On a more practical note- I love netflix. Lots of good half hour kids shows and I can just pick them whenever I want. He doesn't watch a lot of TV, but it's nice having the convenience of Netflix.

Avoid buying tons of toys. We had a huge 1st birthday party when he got a bunch of stuff, and since then I've put my foot down for most purchases. We still get a lot of mileage out of those items, and often what he wants to play with isn't store bought anyway.

Two best iPad apps that he likes- "I See Ewe" and "AlphaBaby Free", though actually the phone versions gets more use when I panick at resturants.