The most useful clothing for a newborn is an infant teeshirt, the kind that snaps in front. Does a non-stretch swaddling blanket, if you need warmer, count as clothing? Teeshirts are handy for newborns while the cord stump is attached.
After the cord stump, I prefer sacks. My favorite sacks snap down the front and have pockets on the sleeves to fold over the hands. Since newborns can't help you dress them, snap-front clothes that you can open, set child inside, and snap up are most convenient. The paw pockets on the sleeve ends keep everyone from scratches until you get a quiet calm moment to do something about those sharp, fast-growing nails.
Now that Cale likes to practice standing and wants to learn co-ordination, I prefer rompers, those one-piece outfits with long sleeves and built-in footies. Karston still loves those, but on toddlers, we call them jammies. Until Cale stands on his own, the best onesies unsnap completely so I can set him down to dress him. The pullover (pull on over his head) onesies require more hands to dress him.
For all of these stages so far, we have a hat on Cale, usually a thin knit one. Cale will sleep longer if he has a hat on to keep his head warm.
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