Elle's Monitor for Android

11 things about Elle's Monitor

1. Daddy (that's me) decided that if Elle wanted something to captivate her after she checked out of the NICU, she had earned it! So he set to coding up a simulation of that monitor in the spare moments between the doctor's rounds, consultations, treatments, feedings and diaper changes.

2. During Elle's stay in Chateau Nicu, she would often turn her head to stare transfixed at the health monitor that was only a couple feet away from her bed.

3. It fooled our nurses in the NICU enough for them to hold a private meeting and elect one of their brethren to send into our room to ask how we got our baby's - and possibly others - information on our iPad.

4. Today, baby Elle is living a happy and healthy life and has apparently managed to setup her own twitter account (@ConquerorElle).

5. Baby Elle was born on November 7, 2017 and proceeded directly to the NICU.

6. Mommy and daddy are convinced this account is the result of her enlisting the aid of a cat or two to help her break out of her crib to get on Daddy's laptop.

7. Fortunately, Elle wasn't alone for her 39-day stay in the NICU.

8. Maybe it was the bright colors and constant motion, or maybe she was performing calculations in her head to verify the mean blood pressure was correct.

9. Having said that, it isn't perfect but most newborns can't tell the difference between this and a real Phillips MX800 IntelliVue Patient Monitor.

10. For parents of newborns: Load it up on an iPad (you can use an iPhone in a pinch) and put it where your baby can see it.

11. It will either capture their attention and give you a moment of respite, or your baby will ignore it entirely and continue to terrorize your cat.