Baby Technology

I have been meaning to blog about all the baby technology that has made things a little easier these first few months. One of my favorite baby items is my awesome baby video monitor that my husband made me using an iPOD touch (now you see why the above picture is so fitting). He mounted a webcam that has special infrared lighting (so you can see the baby in the dark), and then made it so I can use my iPOD touch to see the baby or I can view him from any computer by going to a private website. The coolest thing about the camera is you can control it to view any part of the room. This will come in very handy when he becomes mobile and has a toddler bed. He is able to wiggle around and we switch which way we put him down to sleep to avoid odd head shape so it is so convenient to be able to swipe my finger across the IPOD screen and the camera move to his location. I don't think I could survive with out this! I love being able to look at him any time from anywhere!

My other favorite piece of technology that has made life easier especially when you are so sleep deprived is the Baby Brain application. It is so easy to track his pees, poos, and feedings. You can also track sleep but I didn't feel that was necessary for us. I would just whip it out at the doctors when they asked for all the details. This was so helpful when we had to pay such close attention in the beginning due to his jaundice and feeding issues. I also tracked when I pumped, how much, etc. What a lifesaver!