When
we first starting putting the baby registry together last year one of the
things that we made sure to put on there was a monitor. Rather than going with
the usual ones, we wanted to upgrade a little bit and get the video monitor for
no other reason than we felt more comfortable being able to see our son and not
just hear him. So far, that has been the primary use of the camera (especially when
he is eerily quiet in his sleep) but it has also been a great source of
entertainment at times.
There
have been many nights when our son has had trouble sleeping or getting to
sleep. Being able to see him has allowed us to take preemptive action during
those times. While he may not be screaming yet, we know the restlessness that
comes before the ear piercing. We both hate to hear our son cry and preventing
that from happening by calming his flailing legs has been a great way to avoid
those moments.
Sometimes
there are moments, especially after a long and/or tiring day, when we just want
to see him. It is calming to watch our son sleep but sometimes we don’t want to
risk stepping on that one squeaking floorboard and waking him up. The camera
has afforded us the best of both worlds by watching him dreaming peacefully
without the risk of disturbing those restful moments for him.
And
then there are the entertaining times. Whenever we hear him rustling in his
crib we turn on the video. Sometimes, as mentioned above, we need to climb up
the stairs and settle him. Other times we know what is about to happen. It can
be just as loud as those aforementioned screams and they are much stinker as
well. Those are the times when we know he is about to let his colon calm him.
It
usually starts with the legs high in the air as if he is practicing some odd
form of flatulent yoga. Keep in mind that we are watching this from the foot of
the crib (maybe the funniest of all the possible angles). This is followed by a
little shimmy. This can happen several times depending on the intensity of the
end result. Once everything is primed the fuse is lit and the explosion
vibrates the crib. I guess you could say that it is a brief moment of
satisfying wakefulness for our baby. Once the dust settles he turns his head to
the side and falls right back into a deep and restful sleep. At this point we
just hope our laughing isn’t so loud that it will wake him up.
So
there are many uses that we have gotten out of the video monitor. Some are very
practical and have been beneficial since we brought our son home in the winter.
Of course, there are also the other times when it has just been a great source
of laughter.
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