diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6027dfd..1c7805a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ list to point at block index 1.
    +----+----+----+----+              +----+----+----+----+
 0  |  0 |  0 |  0 |  0 |           0  |  1 |  0 |  1 |  0 |
    +----+----+----+----+              +----+----+----+----+
-   +----+----+----+----+
-1  |  0 |  0 |  0 |  0 |
-   +----+----+----+----+
+                                      +----+----+----+----+
+                                   1  |  0 |  0 |  0 |  0 |
+                                      +----+----+----+----+
 ```
 
 The heap is now ready to complete the first malloc operation.
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ pf |*?? | ?? | cf | ?? |           pf |*?? | ?? | lf | ?? |
    +----+----+----+----+              +----+----+----+----+  
 cf |  0 |  p |  0 | pf |            c | lf |  p |   ...   | 
    +----+----+----+----+              +----+----+----+----+
-   +----+----+----+----+
-lf |  0 | cf |  0 | pf |
-   +----+----+----+----+
+                                      +----+----+----+----+
+                                   lf |  0 | cf |  0 | pf |
+                                      +----+----+----+----+
 ```
 
 As we walk the free list looking for a block of size b or larger, we get