Almost one year ago, Steve Jobs announced that Apple would release a phone in 2007. I was excited about it. I’d been planning to buy an iPod Video, so I could show off my little family movies. Now I could get a device that could not only show movies, but also make phone calls and [...]
Archive for the ‘Babysitting hacks’ Category
The Savvy Aunt’s Toolkit: iPhone
Posted in Aunt geekery, Babysitting hacks, Music, Video on December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Crying Baby Hacks
Posted in Babies, Babysitting hacks, General (non)parenting, Gifts for Parents on December 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
When Jack-Jack was born, I learned of a fantastic book and video called The Happiest Baby on the Block by pediatrician Harvey Karp. It changed the way I approach the crying newborn problem. Dr. Karp talks about the five S’s: swaddling, side (or stomach) swinging, shushing, and sucking. In a nutshell, babies are happiest when [...]
Violet’s Faves
Posted in Aunt geekery, Babysitting hacks, Music on December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Violet and Dash love to pick out music for CDs. I learned this a few years back when I was hunting around for something to do with Violet that didn’t involve TV or video. I had my laptop with me, and I started playing tunes from iTunes for her. I started a playlist for her [...]
