And baby makes how many?

 

So you're expecting a new addition to your family? Congratulations! Adding a new family member brings excitement, stress, and fun all wrapped up in one. Whether you're expecting or adopting, you might be considering whether you need to upsize your living quarters.
First determine how soon you'll need more space. If you are bringing home an infant or toddler, your needs will be different than if you are adding an older child to the family. Newborns don't take up much room. In fact, at first, you may not need a separate room for baby. For the first few weeks or months, some parents choose to have baby sleep in their bed or place baby in a bassinette next to their bed. Newborns don't have many worldly possessions, and what they do have is still tiny (and space-saving).
A Toddler, on the other hand, may require his or her own room right away. If you find that you can't upsize your accommodations right away, look into ways to temporarily "create" a place for your toddler. You can do the same for an older child. Perhaps you can put up a temporary wall in another child's room or section off a corner of a large living room. However you do it, be sure that it is safe and quiet and still allows your household to function.
Next consider how much space you need and how you want to add it. The apartment with one more bedroom will suit some people's immediate needs, with the idea that they will move into bigger accommodations as their space needs grow along with their children. For others, a move from an apartment to a rental house or duplex is ideal because of the additional storage gained on top of the extra bedroom. After all, the bigger the child, the bigger the toys and the greater the need for storage space.If the apartment-dwelling family finds that upsizing by one room isn't enough, they may want to consider whether they gain more from upsizing by one room plus a rented storage bin/ unit or from upsizing by two bedrooms. The cost may be nearly comparable.
Other families may need to remodel their existing house or move into a bigger home, contingent upon cost and available resources.

I would be happy to help you buy your home.
Lonnie Snyder
REALTOR®
Keller Williams Realty Southeast Sound
Phone: 206-406-2710
E-Mail : snyder@kw.com
Website: http://www.callsnyder.com/
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Lonnie Snyder is a full time real estate agent and REALTOR® with Keller Williams Realty specializing in Residential Real Estate for buyers and sellers in Washington’s Kent, Renton, Newcastle and South Bellevue.