I love gadgets. I tend to be an early adopter of any new cool technology, so I was excited to learn that there are all sorts of gadgets that you can buy for a baby. Remember the old monitors of the past? They were basically a one-way walkie-talkie. Nowadays, there are closed-circuit color video monitors so you can actually see the kid while it sleeps instead of just waiting to hear the cry. Beyond being cool, it seems like there's a practical purpose to this sort of thing. If the baby starts making noise, I don't really want to be the parent who rushes in to make sure everything's OK. I'd rather take a look at the screen, see that the baby is just rustling around, and relax. Or, of course, rush in as the cat slowly raises a paw towards the infant's face...
The budget for these gadgets could easily balloon to Defense Department sizes. We've been doing some pre-shopping for strollers and the nicer models can run more than a thousand bucks. We think we've found the model that will fit our needs and lifestyle in a three-wheeled sport stroller. It's maneuverable and designed for jogging, so I can keep up my current exercise routine after the baby arrives.
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