We enjoyed an electic baby wipe warmer. Appling a cold baby wipe to a baby's bottom in the middle of winter can sometimes make for an unhappy child. We also loved our baby moniter with the built in TV camera. It sends a both a sound and visual signal to a small black and white TV you can keep at your bed. That way you don't rush in and disturb your child when they make a noise in the middle of the night. Often they will make a few little peeps and then roll over and go back to sleep. IF they haven't been disturbed by a well meaning parent who rushs in to make sure everything is allright. But you can also see if they have kicked off the covers with out going into the room. I'm pretty sure these sell for about $100 and are worth every penny.

And I second the notion that you want to have a lot of your favorite dishes waiting in the freezer. You'll be too worn out to cook.