And how could I forget one of the biggest changes in caring for a baby...digital photos. My first camera was a little Kodak when I was about 6; when I was in college I had a camera that took color pictures, and I still have those pictures of fall days with blue skies and orange and yellow leaves on the trees. Randy's mom gave us several rolls of film when our first child was born in 1981, asking that we take lots of pictures and send her some (she lived in Illinois). Remember what that was like? Dealing with film speed, flash bulbs, taking the film to Long's or some other developer, waiting several days for the prints, then deciding if any of them were good enough to get reprints of, and waiting for a second time, then finally sending the pictures to a waiting grandmother.
Yesterday I wanted to take a video of e cooing and babbling, and my iPad informed me I didn't have enough memory for video. How could that be? Surely I haven't taken that many pictures of e...or have I? With the advent of digital photography it is so easy to snap a bunch of shots then delete the ones that are no good. We can email the latest view of the baby or even a video instantly to a waiting grandparent. K likes me to send him pictures of e while he's at work, like E used to do before she returned to the office. When it was time for E to update her phone, she opted for one with more memory rather than a larger screen because she knew she would be taking lots of pictures.
Perhaps Skype should be mentioned here, too, as a way to do video calls with a grandparent, or to see the husband left at home while I'm here. 😊
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