The World's Most Expensive Baby Mirror

We are an Apple family. It started several years ago when my husband was in graduate school with our first iBook and an iPod. We knew once Apple released the iPad 2 with the camera, it was time for us to add another product to our collection. It didn't take long before W became fascinated with the iPad.   

W taking his picture with the iPad

Initially, we used the it to Skype with grandparents. Like most babies, W loves looking in the mirror. So we had some fun turning the camera on him and taking pictures. Then one day, as W was starting to crawl, my husband started a new game..."chase the iPad." It's a game that goes something like this: turn the camera facing your baby and with any luck he will follow his reflection.  After a few weeks, he was crawling all over the place.   

Playing chase the iPad

Now W's 8 months old, and he stalks our iPhones, the iPad, and loves to pound the keys on the laptop.  Like most children of his generation, he won't know a world without global communication.  Skype allows W to connect with grandparents and relatives hundreds of miles away.  Distance isn't a barrier to him, and it never will be. 

Now I'm just waiting for the day when he masters the iPad interface, and no longer needs me to set-up Skype so he can talk to his grandparents. I have a feeling it will be here sooner than I think.