Parent Tech : Baby Slings

If you missed it, I became a parent on Wednesday. Our beautiful baby girl Eva Grace was born at 12:04pm on Wednesday October 10. she came a bit early, ten days, and we were not altogether ready for her arrival. For one thing there are many items that need to be put together. the Baby Swing, the baby bouncer and many other baby items. Dad even went out and got his little angel an iCrib and a Zen stone MP3 player, pink of course.

With all the diaper changes, feedings, and sleep time being able to blog and spend time with the baby has been a balancing act. Luckily we received a baby sling from our friend Christine a while back before Eva arrived. With it I can spend time holding Eva close to me but still reach the keyboard. The sling is a little girly looking for me but it works great and I think Eva likes it. So no big deal. I’m secure enough to wear a pretty looking sling.

Baby slings have been around forever and they are pretty great tech. For one thing your hands and arms are totally free and your baby is right up close to you, they can hear your heartbeat and feel your warmth, while you can get a few little tasks done around the house, and believe me, there are tons of little tasks around the house to take care of. So if you are looking for a low tech gadget that will help you care for baby, slings are where it is at.

Radar.net, Eva’s online debut…

On the day that Eva was born, the announcement of her birth was first made to the world using Radar.net. I wrote a very detailed review of the website over on Flatwater Tech. However the awesome folks at Radar.net have just innovated again. this time they have created a channel player where users can allow their public photos to appear on an embeable player on their blogs. Here is what mine looks like and the photos that were part of Eva’s first moments.

Between Radar.Net and Twitter, Eva was micro-blogged into life on the web. If only I had a better camera phone.

To work the player click on the picture and then you can see additional photos that I have made public. I am going to embed this player some where on this blog, maybe on its own page. Great job to the folks from Radar.net for their new feature.