What's dressed in Orange & Black & Red and lives in Cleveland?

The answer to this fun riddle will be "Little B."

I can't help but think about how confused our Little B may be when it comes to sports. I'm not sure how this little girl/guy could properly be prepared to enter this sports family-- kidding. See, many of our friends affectionately joke about how "I was bred to date/marry Mike." He's a huge sports enthusiest and I grew up with a dad, mom & brother who are equally fanatical about sports. In fact, its very fair to say that I'm very into sports. For many reasons, including sports, Mike & I are a very good match and we hope that Little B will join in on the fun around sports.

Its fair to say, although we will not force the issue, that this child is going to grow up with the same attraction to sports that we learned from our families. The only difference is that we won't be living in the same town as the sports teams that we passionately support. In fact, we live in Cleveland, which happens to be an athletically-charged city of its own sort with sports franchises that are rivals to our teams. Its gonna be interesting. We'll be rooting for the Cincinnati Bengals, Reds & Baltimore Orioles. I guess that leaves the CAVS-- Baby can root for them, but that's really the only Cleveland team that will work.

We're usually pretty good about not being too outwardly obvious about our beloved teams. Its not like we hang a Bengal striped flag outside our house in the Fall. We just go all out with our NFL Sunday Ticket & Extra Innings Sports Packages and cheer from our basement. As you can see, we're excited that Little B is already starting to get outfits so that he/she will be properly attired for such activities. Love them-- what great gifts!!! (Thanks!!!)

So, yesterday, my Dad had a novel idea....He sent us an Orioles hat in an envelope addressed to "The Newest Orioles Fan." How cute! Anyway, we were on the phone and he promised not to send out anything purple on one condition....that Little B was dressed in Orange & Black all year long (Orioles in the Spring/Summer & Bengals in the Fall/Winter). This way, he said, Little B won't be confused on colors. Good thinking.....as long as Mike gets to add in some Red(s) in the summer months too, I think we have a deal. Afterall, the O's and Reds are in different leagues, so if this ever becomes an issue, it would mean that they were playing eachother in the World Series. We'll gladly deal with that situation should it ever happen.

Oh, and if anyone's a betting person-- I'd go to Vegas and put some money on the Bengals to go to the Super Bowl. My reasoning for this may be different than you think: This prediction is 100% based on Murphy's Law. See, Mike & I have the pact that the next time the Bengals go to the Super Bowl that we were goin'....no matter what. Well, with a 2 month old come playoff time this season, I can't see myself going. We'll make sure that Mike would find a way, but we both wouldn't be leaving Little B so early on. So, Murphy's Law puts the percentages very high that this could happen and I would think that the Vegas payout for this would be quite sizable. So, think about it! (p.s. If you do this and I'm right, I would hope that 10% of your winnings get donated to Little B's college fund-- wink wink) Who-dey!