So back when I thought I knew what parenthood was going to be... We didn't plan on having a baby monitor. To our way of thinking, we figured, eh, our apartment isn't huge, so it's not like we won't hear the baby crying.
Little did I realize that's not really what some parents listen out for through the baby monitors...
Because I'm one of those moms... Because I'm one of those people...
The kind who worry. A lot.
It's true, I have no problem hearing Baby Girl when she cries. I don't need the baby monitor for that.
I don't even need it for when she wakes up from a nap and starts saying yayayayaya in her happy voice. I can hear that too.
But sometimes, when a nap runs longer than usual...
Or when she's been not feeling well...
Or when I'm just being my crazy self...
Those are the times I am thankful we received a baby monitor as a gift. Because while I don't want to go into her room to check on her (you NEVER want to wake a contentedly sleeping baby!), sometimes I just need the reassurance of her breathing.
So I sneak out to the living room (if I'm not here already), and I click it on. And sometimes I have to listen really closely (and believe me, I do). But when I hear her rhythmic breathing, I can put my worries to rest. And I'm so grateful the baby monitor provides that blessing for a sometimes-worry-wart mommy.
I'm not so sure I want a video one, though. I totally get why they are awesome... Now that I am experiencing parenthood. But I have friends who have a video one and one day, their screen started displaying a room that wasn't in their house. Freaky. They quit using it for a while after that. Not sure if they figured out what was going on there. But she showed it to me... And yeah, freaky.
So I'll stick with the audio-only ones. Even if I might pick up someone planning a crime ;)...
What are you grateful for today?
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