I guess it really just comes down to what sorts of things they want to do.  I wonder a lot about how well I will handle being a grandparent, if I'll be able to hold my tongue and let my children learn for themselves and just be there when they need me or if I'll be a push in that can't stand how anything is done.  I'm pretty certain the later would be a very easy role to fall into.

For our first I wanted everything new, I wanted the best stroller, crib, clothes, toys etc.

For the boys... Lets just say they often wear their big sisters sparkly pink hand me downs (which they love)...

We had a Valco Tri mode ex (all in black) with the third seat for our daughter.  We went everywhere on foot, by bus, or by bike so investing in a really good stroller was important.

I will say that the Valco brand is *really* amazing, I would go for anything made by them before the major (and popular) US brands.  The Aussies know what they're doing for 'all terrain' strollers.  I was able to get the weight of all 3 plus baby 'stuff' easily through wet/dry sand, over rocks, any city terrain, ice, snow.  Very few strollers can boast that ability so if you're looking for a family 'hand me down' they are a good investment.

Honestly, if we had just had a second child and not a second and third at once, I likely would have gone for one of those super cheapy full fold down models with a newborn insert.  But I don't think too many new moms 'know' exactly what they want until they learn better ;)

Sorry for all the posts!  I know I'm not the only one around here with a bunch of little kids.

I hate all things Apple. I think they are pretentious and produce phones that are no better than a droid but more expensive. They want to raise the price by 100 bucks for the 6 fyi. I just upgraded Sunday to the Samsung Galaxy 3 because I got it for .97 cents. It was pretty similiar to the 4. At Wal-Mart for Verizon they had the 4 for like 47 bucks as well. This phone is awesome and has lots of features. I have read that it is the phone most likely to compete with the Iphone and they have gained market share since they have been out.

I had no idea that LaLaurie was a real person.  After I read your post, I googled her and it's true.  There's even a tour that goes by the house she lived in in New Orleans.  Here I thought they were completely beyond the pale for creating that character, and now I find out they based it on a real person.  Wow.

Why?  Because the majority of Americans are low information voters.  The worst of them listen to Faux Nooze and believe it's the only "non-biased" media outlet in the country.

People who believe that it's no big deal to have the gubmint invade their privacy without any justification are fools.  It's pathetic to witness how many people willfully will swallow a crap sandwich and think it's delicious.

It's easy to pick out the clueless.  Ask them how much they hate the ACLU and watch their faces turn red and fill with rage on what a horrible organization it is.