In case you have trouble catching the theme here, these are just a few of the sports teams that Kate's various relatives apparently expect her to root for in her life based on what outfits she's been bought. They appear to be overlooking the fact that she's got at least a 50 percent shot at having zero interest in sports whatsoever based on the fact that she is my daughter. But for now, she can't express her interest or lack thereof, so we're humoring everyone. Yes, she loves all your teams. She hopes they all win every game. Ra ra.

We start with the obvious: Daddy's an Aggie, and so are all the Wachdorfs. Grammy Wachdorf was physically unable to walk past this A&M cheerleader outfit in the Wal-Mart in San Antonio. I watched it happen. It was like the outfit had some gravitational pull on her body. It was the day of A&M's bowl game during the holidays, and so we had packed one of the many Aggie outfits Kate already owns so that she could wear it, but Dan's mom was trying so hard to rationalize this purchase that I couldn't argue with her. This is the conversation we had, word for word:

Haley: Oh, you know, we brought that Aggie outfit for tonight.
Lorrae: Yes, but this one has tights and long sleeves!
Haley: We're just going to be inside the house for the game.
Lorrae: But it's going to be cold tonight! I saw it on the Weather Channel!
Haley: You just want to buy the cheerleader outfit, don't you?
Lorrae: Yep.
Haley: OK then.

That's Grammy holding Kate up to show off her outfit.

Next we have a part of one of the many San Antonio Spurs outfits that Kate has ready and waiting for the playoffs. This one came from my cousin Shelley and her husband Phillip, who are rabid Dallas Mavericks fans. We don't hold it against them most of the time. The outfits are great, but my favorite Spurs accessory so far is a bib a friend of ours made for Kate that says "My heart belongs to daddy and Robert Horry." Kate might have to thumb wrestle me to see which one of us gets to wear it though, because Mama loves her some Big Shot Rob.

Next, we have the Florida Gators, courtesy of Uncle Josh, Aunt Hannah Wachdorf's husband. Josh, we love you, but Florida is really a stretch. If you find a little gator-shaped hat, I'd probably let her wear it just for laughs.

This next outfit is too big for Kate right now, but as you can see, she is about to chew a hole in that toy she's so eager to wear the United States Air Force Academy Fighting Falcons onesie purchased for her at the academy by her Grandpa Wachdorf, a proud alum. He has also promised to tell her everything there is to know about fighter jets.

And saving the best for last, we have the Louisiana Tech shirt that my dad, Kate's Geez, bribed my sister Audrey to bring home with her from his alma mater in Ruston, Louisiana. Daddy was concerned that Dan might not allow Kate to be photographed in this, since A&M and Tech occasionally play one another, but Dan says that since A&M always wins, it's OK.

I know there are more outfits coming. We've got multiple Mississippi State University Bulldogs in the family. We've got Middle Tennessee State University in there too. Dan roots for the Vikings in the NFL, against all reason. And one of these days I should probably buy her a Belhaven Blazers T-shirt, even though that will mean I will have to try to explain just what in the heck a "Blazer" is anyway. But all that can wait. I think I've confused the poor baby enough for one day. Go teams!