Catch Us If You Can

I've pretty much been working on this same post for the last 10 days.  It seems like every time I get started Alessia wakes up, wants to eat, or has a poop diaper.  Basically, my life revolves around whatever Alessia wants to do and that is usually be held or eat.  By boobs and back are paying dearly...just saying.

Since we are pretty hard to keep track of I will start by telling you that we are back in Pittsburgh.  Before heading here, we made an overnight stop in Rockford to see my best friends Jana and Barrie.  And then a quick stop in Chicago to see Gabs...and to eat deep dish pizza.  We hadn't seen Gabs since our wedding so our reunion, even though it was short, was amazing.  Alessia was a trooper, like usual and it looks like her sleep schedule hasn't been effected with the traveling.  Knock on wood.  

Love all these people and wish we saw them more often.

We only had a quick stop in Chicago, but it was great to see Gabs and meet Martin.

Alessia doesn't seem to like deep dish pizza nearly as much as her parents. 

Traveling back and forth isn't as easy as it used to be though.  Kevin and I used to be able to pack our bags, jump in the car, and go.  Now we have to make sure we have extra clothes, diapers, milk, the breast pump, hot water, blankets, a white noise maker, and toys.  We stop a lot more often due to diaper changes and feedings.  And unlike most babies that fall asleep as soon as they get put in a car, Alessia isn't really a fan.  Honestly, I think she hates the car seat.  But I would too...those things look so freaking uncomfortable.

Other things Alessia seems to hate are pacifiers, strollers, and naps.  She will take a pacifier once out of about every one hundred tries.  She won't keep it in for long though and she has to be almost completely content to even let you put it in her mouth.  As for the stroller, Kevin and I are those people who push the stroller and carry the baby.  Naps are a tough one since she needs them.  She does nap, but usually they are only cat naps...around 30-40 minutes long.  Occasionally, we get lucky about once a week and she'll lay down for a few hours.  That time is like heaven.  The past few days I've been laying her on her belly for naps and the result has been positive with over 2 hour naps each time.  But I am constantly checking on her to make sure she is still breathing so it isn't a very relaxing time for me.  Fingers crossed that this all changes soon.  I can live without her taking a pacifier, but the other two we have got to work on. 

Shit Is Hard With a Baby

Well, we made it back to the States...but I am sure most of you know that already.  Things have been crazy since we touched down and I still don't feel like we've had a chance to relax.  And unfortunately, things don't look like they will be slowing down anytime soon.  Plus, shit is hard with a baby.  Having Alessia attached to me my boob makes typing impossible. 

Our flight home was great. The day before leaving we received an email saying our flight was overbooked, but if we were willing to take another flight with an additional leg, they would upgrade us to first class.  For us, the extra 45 minute flight and 1 hour layover was worth it to be able to sit in first class for our 9 hour flight.

Overall, Alessia was perfect on the flights with the exception of shitting herself three times.  One time was even before we made it to the airport.  She had shit up her front, back, and side.  Then on our second flight, right after we changed her, she shit up her back again.  We thought we would be okay for the last flight and had our fingers crossed since we were now out of clean clothes, but her wet fart turned into a disaster as we were boarding our last flight from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.  Since we were out of clothes, we had to put our poor girl in dirty clothes that she had worn the day before.

It took me 31 years to fly first class.

We only had a few bags. Thank you to the baggage guy for photo-bombing our picture.

Since flying into Pittsburgh less than a month ago, we have had party after party  A party for Mother's Day, a Baby Shower, a Baptism, a Baptism party, a graduation party, and a birthday party.  Alessia has made her rounds and met a vast majority of her family in a short amount of time.  She also managed to pick up a cold from someone, but that is going to happen.

Celebrating Mother's Day, Alessia's first trip to Pittsburgh, and the birth of Briggs.  

Alessia's AMAZING baby shower...or "Sip and See"

Getting baptized was hard work.  

Alessia loves her cousins already.

I know I have been a HUGE slacker with the blogging, but I promise I will get better once things slow done.  And hopefully, that is sooner rather than later.  I have tons of topics to blog about and really hope to be able to tell people what our plans are for the next season (once we figure them ourselves).