Comments on: Why you don’t need a bigger house for twins

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:23:28 +0000

@Dakotapam – I’m impressed you made it a year in the same crib. We moved our girls to separate cribs earlier but still tried to share as much as possible.

By: Dakotapam

Dakotapam — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:51:48 +0000

So true! My girls are a year old now and still in the same crib…and they have as many toys as my singletons did. As a matter of fact the only way an outsider would be able to tell we had twins by coming in the house would be the two high chairs. The only place they take up double the space is in our van!

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:38:10 +0000

@Alex – improving your current home is a great alternative to moving. Thanks for sharing some of the things you did, it definitely gives me some ideas for my own home.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:41:04 +0000

Thanks for the advice (and for leading me here via twitter).

Instead of house shopping, we brought in a handyman and went through a list of things we’d like done and got quotes for everything.

First up – remove the closet return walls in the baby room to make the room larger and take out the china cabinet and turn it into a giant closet for things like the vacuum, strollers, etc.

Next year when one of them takes a first step – get the deck fixed (cuz it’s currently missing a railing and has a hole in it).

A few more years down the road – add a wall and door to what is currently my office alcove to make it a separate bedroom when they are ready to have their own rooms.

Each job, about $1,000. MUCH easier to budget and spread out than a new house!