tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post204481548360589911..comments2023-05-17T09:11:39.306-05:00Comments on This Heavenly Life -- Messy, Loud, Always Worthwhile: Bigger Picture Moment: The SwellingThis Heavenly Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586469381231517883noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-10857886198427697142011-07-13T15:38:51.586-05:002011-07-13T15:38:51.586-05:00Hi Sarah,
I don't even remember the route I to...Hi Sarah,<br />I don't even remember the route I took to your blog, but I am happy to have found it! It is lovely and I look forward to reading more.<br /><br />And, I have to laugh because I am also Sarah (yes, with the "h") and married to a Justin :)<br /><br />I also just submitted a link to your Simple Moments! Just so happens that I had a simple moment of my own yesterday.<br />Cheers,<br />SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-65146776633313656842011-07-08T17:04:17.377-05:002011-07-08T17:04:17.377-05:00If it makes you feel better, some of my best child...If it makes you feel better, some of my best childhood memories are staying up for hours talking and giggling with my sisters :-) It will be so great for them!Melissa Haakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692372175623299858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-14797140887351476232011-07-08T04:43:53.701-05:002011-07-08T04:43:53.701-05:00Hi Sarah! I found you when I read Dwija's beau...Hi Sarah! I found you when I read Dwija's beautiful post today, and lo and behold, your post is beautiful too! <br /><br />I can SO relate to that feeling, walking by your child's empty room (only mine was because we were moving. again.) That swelling of emotion. I picture it like ocean swells. What a lovely choice of words!!! <br /><br />Thank you for creating this wonderful prompt; believe it or not (JUST LIKE DWIJA, gosh she must be getting sick of me following her all over the blogosphere and having coincidental moments right alongside her HAHA) I too had my post all mapped out today, and it fits to a T. So as soon as I hit publish, I'm linking up too. Thank you again! Can't wait to keep coming back!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065921843809619618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-66546381051206443052011-07-08T02:26:20.615-05:002011-07-08T02:26:20.615-05:00the new room looks great! organizing is so much wo...the new room looks great! organizing is so much work... sounds like you're quite busy! if you have any extra time, I FINALLY started a blog of my own (and it's very new and in need of major help) so if you can drop by and give me any advice I would totally appreciate it! it's www.moseymusings.blogspot.com , thanks!<br /><br />~MelissaMelissa M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05423543206617670756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-73602143559393159832011-07-07T22:25:51.776-05:002011-07-07T22:25:51.776-05:00All of this helps to lay foundations for the new n...All of this helps to lay foundations for the new normal, doesn't it? Pretty soon, you'll be holding your sweet son and wondering what life was like before him. I'm telling you what you already know -- the swelling, it does. It takes you there. <br />Beautiful post, as always, Sarah.Hyacynthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838590548747956315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-6982830418128958842011-07-07T20:21:31.367-05:002011-07-07T20:21:31.367-05:00It looks great! I can't wait to see the baby&...It looks great! I can't wait to see the baby's room! I can't imagine all the firsts and everythings happening in the same room....Savannah is now on her 5th bedroom if you count her sharing one with us @ the in-laws. Is it possible that she has lived in as many houses as she is old?! Yikes. Well anyhoo I am excited for you and all your changes, and emotions are what make it all so great!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014699148300634736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-19847716276934103342011-07-07T11:27:59.829-05:002011-07-07T11:27:59.829-05:00Oh my goodness....
I found you through Lucy the V...Oh my goodness....<br /><br />I found you through Lucy the Valiant and can't believe that the post I already wrote today fits in perfectly with this theme, totally by accident. Well, by accident if you believe in that sort of thing....which I don't. It was meant to be!<br /><br />You will so enjoy adding that sweet boy. There will be more swelling and more goodness :)Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-34769368134110622822011-07-07T11:01:31.850-05:002011-07-07T11:01:31.850-05:00This was really lovely, Sarah. I'm not thinkin...This was really lovely, Sarah. I'm not thinking about adding a new baby into our family, but sometimes I feel that swelling. The sad swelling when I see my girls leaving babyhood behind and the happy swelling when I see them growing into childhood. You really captured the feeling --<br /><br />-- and the room looks great too, by the way!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644613647401437326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-7546000660844526622011-07-07T10:39:55.858-05:002011-07-07T10:39:55.858-05:00We are in the same boat, Sarah! Only a few months ...We are in the same boat, Sarah! Only a few months to go and time to start prepping for the new little one which means moving Ben to his "big boy room" which is completely adorable but still...STILL! It's a bed and not a crib. It's walls with Curious George and not the Winnie the Pooh mural. You capture the bitter-sweet anxiety-excitement perfectly! I am glad the girls get to share a room, I always dreamed of having a sister to whisper with in the dark!Kamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762382306498210529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-35509410437393092692011-07-07T10:13:21.634-05:002011-07-07T10:13:21.634-05:00I have felt this way, too, Sarah! And now that we ...I have felt this way, too, Sarah! And now that we have the bedroom space, my kids won't let me separate them! <br /><br />BTW, when we had 3 carseats we had a Dodge Magnum that fit them all, albeit tightly! So it IS possible!!Cortney B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-71992160182808514232011-07-07T09:19:08.913-05:002011-07-07T09:19:08.913-05:00this brought me back too, to growing up with my si...this brought me back too, to growing up with my sister. <br /><br />It's crazy to picture that a family of 4 will soon be a family of 5 and it will be weird to picture it any other way once that occurs. But these months leading up to that transformation are emotional, and pregnancy hormones don't help. :-) <br /><br />Their room looks adorable.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930533303856458374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-74034270817081974962011-07-07T09:05:40.914-05:002011-07-07T09:05:40.914-05:00Oh it's so poignant and bittersweet and beauti...Oh it's so poignant and bittersweet and beautiful! I'm clutching to my girls' babyhood with such a tight, fearful hand right now, and reading this makes me feel like maybe (maybe!) it will be okay if I let go a tiny bit.Lucy The Valianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017727113612906573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-50319473687705545622011-07-07T09:01:35.503-05:002011-07-07T09:01:35.503-05:00That is exactly what we talked about doing if we h...That is exactly what we talked about doing if we had another baby. I shared a bedroom with my sister, and while we had our moments, it was nice to be so close. Although there were times we wished we had our own room like my little sister and my baby brother did...Ginny Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579981666900022792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-38449465724418134852011-07-07T07:44:59.682-05:002011-07-07T07:44:59.682-05:00Oh, this took me back! I, too, felt torn as the p...Oh, this took me back! I, too, felt torn as the preparation for new babies pushed certain elements of our older kids' baby-ness aside. I wanted to grab at all those details, clutch them together --the old and the new-- and not let go. You can imagine my emotions as we pulled out of the driveway to move several states north, away from the house we'd brought three of our four babies home to. My heart! <br /><br />I am glad you can already imagine the memories to be made in Mia and Lauren's new room, the giggles they'll share across from one another in the darkness. And soon there will be a sweet boy just down the way! So excited for all of you :)Lenaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128174350293301827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-54344391621866148852011-07-07T05:30:55.652-05:002011-07-07T05:30:55.652-05:00How momentous!! I do hope the girls enjoy being ro...How momentous!! I do hope the girls enjoy being roommates!Jade @ Tasting Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079792384434022728noreply@blogger.com