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06/21/2005 Archived Entry: "crib fiasco"

The crib has turned into my nemesis. As a recap, we took down the crib with the intention of setting it up two Sunday's ago. Turn's out we were missing a wheel and 8 long screws. Chris calls on Monday and gets a busy signal for hours on end. He calls on Tuesday and they tell him they need to know the country the crib was manufactured in. Problem is it's not stamped on the crib anywhere. He calls again and is successful in his quest. Now we wait.
Yesterday, package arrives. Written on the outside is our order. Enclosed on the inside would be the screws, no wheel.
Don't care, going to set it up anyway, we'll order the wheel again.
At 3:00am this morning, I watched my baby, in her sleep, mind you, roll onto her side, grab the edge of the bassinet and hook a leg over the edge as well. Scary. Crib will absolutely be set up today and that's all there is to it.
Except, today I have a baby who is either having teeth pain or is coming down with something. She is whiny and clingy, two things this baby is not. She actually just wants me to hold her. I know, that's normal, right? Nope. She only likes to be held facing out so she can see what's going on in a normal day. This leaves me with one hand free. Today she wants to face me and even lays her head on my shoulder. This is not my baby. She's acting all cuddly, which is sweet and I really love, but coupled with the whining and my attempt to build a crib so she can safely sleep, and it's just not the best timing. She also is only staying awake for an hour at a time instead of two hours. Since the crib can only be built in our bedroom, I can't just build it while she sleeps. I also can't get the bassinet out of our room without taking it apart, so I can't put her in another room to sleep.
However, I have managed to get some done when baby let me put her down on my bed with me right there and Tabitha sitting on the bed with her. This is where I find out we're missing the guide rails for the side of the crib that goes up and down.
Excuse me while I scream.
I quickly called Chris who just happened to be on hold with the company so he could order those parts as well. So I guess it's another week before we have them. In the mean time, for her naps I have to keep an eagle eye on the monitor to make sure she's not trying to climb out and at some point, I have to take apart all that I managed to put together and take it out of our room. Daisy will be sleeping in the pack and play until next week, I guess. Oh, but that's at my in-laws' so now we'll have to go and get it.
I have good things to say about yesterday, but that will have to wait :-/