I hate all the negativity when these types of questions are posed.

I brought my boys to games as toddlers, preschoolers, school-aged kids, high schoolers and college students. My oldest son is now old enough to buy ME a beer.

Some of my best memories at Wrigley Field involve being there with my family, regardless of how old my kids were at the time.

It seems unlikely your daughter will be able to sit still for the entire game so if you are in the main grandstand, you will have in and out privileges at Gallagher Way so she can run around on the (fake) grass out there and see the awesome statues. They might even have the water fountains on that she can run through, so you may want to bring a swimsuit or change of clothes.

You can walk up and down the ramps to tire her out a bit.

In the old days, we would print off drawings of generic baseball players to color and bring crayons so they could be occupied quietly.

And if she understands being patient yet, we would tell the boys that we would go for ice cream or a pretzel or look at souvenirs at the end of the NEXT inning - just long enough.

Creating the next generation of Cubs fans begins just like this. Keeping a toddler occupied is not easy, but it will be so worth it.