baby_monitorWhen you have six kids, you learn what baby gear is essential (like a car seat) and what really is not necessary. For instance, we never bought a changing table. My changing area is any flat surface, such as the floor, covered with a blanket. We use common sense and never leave our babies unattended. Another item we passed up purchasing was a baby monitor. Our babies are kept in a sling or within arms reach when they get older. I never had a real need for a monitor before.

I awoke earlier than normal this morning. I wanted to work downstairs and enjoy my home-brewed coffee with Dad, but the baby was still asleep. I could see how a baby monitor would come in handy.

I remembered our cordless phone system had “room monitoring” capability. I left a handset next to Baby A, and took one downstairs with me and activated the room monitor feature.

Success! We now have a functional baby monitor and it didn’t cost additional money!

Dad and I had coffee together, and I was able to bang out a few hours worth of work. What a cool tool for this work at home mom!

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