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Young House Love » Kids & Pets » Saying Goodbye To Clara’s Room

| By Sherry Petersik | June 7, 2013 | 101 Comments

Saying Goodbye To Clara’s Room

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.

Clara In Her Room

It’s definitely a huge difference from this one that we took on the day that we moved in back in 2010.

Clara In Room Old

They grow up so fast. Sniffle.

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Comments

  1. Anele @ Success Along the Weigh says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:27 am

    OMG…so sweet/sad/exciting/heartwrenching! LOL Time stand still!

    Reply
  2. Reenie says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:28 am

    Adorable!!! Love her lil pink shoes.

    xo

    Reply
  3. Allison says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:29 am

    So stinkin’ cute! Makes me get all choked up!

    Reply
  4. rachael says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:29 am

    Bawling over here!

    Reply
  5. Annabel Vita says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:29 am

    Oh that little bald baby! What a cutie she was and is!

    Reply
  6. Janelle @ Two Cups of Happy says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:33 am

    She was so LITTLE! Time flies…

    Reply
  7. Wendy T says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Best before n’ after EVAH.

    Reply
  8. Lu says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:34 am

    Wow. You must be so glad you snapped these pics!

    Reply
  9. Anne @ Planting Sequoias says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:36 am

    Oh my! She’s like three times the size!

    Reply
  10. Diane Taylor says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:36 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Young House Life says

      June 7, 2013 at 10:52 am

      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!

      xo
      s

    • heather says

      June 7, 2013 at 10:59 am

      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. ;)

    • heather says

      June 7, 2013 at 11:00 am

      *re-phrase: a little less loving of BIG changes, like moves.

    • Olivia says

      June 7, 2013 at 4:07 pm

      Haha, my brother Burger. SO awesome.

  11. Wendy @ New Moms Talk says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:37 am

    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!

    Reply
  12. Meghan says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:38 am

    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!

    Reply
  13. Elizabeth says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:42 am

    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.

    Reply
  14. Crystal says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:42 am

    Love this! Hope you took a similar pic in the new place.

    Reply
  15. Koliti says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:45 am

    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.)

    Reply
  16. Lil says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:48 am

    Oh! I love this!

    Reply
  17. Kim says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:50 am

    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.

    Reply
  18. Melanie says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:51 am

    What a beautiful young lady you have! She will love all these moments you captured one day. And is she really tall? :)

    Reply
    • Young House Life says

      June 7, 2013 at 10:51 am

      Yup, she’s super tall like her daddy. And I’m her proud short momma. Haha!

      xo
      s

  19. Rebecca says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:51 am

    That makes me think about how much my kids have grown and makes me want to cry. Ummm…thanks? ;)

    Reply
  20. Jenny A. says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:52 am

    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!!

    Reply
  21. Vanessa B. says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:54 am

    Instant mom tears. Wow. Wish I had thought to take those pics of my kiddo. So sweet.

    Reply
  22. Jennifer H. says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:54 am

    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!

    Reply
  23. Christie says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:56 am

    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! :-)

    Reply
  24. Jamie H says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:56 am

    What made you leave her curtains and light behind this time?

    Reply
    • Young House Life says

      June 7, 2013 at 2:02 pm

      You can check out the comments on Young House Love for that info :)

      xo,
      s

  25. heather says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:58 am

    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.

    Reply
  26. Lauren @ The Highlands Life says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:00 am

    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!

    Reply
  27. Rachel says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:03 am

    Oh my gosh. I have a 3-month-old. This picture makes me cry. Little tiny baby Clara sitting in that room!

    Reply
  28. Linda Bernstein says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:03 am

    WHY DID THAT MAKE ME MISTY-EYED?!
    *sniffle*

    Reply
  29. Lynn @ Our Useful Hands says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:07 am

    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

    Reply
  30. JenWoodhouse.com says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:10 am

    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!

    Reply
  31. April says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:23 am

    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?

    Reply
    • Young House Life says

      June 7, 2013 at 2:04 pm

      You can check out the comments on Young House Love for the reason :)

      xo,
      s

  32. bethany says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:29 am

    tearjerker! they grow up so fast!

    Reply
  33. Steph Nelson says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:34 am

    Love it! I have been marveling the last few months over how she has turned into a little girl, no more baby at all.

    Reply
  34. ashley says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:37 am

    holy moly, if that doesn’t make you cry….wow…heart:)

    Reply
  35. katelyn says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:38 am

    Please tell me you did this in your new house too!!
    Oh my how sweet!!

    Reply
    • Young House Life says

      June 7, 2013 at 2:04 pm

      Yup, we did!

      xo,
      s

  36. shelly hendriks says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:41 am

    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!!!

    Reply
  37. Susan Hines says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:54 am

    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!

    Reply
  38. Lisa says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:58 am

    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!

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  39. susan says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:58 am

    Precious.

    Reply
  40. Deanna says

    June 7, 2013 at 12:04 pm

    Looking at the bottom pic first, she’s like a Jiffy Pop baby. Shake her around a little and…Poof!! Instant preschooler!!

    Reply
  41. Cara says

    June 7, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    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?)

    Reply
    • Young House Life says

      June 7, 2013 at 2:02 pm

      You can check that reason out in the comments of the post on Young House Love :)

      xo,
      s

  42. Manda Wolf says

    June 7, 2013 at 12:38 pm

    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).

    Reply
  43. Meghan says

    June 7, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    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.

    Reply
  44. Lori says

    June 7, 2013 at 12:58 pm

    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.

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  45. Sarah S says

    June 7, 2013 at 1:15 pm

    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

    Reply
  46. Jessica says

    June 7, 2013 at 1:17 pm

    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!

    Reply
  47. Carly says

    June 7, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    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.

    Reply
  48. Morgan says

    June 7, 2013 at 2:05 pm

    Wow. “they grow up so fast” has never been better demonstrated. That is so crazy how fast time flies. I love these pictures.

    Reply
  49. Ashley says

    June 7, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    Awww she looks like a cabbage patch doll :D I just adore watching her grow up. I’d love to see more clara videos :)

    Reply
  50. Chelsea says

    June 7, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    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.

    Reply
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