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Since we got pregnant with Nate, Sara had pushed a video baby monitor. She said it would be helpful in knowing what the kid was doing (obviously selling point). I acknowledged that it would be helpful, but said it wasn’t really important to see what they’re doing, you just have to hear it. Also, having a camera in our house is creepy, largely for the reason that you can’t be sure who’s watching.

I looked at video baby monitors, and found none that were encrypted. They broadcast different data over several frequencies, making it harder for someone to just pick up … Continue Reading

Our son, Nate, is 16 months old. He’s adorable, hilarious, walking, running, loud, and incredibly energetic. He also has started doing things that we don’t want him to. Like hitting a glass table with a spoon (which scares both the cats and his parents) and hitting people.

He’s started to understand that when I say, “if you do that again, I’m going to take it away,” that it means something. The other day when he hit the table after I told him not to and I stood up, he ran across the house whining, because he knew I was going to … Continue Reading