New age pacifier

The second child kind of gets the shaft on many things.  We nicknamed Alex "hand-me-down Alex" at birth.  He has his brothers old clothes, toys, etc.  One huge advantage is he gets to play with the "big kid toys" that his brother has.  As I mentioned in a previous blog my oldest did  not play or have a video game system until he was 6.  The "Wii one" has become an addict at the ripe age of 6.  It's really sad to see the withdrawals.  "Just one more minute, mommy please!"  Now there is an advantage to the video games...at least sometimes for me.  The older one plays, baseball, has piano lessons, dental appointments, etc.  How on earth will I keep Alex busy???  When they are babies we pop a pacifier into their mouth or give them a spinning, shiny toy to play with.  Well I pop my iPhone into his little hands and put headphones on him.  Not a peep out of him for Andrew's entire piano lesson!!!  He will make roller coasters (physics and engineering), make different colors from primary colors (art), try to navigate mazes (problem solving and thinking ahead) and launch some angry birds (archery).  Who said your electronic pacifier can't be educational?  Bend and double snap!