It's standard in Iceland for babies to spend at least an hour a day sleeping outside in the fresh air - trust me, babies don't break if you expose them to the outside world. I've known a number of people who carry babies around with them to parties/BBQ's/etc at other ppl's houses and the bubs just go to sleep with the music and conversation pounding around them.
Remember, if you train your child to only sleep when there is quiet and peace around, then that is what you are stuck with! Your social life doesn't have to end because you are having a baby, it has just moved into another phase. Make sure you get out and spend some quality time with girlfriends, even if it's only windowshopping and such, because YOU need the external stimulation and recreation as much as your husband does!

Good luck, and don't sweat the small stuff.

Kerrie