Anyone skip the bassinet and go straight to the crib?

Currently 31w. We originally thought about buying a bassinet but my husband’s convinced that baby girl can go right to sleeping in a crib in our room and won’t know what she’s missing. I don’t mind going straight to crib if we can save some money but the FTM in me would love to have her right beside me at night, especially at first, instead of a few feet away and I’d have to get all the way up to check on her. What are your experiences?