In the life of just over a week ago, I would have been going to CompUSA for a special cable or Home Depot for wall anchors. Tonight I open my wallet for Babies 'R Us. Aside from a fun Sassy toy for Cianna, I'm picking up a BabyBijorn so we can mount the kid to our chest while we move around the house or walk the dog. I also had the pleasure of walking up to the register with the AVENT ISIS Breast Pump which symbolizes the alarming amount I've learned about breastfeeding technology. I learn from the AVENT box copy that one uses the pump to "express" the milk into the bottles by means of a unique silicone diaphragm which works in concert with five petal shaped massagers to collect the milk in the bottle. Babies apparently use the same sucking technique when feeding from the AVENT bottle as they do when feeding at the breast and they happily switch between the two. Of course.

- mike lee -