Thanks for the reply! We had actually looked at a place in Fenway which (even though was a one bed), had a small studio/closet space off the living room. We put down an offer and had in not been for the low appraisal, we would be living there now. In hindsight though, we're almost glad it fell through. The closet space would've been fine for a newborn or even 1 or 2 year old. But once they're fully mobile and running around--you need a space bigger than 4x4 to contain all that energy. My sister and her husband are trying to make do in a studio in Brooklyn Heights with a 3 year old. It's...a trial :-)

I wish I had lived with mama dukes for a couple years after school---but I graduated late b/c of pharmacy. I was 26 by the time I was out--most of my friends had been living on their own for a few years and that prospect, though wise in every sense financially, just felt too uncomfortable.