Baby DVDs

WELL that is interesting. The Twins are enthralled with a Baby Einstein video, and have been occupied with it for 10 consecutive minutes. Don’t fly by that statement without fully appreciating the implications for the NF Parent’s liberty.

Entertaining the soon to be 11 week old Twins now consumes a good portion of the day. There are increasing periods were they don’t need anything in particular, diapers are clean, they are fed and burped, they are not yet ready for a nap, but they do fuss for Mom and Dad’s attention. Providing them with this attention is the joy parenting, but there are other needs to which the Parents must attend and constantly engaging them is fatiguing. The thought that they could occupy the Twins for more than a minute without having to be the source of entertainment is tantalizing.

As previously posted, Liesel is fascinated with the TV, but her attention is not held for very long watching network broadcasts. EJ is largely apathetic to it. He prefers to dwell on studying Mom and Dad's faces. Dad suspects the broadcast images are too complex to process and the sounds too intricate for them to focus on for very long. The videos, on the other hand, are very simple, with bright contrasting primary colors, and a soundtrack simple enough to (perhaps) be perceived as more than just noise. The video captured and held their attention for its (interrupted) duration. It made Liesel giggle and laugh while EJ just stared transfixed.

During the video, Dad could have gotten the mail, paid bills, microwaved dinner, visited the restroom, straightened up the house, finished and posted here-to-fore half-written blog posts, unloaded and reloaded the dishwasher, brushed his teeth, etc. Sadly, he did not take advantage of it this time; he was too awestruck by their reaction.

The Parent’s received these as a gift (Thank you Jen!). Dad would have passed on buying videos instead waiting until the Twins were older believing they wouldn’t be interested this soon. He is glad they have them.