Two unsolicited pieces of advice ----
1. Buy as FEW toys as you can. Like, none if you can. I resent 90% of the toys we have. They very rarely get played with. My kids seem to much better just exploring whatever happens to already exist in and out of our house. (As a parent, my favorite gifts are books and clothes/shoes-- my oldest is really into series right now and loves when she gets a new book in the series she hasn't read--- clothes save us time and money! Toys, however, seem to only get played with for 2-3 days and then forgotten/)
(and we have much fewer toys than the average house)
2. Enjoy this time--it's as uncomplicated (not easy, it is NOT easy-- babies and toddlers are draining and intense) as they get. These girls are so fucking layered and frustrating while I love them more and more- each year, they grow a TINY bit further away from me and certainly more their OWN person than MY baby. As it should be-- they should be more independent each year. But these first 2-3 years are the years you know them best... then they start knowing themselves best... and you know less and less!
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