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What season will LO be born in? In the first few months she lived in footed sleepers! Try to find the ones that have the flip cuffs for their little hands. Some onesies for layering.
Thinking easy, simple for TONS of diaper changes!

@Silva: It totally depends on the brand! For us, LO was a long skinny baby, like consistently in the 70-80th %ile for height and 30-40th for weight. I am built the same way so it was not a total shock. So carter's and the carter's brand at target (just one you) were great, but circo at target and baby gap seemed to be for shorter, wider babies. Some brands do 0-3 mos, and others do 3 mos but they seemed about the same. I went thrifting when LO was about a month and had a better sense of her size and fit. Things also don't have to be super snug on a baby so you have some leeway!

Yeah, for newborn and for months after I just put mine in footed sleepers, and sometimes onesies with pants. I found a few pairs of tights with a built in skirt, and that was my absolute favorite. I wasn't interested in taking off a bunch of clothing 10 times a day for diaper changes, so footed sleepers were my go to in that period. I had a warm suit to put over for going out.

@betsyboop: see, I have to disagree here!!! I took everyone's advice and only bought two sleepers in sized nb, and he had nothing else in nb. Then a few sleepers in 0-3 and most of his clothes were 3-6+. That was what people said, he would skip nb and most of 0-3. Yeah... Not my kid! He was 7 lbs, a healthy normal sized newborn who gained weight just fine... He was in newborn for 12 weeks! He didn't fit into 3-6 months until 5-6 mos old.

I would buy 4-5 sleepers in nb and 0-3. And also two outfits in each size for when you go out. Include a few essentials as well: onesies and leggings are easy.
And then buy bulk of the clothing 3-6 mos and up. HOWEVER I would put off buying anything 3-6 mos+ because you never know how your baby will grow!

My son was born Feb '12. I calculated by summer (June)he would be 3-6 mos as he would be 4 mos old.. Well my little peanut was in 0-3 until July-August and the 3-6 were still big. He didnt outgrown3-6 onesies until 11 months old and he was in 6 months at 9 months old. At 12 months he is in 9 months and also most of his 6 month stuff.

Alternatively some babies do skip right to 3-6 and gain weight sooo fast it's not worth it to have too many clothes in each size. So that being said- hold off as much as you can unless you're getting essentials, basics, easy to mix match and season neutral items.

I would definitely get some NB size stuff, our LO was 8lb 9oz and wore newborn stuff till around six weeks.

We didn't really go in for cute outfits for the first month or so and here's what we had:

6 short sleeved onesies
4 Sleepers (some with feet, some without)
3 Pairs of pants
2 Knitted woollen vests
4 Pairs of socks

We also had an assortment of booties, hats and knitted cardigans etc and I can get away with doing laundry for LO about every three days.

Have fun shopping!

Everyone has had good advice, but I'd just like to input that I wouldn't have bought anything in NB, 0-3, or 3-6 months that wasn't a sleeper, onesie, or soft elastic waist pants or shorts. I don't know if everyone else felt this way, but it's not easy (nor does it look comfy) to dress a small baby in things like jeans and fancy tops. I didn't really start putting my son in "real" clothing until 5-6 months, and by then he was mostly out if his 3-6 months clothes. Especially onesies. My son was small when he was born and has stayed remarkably average afterwards, so I think it's common for most babies to be in a larger size than what the tag month indicates.

Also check and see if there is a just between friends consignment even near you soon.
We got a bouncer and swing there for $12 each and on the last day most of the clothes were 50% off so you could get onsies for a dollar. Some even new with tags

We barely received any clothing at our shower either, although we did get a lot after DD was born. Sleepers with built-in mitts are my favorite because she's always trying to claw her eyes out and flinging off her mitts - it gets really tedious picking them up and putting them back on!

DD also wears these Carters onesies under her sleepers and they're great -- nice quality cotton that holds up with repeated washings: http://www.carters.com/carters/Short-Sleeve-7-Pack-Bodysuits/V_111-931,default,pd.html?dwvar_V__111-931_color=White&cgid=carters-baby-neutral-little-layette-multi-pack-bodysuits&start=

@Mrs. Pen: i second mrs. pen's post!! i had a pretty healthy sized baby 7 1bs 13 oz and 21 inches long, and i hated not having clothes that were small enough for him at the beginning! don't need too much, but certainly get some nb and 0-3 stuff!

and YES to a previous poster.... sleepers and shirts with BUILT IN MITS to flip over! i'm gonna search out these for my next newborn for SURE. we only had 1 or 2 sleepers that had this feature for our first LO and i'd constantly wash them to use them :). separate mits are fine, too, but the built in ones are great

@tysonja: Carter's sells a lot of onesies with built in mitts and our sleepers with built in mitts were from gap.