I'll second a few of the posts already here.
Buy used. You can get practically new baby stuff if you look around for next to nothing.
No baby in the room. Maybe for the first while but after that the baby monitor will make sure you know when junior needs attention. This pays sleep dividends down the road.
Prentend to not hear the baby cry in the middle of the night. Let's face it, both parents at exactly the same moment know it happened. It's like a Mexican stand off. Lay Still and you'll be OK.
Buy a Video Camera. It sounds cliche but they do change so darn fast.
I'll add one of my own at the end of this.
Get some sort of permanent wall height gauge that you can take with you wherever you decide to move. The simple roll up plastic ones are nice to keep track. Consider getting a piece of Oak or some other nice piece of wood that you can put on the wall and take it with you if you ever decide to move. Especially good if you have many children.
Congats on the new one, I hope all goes well and we have ourselves a new, healthy Flames fan!!
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