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And Baby Makes Three  



      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.

For help with these decisions, check out the following resources:

Building, Remodeling, and Construction
Real Estate



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