1 Haydee my husband would absolutely agree with you regarding the family bed prognosis for in 2 years. I'm thinking about it. I'm somehow having a hard time with the kitchen by the garden. Hmm. Is it just habit? Or is there a reason behind the discomfort?
Family bed. My little one sometimes needs her bed, sometimes closeness. For me, if she sleeps in her bed, I sleep better; if she is sick or going through a "caterpillar that never gets full" phase, it’s better for me if she sleeps with me. She is also clingy then. When we move, she will get her own room, hopefully sleep through the night finally, and can come to our bed if she’s not feeling well.
In my eyes, the kitchen by the garden simply has the advantage of short distances. Dishes, food, drinks, etc. are simply where you need them. Since you have quite a lot of working time in the kitchen, you have the children outside and the children at the dining table in view. For you, there is the added advantage that the living room is quieter. Not everyone walks through it. In the evening when it’s dark, the view doesn’t matter, and if you ever find some leisure time during the day and are sitting on the sofa in the living room, then you have the view.
Don’t forget your first child will soon come to the phase where parents get difficult and withdraw sometimes in some matters.
Ultimately, you have to feel comfortable with it and you have to manage it. You can’t just swap a kitchen. The location has to fit. Just think about everything you do, your whole daily routine, what you like now, what annoys you now, and how it would be if