The Double Squeeze

When I'm holding Lulu's or Lincoln's hands, I give them a double squeeze and I say "Double squeeze because I love you".  Fun fact: They now do that to me too :)

Baby Gear that's expensive a worth it

Baby Gear isn't cheap. There's lots of expensive stuff you don't need or even want, and more expensive isn't necessarily better. We didn't love the 4 Moms swing. We didn't love the Phil & Ted stroller. We didn't get a baby wipe warmer.

 But here are the things I feel are worth paying up for:

Double BOB Stroller

If you have 2 kids, this pushes like a dream. Great for running, just fits inside many doors. And it still is useful with kids who are almost 4 and 6! My wife says, "The double bob is the best".

Bugaboo Cameleon3

We got this as a gift and loved it.  This and the double bob are the only 2 strollers we still have, years later.

Motorola Baby Monitor

There's a million brands, and most are probably fine.  The main things we loved about this were:
1) Remote tilt, pan, zoom
2) Temperature display

Chicco Infant Car Seat

A solid Car Seat

Crane Humidifiers

These are seriously great humidifiers. 

Junka and Airplane

This is a great game where Mommy is lying on her back and has the kids up on her legs.  She says, "junka, junka, junka junka, junk-a junk-a" and then the game is over.  It can also end with a flip.

An alternate version is called "airplane" where you pretend the child is an airplane.

Gaming Resources

Board Game Geek
The Game Crafter
Make Playing Cards Bulk Order
Cool Stuff Inc
Cheap Ass Games
Pagat - Rules for Card Games Game Design
Awesome Video Game Setup
Cooptimus - a site for learning about Coop Games

Fun Puzzles

How high can you count?
Integer Sequences
Train your Brain!
How many times is the basketball passed?
Rubiks Cube like games
Soma blocks

My 0.02: Fun Card Games

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Spoons
Oh Hell
Spades, Hearts
Little French Poker
Rummy, Gin Rummy
!*$hole

My 0.02: Fun Online Games

Zuma: Shoot to line up the same color
Bejeweled: Line up same Jewels
Risk (Warfish): Conquer the world
Star Control 2: Fight enemy ships
Multitask: Do 4 things at once, quick
Move the Box: Stay alive, quick
Rampart: Build your castle
One Slime: Win at slime volleyball
BrettSpielWelt: Board Games Online
Sissyfight
Solitaire
Pandemic Logic Quiz
Hard Bridge Puzzle From Jordan