Being an aunt is probably the best assignment on the planet. You get to play with adorable children, pump them with sugar and caffeine, then send them home once the chaos gets to be a little too much. The latest addition to my brother’s family is baby Thomas. He made me an aunt for the 8th time back in July. Now don’t get me wrong, I love the little spud, but he makes me nervous. The others range from ages 2 to 15, so they’re past the “breakable” stage. Thomas? Not so much. He can’t walk or talk, he thinks blanket lint makes a great midday snack, and he leaks from various places. This most definitely qualifies him for high risk of returning in lesser condition than received.

Not one who likes to take chances with other people’s children, I borrowed my brother’s Bebesounds Portable Color LCD Video and Sound Baby Monitor when I volunteered to watch LEN (Lint-Eating-Nephew) and his 2 year old brother overnight. Having never operated a baby monitor before, I was a little apprehensive, and unnecessarily so. Setting it up was an absolute breeze. Set camera on dresser, swivel towards playpen, turn on, insert sleeping child (after removing lint speck from lower lip,) hook mini receiver on belt, tiptoe out of room, close door most of the way, quietly sneak down hall to living room, set receiver on coffee table, and proceed building blocks with N-LEN (non-lint-eating nephew.)

The receiver has excellent picture quality for something so small. I also liked how I could adjust the light on the camera right from the receiver without having to go in the spare room and risk awaking lint child. The sound is great too. I could even hear the little spud breathing… loudly, just like his father does while napping after Thanksgiving dinner. N-LEN and I even popped some popcorn in the microwave and there was no interference with the receiver. It continued to work on all three stories of the house, and even out to the edge of the yard where N-LEN and I briefly ventured to “get” the neighbor’s ki-ki. (Darn cat had it’s Friskies, that’s for sure!)

In fact the minute LEN woke up, I knew it cause the child typically makes odd gurgling noises while waiving his arms in the air for a few minutes before deciding to break out the lungs. Fortunately I saw him start with the long breath in and was able to dash to the room and get him before he let loose, sparing both my and N-LEN’s ears. It’s great at night two. N-LEN and I prefer to bond over chocolate chip cookies, milk and a bedtime story, then he just crashes in my bed with me. But for safety reasons, LEN sleeps in his playpen. It was so much nicer watching LEN this time around without needing to run to the spare room throughout the night to check on him. (Yes, I’m paranoid!) I was able to get (almost) a full night’s sleep due to the peace of mind I received from opening an eye to glance at LEN’s sweet little drooling face as he slept peacefully.

I have no idea what parent’s did before products like the BeBe Sounds Wireless Portable Video and Sound Baby Monitor, and if I ever become a parent, I don’t aim to find out!

BeBe Sounds Portable Color LCD Video and Sound Baby Monitor

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