Missing Sleep

So last night was rough, only about 4.5 hours of sleep. It's not for lack of being tired but rather the feeling that I have to pee every 5 minutes, my legs/hips bothering me/and not being able to get comfortable. I have to say that with this pregnancy it's taken a long time for me to have sleeping problems. Up until probably last week I was sleeping like a baby without too many issues. I guess I've finally crossed that threshold into being in the "uncomfortable" stage, especially during the night. I tried the couch, both laying down and propped up, the bed in all sorts of positions and finally wished that I could fall asleep standing up because that was most comfortable. I'm just going to catch naps throughout the day to try to get more rest or maybe if I keep myself up then my body will be so exhausted that I'll crash tonight. I haven't decided which would be the best.

We got the crib recall voucher yesterday. We have to use it at a Babi.es R U.s store and it's for $219.99. I found several cribs I really like but then when I called the store they told me that they were only available online. I decided to stop looking online and just wait until today when R and I could make the trip to the store. There was no sense in wasting my time looking at options that weren't actually options. The problem I'm running into is that I'm locked into white because that's the color of the changing table and glider and also the price. I don't mind kicking $30-$40 into the crib but I really don't want to spend too much because then in the end we wouldn't have made any money off this deal because we paid $165 for it when we bought it on Craig.slist. It would be nice to come out ahead in the deal, but we'll see.

I also have two coupons for valves for the new BPA free bottles that I bought that I have to redeem. The manufacturer was running low on valves since the BPA announcement so the packs I bought came with a sort of rain check. They provided one valve but due to low quantities didn't have the ability to include the other 2. So they included a coupon that was good for a two pack of valves once their production increased. I thought it was a pretty great idea. I am also debating about purchasing a couple of other items such as the monitor and baby book. It would be nice to get started right away on the baby book and also have the monitor so I can actually take Little man outside without having to come in every two seconds to check on the baby. That's the only downfall to not have a baby shower before the baby is born. I'm thinking though that I can actually put where I'm registered in the "meet and greet"invitation now that R has lost his job because we really can't afford some of the things we really need.

I miss Little man but I'm so glad he's at my parents house getting lots of attention because running on such low sleep I don't think I would have been much a mom the past few days. My brother has been awesome with him and has totally proved that he can keep his routine and do everything. I was a little worried because he doesn't have much experience with kids. He's 23 and up until now has been at college or away at his summer job. The other night my mom had a meeting so he watched Little man. She told him that she'd bathe and get him ready for bed when she got home from the meeting. By the time she got home my bro had cleaned up the whole kitchen, given Little man a bath, put on his pjs and had him in bed reading him stories. I was so impressed. My inlaws can't/don't even do that much when they are watching him. I am having major issues with them right now and that's been ticking me off. I may or may not write about that at a later time.