Before we left our second house for the last time, we snapped this photo of Clara in the room where she woke up on each of her first three birthdays.
It’s definitely a huge difference from this one that we took on the day that we moved in back in 2010.
They grow up so fast. Sniffle.
OMG…so sweet/sad/exciting/heartwrenching! LOL Time stand still!
Adorable!!! Love her lil pink shoes.
xo
So stinkin’ cute! Makes me get all choked up!
Bawling over here!
Oh that little bald baby! What a cutie she was and is!
She was so LITTLE! Time flies…
Best before n’ after EVAH.
Wow. You must be so glad you snapped these pics!
Oh my! She’s like three times the size!
OMG this made me tear up big time :(:( Was Clara sad to say good bye to this room? I’m sure having her new room all set up made it easier for her.
She was so cute. She said “I like the new house more because all of my toys are there and my brother Burger is there” and that was it. Haha!
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You’re definitely raising a girl who will be able to take change in stride. That’s awesome. Some of us are a little less loving of change. ;)
*re-phrase: a little less loving of BIG changes, like moves.
Haha, my brother Burger. SO awesome.
Oh, we’re going to be walking down a similar path in a few months. The move in-move out pic of Clara is a wonderful idea!
isn’t it amazing how because we see our children everyday, we don’t think they grow and change so quickly!?! i literally say “WHOA!” when i look at old picture of my kids. we plan on moving soon and i will definitely be taking pictures like this of my kids in their rooms before we go….what a cute idea! happy friday!
Crying! My little girl turns two in 10 days and it has gone by way too fast. I’m so humbled by the beautiful person she has become but will always see her as the precious baby who made me a momma.
Okay. Deep breaths! Haha.
Love this! Hope you took a similar pic in the new place.
Wow! Time warp! Blows my mind – how your daughter is just blossoming – must be all that good lovin’ at YHL!
(I do like that light fixture you left behind in Clara’s room – reminds me of a jelly fish.)
Oh! I love this!
I am a frequent stalker but never before commentor. My second is having her first b-day on Monday so this picture comparison made me cry thinking about yes, how quick they do grow up. I have been reading your blog for a while now off and on, we are in a new-ish split-level with no personality so we have been slowly adding in our own and getting inspiration from places like your blog so thank you. We are now contemplating a move to a longer term home and I am sad to think about leaving the house where my first has had his first 3 b-days (born the day before Clara) and my second all her life experiences as well. But you are right it is just a house and the home comes from the furry and non-furry family memebers alike.
What a beautiful young lady you have! She will love all these moments you captured one day. And is she really tall? :)
Yup, she’s super tall like her daddy. And I’m her proud short momma. Haha!
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That makes me think about how much my kids have grown and makes me want to cry. Ummm…thanks? ;)
Oh my goodness! How time flies and how fast little ones grow. I read your blog every day so I guess, like with my own kids, I don’t notice her growing so fast. Those pictures really show how big she’s getting. Sniffle, indeed!!
Instant mom tears. Wow. Wish I had thought to take those pics of my kiddo. So sweet.
My family is getting ready to move out of our house (our first), and I’ve enjoyed watching you as your family transitions, too. This was the house we brought our boy home to, and it’s bittersweet to say goodbye to it!
Wow! This made me smile. Clara is growing up so fast. I can’t wait for all the projects in the new home. Congrats again! :-)
What made you leave her curtains and light behind this time?
You can check out the comments on Young House Love for that info :)
xo,
s
That is a complete and total mind freak. I know she’s growing up because we watch it happening through this blog, but to see such a difference side by side in just a few years is mind boggling. Sniffles.
I honestly can’t believe she was that small when you moved in. It seems like you haven’t been there that long but 3 years is a good chunk of time when you look at babies growing up!
Oh my gosh. I have a 3-month-old. This picture makes me cry. Little tiny baby Clara sitting in that room!
WHY DID THAT MAKE ME MISTY-EYED?!
*sniffle*
Awwww and twenty more w’s…such a sweet comparison shot. It does fly by you”re right. We measured the kids on our kitchen height beam for their second summer in this house and within one year they both grew 2 inches! My pantry is under assault….
My best, Lynn
Oh.My.Gosh! Impossible!
Last night, I wrote a song about how fast they grow up and seeing this now… ugh. I’m a mess. So heart-wrenching!
I’m surprised you left the light and the curtains from her room behind, since you had such sentimental ties to them the last time you moved. Didn’t want to save them in case you have another baby girl some day?
You can check out the comments on Young House Love for the reason :)
xo,
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tearjerker! they grow up so fast!
Love it! I have been marveling the last few months over how she has turned into a little girl, no more baby at all.
holy moly, if that doesn’t make you cry….wow…heart:)
Please tell me you did this in your new house too!!
Oh my how sweet!!
Yup, we did!
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Wow, what a difference!! She is just the cutest. I feel silly getting all teary about your move! I feel like I’m moving from the memories too!! Good luck and I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with!!!
Since my first granddaughter is due in July, and she will start growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, miles away from us in NC. This really gives me an idea of how fast she will grow up! You just don’t remember it when they are yours! I’ll have to SKYPE a lot with her! So she’ll know me! Thank you so much for sharing Clara with us!
I started reading your blog right when you had found the house you are now moved from, you hadn’t moved in yet but you had contracts to sell and buy. It doesn’t seem that long ago, but seeing Clara then and now shows how much things have changed in those 3 years!
Looking forward to just as much change and growth in the new place!
Precious.
Looking at the bottom pic first, she’s like a Jiffy Pop baby. Shake her around a little and…Poof!! Instant preschooler!!
I remember you were adamant about bringing the shell light fixture from the first house to the second for sentimentality. Is there a reason you chose to leave it behind this time (don’t want to decorate around it? want to focus on new memories? doesn’t fit your style right now?)
You can check that reason out in the comments of the post on Young House Love :)
xo,
s
Aw… I hope you did the same thing with the pictures in the new house. What a keep sake it see how she grows as you leave each home (or when she goes off to collage if the new house becomes the forever home).
What?! Cut it out. I can’t handle that!
My oldest is the same age as Clara (couple weeks apart I think) and this isn’t helping me pretend he’s still a baby, lol.
Love your comment about being Clara’s proud short momma. My 14-year-old can already kiss me on the top of my head and I miss the days she fit under my chin! (All those times I whispered, “My mom is tall and beautiful” into Quinland’s ear apparently didn’t keep me taller than her.) And they say she’s still growing! Yikes!
Enjoy this time! Clara is so precious.
In your “Empty” post (which I read first), that “moving out” photo of Clara in her room suddenly struck me as a “big girl” pic more than anything has! Maybe it’s the shoes? Looks like she’s wearing regular slip-on sneakers! She’s growing up – so exciting :-D
This made me tear up at my desk. I can’t believe how quickly time passes. I’ve been such a sentimental goob since becoming a mom last year!
It’s amazing when you put it close together like that. I remember moving to Texas and leaving there 15 months later and our daughter went from 7 months to almost 2. It flies. I love how you put the crib and the daybed in her room in the new house.
Wow. “they grow up so fast” has never been better demonstrated. That is so crazy how fast time flies. I love these pictures.
Awww she looks like a cabbage patch doll :D I just adore watching her grow up. I’d love to see more clara videos :)
Oh my goodness, it’s not often a blog post about children I don’t know make me audibly gasp & “aw!” a little, but this did! I almost teared up a bit. She will love having these someday.