Tag: cloud

Previously, I wrote about my experience creating some automation to keep track of my baby daughter’s diapers and bottles using a service called Baby Connect. This time, I’d like to discuss some of the hurdles I faced and design choices I made. If you haven’t already read the original article, it would be a good idea to check it out first.

I don’t talk about it much when I’m in a professional mindset, but I do have a family at home. My daughter, Aubrey, was born on May 24, 2016. For the first few months of her life, my wife and I tracked her diaper and feeding schedule meticulously using an app called Baby Connect. It allowed us to record data on our individual phones but have it synchronized through the cloud. Of course, being the technologist I am I couldn’t leave it at that. Using AWS services and their IoT toolkit, I was able to build some additional integration points for Baby Connect, allowing me to track diapers with the push of a button on the changing pad, or bottles with the sound of my voice and my Amazon Echo.