The Most Unhelpful Instructions Ever

With an awesome coupon my husband and I purchased a pack and play.  We ended up getting one by Graco.  It has been awhile, but 17 years ago I helped my mom set up a pack and play so my niece had a place to sleep, so I was not entirely new to this game.  I had lots of confidence in myself until we went to set it up.  It was not going well and something made it worse... directions and photos.  We followed step 5, but only realized upon struggling on step 10 that we did step 5 wrong.  The yelling and frustration were immediately targeted at the poor directions.  I can call them poor because I write step-by-step instructions for teenagers on a regular basis without any issue.

With the pack and play together, where do we put it?  With a newborn napper and changer, the first place for it is the end of the bed.  This will help with those first few weeks and my fear of being such a solid sleeper (I've slept through tornado sirens) that I will fall asleep while feeding the baby in the middle of the night.  My wonderful husband is aware of my fear and is aware that helping however he can may include waking up and talking to me if I need him to do so.  The bedroom is a great nighttime solution for the pack and play, but what about when baby is sleeping and we are across the house in the living room?  It is not easy to wheel the pack and play from one room to another.  Possible, but not easy and I definitely cannot do it holding a baby in one hand.  My handy husband had the answer.  Remove the bedroom door.  I am still holding out for an additional sleeper-type item for the living area so we can keep the pack and play in the bedroom. In the meantime, I am greatly amused that our bedroom has no door, which is important because we have a vocal cat that works like an alarm clock, which I sleep through.