, they were all so adorable. As I watched my little lefty hit a double, it made me really think about TWO things.... Alex was once labeled "Special Needs". He is such a good little athlete it amazes me that someone ever labeled him special needs. Most of you know that Alex has a heart condition called dextrocardia and was born premature. He has also underwent open heart surgery because he had ASD'S and VSD'S (holes in his heart). Dextrocardia is a condition in which the heart is pointed toward the right side of the chest instead of normally pointing to the left. Even though Alex has dextrocardia, he doesn't let it affect him, not one bit. Once when at the community pool Alex was asked by a curious little girl what happened to his chest. He then replied, "Oh, it's just a shark bite," and he continued swimming and acted like it was no big deal. Alex's casual, absent-minded personality really encourages me everyday to be a better person. The second thing I thought about was he lived his first 18 months as an orphan. If you look up the meaning of orphan it is a child without any parents. Well at his baseball game he was far from an orphan. Grandma Julie was there,Mom and Dad were there, Jay, Aiden and I were there. When we left the ball field we dropped him off at his Best Friend Rece Rutledge's for a birthday party. Alex spent the night there then Rece spent the day and night with us Saturday! Alex is a grandson, a son, a brother, a cousin, a nephew and a best friend! Special not special needs and an orphan....not anymore!
At his game we also received his baseball pictures; well here is his!-
My Mom asked Alex," Why do you look upset?"
He the replied, " Okay Mom, boys that smile in baseball pictures; it makes them look like they are going to get beat. Only girls are allowed to smile! "
That whole night we were laughing so hard. What would we do without our little Seung Joon Ha?
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