My son loved this from Day 1. For the first few months, he would take naps in it. After that, we primarily used it in the bathroom (he would sit there while I showered) or to watch a video.

A MUST HAVE!! We owned two fleece and one cotton style. Our baby loved being swaddled, and this is FAR easier than using a receiving blanket.

Our son loved his Angel Dear puppy so much that we got him another--an elephant. He loves both equally. They are great naptime pals.

We borrowed our Bumbo from a friend, but it has been very useful at times. It's great for the in-between stage where your baby can't quite sit on his own yet, but he doesn't want to be lying down all the time.

The soothie was our son's pacifier of choice until he was about four months old.

The classic lotion is still perfect.

The hype is true. My baby saw a Yo Gabba Gabba episode for the first time when he was just shy of three months old. He was FASCINATED. I am not comfortable with him watching lots of TV, but the occasional half-hour of Yo Gabba Gabba entertains him while I get some things done.

A soothing and parent-friendly nighttime CD. We keep a CD looping throughout the night for background noise. If you're nursing in the early months, keep in mind you will be up a LOT with the baby, and you will listen to what he's listening to!

Such a simple toy, but so popular with our son. They are great for teething.

I prefer these storage bags to others on the market. They were easy to dump milk into and can be frozen flat in the freezer.

This is the best guide to nursing for a new mom that I found.

My tech-y husband installed a web cam on our son's crib, and it is one of the BEST things we did. Being able to see where he was at in his sleep cycle (deeply asleep, stirring, awake) took away a lot of guesswork and anxiety.

This brand is my favorite of the crib sheets I have. It is roomy enough to fit easily (but snugly) over the mattress. Other sheets I tried were far too tight and difficult to change.

I still use the Boppy at feeding times. In the first few months, I did not use a cover, because I was nursing and would end up with milk all over the cover anyway. Instead, I draped a regular bath towel over the Boppy. After I switched to pumping and bottle feeding, we started using a soft Boppy cover.

The best feature of this monitor is that it has a voice-activated feature. So instead of listening to every little noise (including white noise or music) in your baby's room, this one only alerts you if your baby makes a noise.