Wow.  Okay, one of the really neato things about having your babies spaced so far apart is seeing all the changes in baby gear.  Hubby and I went out recently and looked at monitors.  The only one we ever used was a hand-me-down that we rec'd 16 years ago for Beth.  We had to get rid of it; something about battery acid and picking up on cordless phone conversations and truck drivers' CB radios.

Anyway, here's the newest trend: VIDEO monitors!  I kid you not!  Here's a photo of one:

This, my beloved friends, family, and readers, is the Summer Infant Best View Color Handheld Video Monitor.  Now, a normal, audio-only monitor costs around $30 or so.  This nifty thing... TWO HUNDRED AND THRITY DOLLARS at  Toys R Us.  Um... yeah.

Okay, so when we first saw these sorts of things, we poked fun and laughed and said the same thing my MIL said last night, "How EVER did babies survive without these?"  I  know, right?!  What a ridiculous purchase!

But then I got to thinking... our schoolroom's in the basement, the baby's bed will be in my room... hmmm... stairs to climb... do I REALLY want to climb up them at every little peep?  And what about being outside? 

Call me ridiculous... I want it.  Is that so wrong?

Blessings!  ♥♥Christi♥♥