Well, Sasha slept through the night and was up at her normal time of 6:00am. Unfortunately we were all three sleeping in one bed so not all of us feel as rested as little miss Sasha. I recall the nights when my niece would sleep with me so I was prepared for the thrashing and kicking and all the movement but Matt wasn't. Today was a big day for Sasha...her first plane ride. But first I must address the car ride to the airport....she hated it AGAIN. She cried as soon as she saw the car and continued crying the entire way to the airport. In her histerics she often refers to a man so our best guess is that she has some bad association with a doctor and going by car to see him. As soon as we arrived at the airport she calmed down and we were able to bet through security with no problems. Surprisingly, Sasha did very well on the plane and subsequent bus ride into the terminal. She was a little unsure of the plane at first but we kept her preoccupied during take off and landing. She did amazing with her ears which we could tell bothered her a little bit. I at least knew enough to save some juice and a snack so she could eat and drink during the descent. During the flight we had about a 10 minute time period where she got restless and bored. Based on yesterday and today it seems like she really fights falling asleep for naps. We could tell she was tired on the plane but when she was just about to fall asleep she started really acting up. Thankfully we got her calmed down for the remainder of the flight and we didn't force the nap any further. Once we landed we immediately began dreading the next step which was another car ride. To our surprise she responded quite well. We had about an hour long comute to where we are staying and she had bursts of crying but nothing like we experienced with our driver in Krasnodar. I'm wondering if it has something to do with the type?/color?/size? of the car. In Moscow our driver has a van and she didn't freak out at the sight of it at all. Once we arrived at the apartment where we are staying Sasha immediately began to make herself at home and was chatting up a storm. I know I mentioned it yesterday but she is quite the little chatterbox.
So Sasha did well today but I must be honest and say that her mama and papa didn't fair so well. We didn't get lunch before we left for the airport so we were both tired and hungry by the time we landed in Moscow. Both of us really struggled today and I must admit we both had some feelings of regret. We absolutely adore Sasha but today we were very overwhelmed and missing the freedom we had when it was only the two of us. Once at the apartment where we are staying we both had a melt down. I honestly think homesickness is the motivating factor but when you're tired and hungry everything is just that much more difficult. We are trying to learn how to parent our first child and to make it even more difficult we are in a country where we can't communicate with anyone. Today was really hard but the best part of it is that Matt and I were both feeling the same way and were able to share those feelings with each other. Just one more time where we allowed ourselves to be vulnerable and communicate in a way that doesn't come easy for us. Sasha is great and we grow closer to her each day. We desperately want to be home with her so we can begin to find our new normal.
Tonight we figured out Sasha's bed time routine a little bit more and she fell asleep without any kind of struggle. Now we are off to bed and thankfully at the apartment Sasha has her own bed to sleep in. Tomorrow should be a much better day for us. We plan on going to Red Square and doing some sight seeing so we are looking forward to that. Good night from Moscow!
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