Marking - I'm expecting at the end of December.
One of the only items we have for the kid so far (apart from a Flames jersey, which was the first thing we bought) is a stroller which has a bassinet attachment. My friend, who I bought the stroller from, said she used it (connected to the stroller) in the bedroom when her first son was small - saved an extra piece of baby stuff that has a limited life span. The benefit was when her son got noisy (who knew infants could be noisy sleepers?), she could just push the stroller out of the bedroom and into the hall.
I have friends who swear by cloth diapering - the key it appears is finding the right fit for your kid. One of my friends cloth diapered her twins from not long after birth until 2 1/2 or so. I'm considering it, but am not 100% sold yet.