Must Haves

My friend Kristin is 6 months pregnant and getting ready to go register for her baby shower. We walk together a few times a week and I started to tell her all of the things that are must haves when you have a newborn. Here are a few of those things:
*Vibrating chair- this thing saved our life during the first two months of Jordan's life! It was the only place he would sleep other than on our chests.
*Swing with a heart beat option- this was the second place we could get Jordan to sleep after the vibrating chair. The heart beat sound was really soothing and helped with the transition.
*Playpen- we set ours up in our bedroom so that he could sleep in there with us for the first four months. Our pediatrician suggested that we have him sleep in our room for at least the first three months and as a new mom, I got up many times a night to feed or just to check and make sure he was still breathing!
*Changing table- we were originally not going to get a changing table. We were on a tight budget and trying to decide what we absolutely needed and what we could do without. When we got a changing table for free from a friend, we were very grateful! Our changing table is probably the most used item we got and makes for a great place to do lots of bonding. :)
*Petroleum Jelly in a squeeze bottle- especially if you are having a boy! The squeeze bottle is much better than the jar.
*Handmade receiving blankets- a friend of ours made us receiving blankets and we love them! They are nice and big, much bigger than the ones at the store, and you can never have enough.
*Quality baby towels- we got some towels in packs of three from our baby shower and they ended up being really thin and mostly useless. We also got some nice thick towels from Target which are much better and totally worth the extra money.
*Six-shelf canvas sweater organizer for the closet- I bought two of these for Jordan's closet. They work great for blankets, receiving blankets, and spit rags!

What are some of your must-haves? What could you have lived without?