We’ve got it bad. This isn’t helped by the fact that all of our married friends save one has either just had a baby or are just about to have one. Every time I hold one of the new nippers my uterus yells “I want a baby!” and I’m quite certain that other folks’ll start hearing it yell soon if I don’t listen to it.
Armand and I had a very candid and realistic discussion about the reno and where the baby makin’ fits into that plan. It’s become clear, financially, that adding a second floor to the house is a long ways away and if we scrap that plan then we’ll be able to renovate the house proper sooner. This means being okay with not having an office and not living here forever. I can be okay with that. We’ve also set a deadline. We’re going to get as much done as we can, hoping to finish, but at this certain point it’s baby time, ready or not. We’re not getting any younger. For realsies.
This means that the end result will be a two bedroom one bath house with a one or two room guest house with bath. Kiddies will share a room till one of ‘um is a teenager – then we move.
That’s all I’ve got for now. Still waiting till there’s enough cash for our perforated drain pipe, 1″ washed gravel, tiller rental, river rock, and grass. Sigh.
I’ll keep you posted.
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I live in a 3 bed/1 bath ranch with the hubby, 15 year old, and 4 year old. Technically it’s a 2 bed, but we threw the washer and dryer into the pantry and turned the laundry room into the baby’s room. It’s big enough for a twin bed, dresser and tv. No closet, and only one window, but it gets the job done. It’s like a cute jail cell. We considered putting them both in the same room, but a 10 year age difference is just too much. Anyway, new plan is to put the little one in the big one’s room when the big one leaves for college.
You guys will make it work. You’re a resourceful bunch.