We took it as a given that we would live in our first home for five years before moving on to something "bigger and better"--after all, that's what everyone does, right?
Our house is typically considered a starter home, which means it's not very big or fancy. We had a two-year-old and a 10-month-old when we moved in.
Five years went by.
Then another year.
Meanwhile, we'd had two more children but our house had not gotten any bigger. The five years were up, but we were just as happy as ever in our starter home.
Now what?
We don't want to uproot our children when they are much older and further along in school, so we didn't take this decision lightly; it feels like a now or never situation. Either we move into something bigger now, while they're still fairly young, or we commit to living in our smaller home until our children are out of the house.
We decided to stay put.
Our grandparents raised larger families in smaller houses; people all over the world still do. That's what I tell people (and myself, sometimes) when they wonder out loud if we're looking for something bigger.
It comes down to priorities. For us, our number one priority is staying in our neighborhood and that means staying in our smaller home for now. We've made the conscious choice that we want other things instead of a bigger house--and that's ok!
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