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My older two are two and a half years apart and the shared a room until they were six and nine. At that point we remodeled to give them separate rooms. You know what my ds told us? He told us that he couldn't sleep unless he heard his little sister snoring. They continued to share the room for nearly two more years even though there was an empty room. (that became our office)
Ds has his own room now but dd shares with younger ds. That is getting to be a problem as she is now a teen but we don't have any place to put Sam yet. Next remodel will allow dd to have her own room and Sam and Miranda will share. There are great advantages to young chidlren sharing a room. They keep each other company in the wee hours and are not as afraid to go to sleep, that keeps them in their room and not yours. I remember many nights hearing Nathan calming his sister down after a nightmare.
The state has no standard for kids sharing unless you need to be licesned for foster/adopt. With straight adoption it is u to the agency but in independent adoptionthere is no rule. Fostercare allows children of opposite sexes sharing a room until one turns five. Kids of the same sex can share forever. No more than three in a room without special permission. Also a child under two can share your room. You have alot of flexibility so I wouldn't worry about giving up your office for quite a while.
lisa
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