Comments on: As long on the outside as he was on the inside http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:04:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mel http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/comment-page-1/#comment-1619 Mel Wed, 07 Jun 2006 15:03:44 +0000 http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/#comment-1619 Your son weighs less than Ian, but is longer. No wonder my kid is so chubby. *grin* It's so fun to read your posts with our sons being a day apart in age. It's nifty! And the last paragraph you wrote is so true, too. Your son weighs less than Ian, but is longer. No wonder my kid is so chubby. *grin* It’s so fun to read your posts with our sons being a day apart in age. It’s nifty! And the last paragraph you wrote is so true, too.

]]> By: Shannon in NY http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/comment-page-1/#comment-1597 Shannon in NY Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:23:55 +0000 http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/#comment-1597 "I used to think I didn’t want any kids, but now I want 235987235987325 million" Jem- wait until Sundry writes about Riley when he is 17!! then we'll see how many you want. ;) Seriously though, Sundry. Love your writing. My baby boy *is* 17 now and sometimes I need to be reminded of what it was like back then. When all I ever wanted to do is kiss him and snuggle him until I could could damn near explode from love! Not so much with the cuddly feelings nowadays. Wah, I miss my baby! :) “I used to think I didn’t want any kids, but now I want 235987235987325 million”

Jem- wait until Sundry writes about Riley when he is 17!! then we’ll see how many you want. ;)

Seriously though, Sundry. Love your writing. My baby boy *is* 17 now and sometimes I need to be reminded of what it was like back then. When all I ever wanted to do is kiss him and snuggle him until I could could damn near explode from love! Not so much with the cuddly feelings nowadays. Wah, I miss my baby! :)

]]> By: justmouse http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/comment-page-1/#comment-1594 justmouse Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:57:13 +0000 http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/#comment-1594 that last paragraph exactly puts into words my own feelings, each and every day. that last paragraph exactly puts into words my own feelings, each and every day.

]]> By: Maki http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/comment-page-1/#comment-1577 Maki Tue, 06 Jun 2006 01:28:39 +0000 http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/#comment-1577 That's funny, that's what we called it too. Creaky door. My daughter did that sound too. It's so amazing how babies can be so different from one another yet have so many similar ways. He's way cute. That’s funny, that’s what we called it too. Creaky door. My daughter did that sound too. It’s so amazing how babies can be so different from one another yet have so many similar ways. He’s way cute.

]]> By: Cris http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/comment-page-1/#comment-1561 Cris Mon, 05 Jun 2006 22:30:07 +0000 http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/#comment-1561 Beautifully written. Fun to hear about his whisperings of discovery and being so gentle with Mama's hair. What a sweet, sweet boy. Beautifully written. Fun to hear about his whisperings of discovery and being so gentle with Mama’s hair. What a sweet, sweet boy.

]]> By: Ang http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/comment-page-1/#comment-1560 Ang Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:13:20 +0000 http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/#comment-1560 He's just so dang cute! And what a good momma to keep a little list of his milestones each month. I did that for my boys until I went to work, and then that all went out the window. He’s just so dang cute! And what a good momma to keep a little list of his milestones each month. I did that for my boys until I went to work, and then that all went out the window.

]]> By: Jessamyn http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/comment-page-1/#comment-1559 Jessamyn Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:27:18 +0000 http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/#comment-1559 "It’s such delicious sorrow to always be moving on, always be moving forward through the days with Riley, for as much as we enjoy every new moment and every new stage, it breaks my heart over and over to know that at the end of this day, it’s gone, and we won’t have it back again. Even though tomorrow brings its own joy. Even though everything just keeps getting sweeter." You take that part right there and substitute the name "Katie" for "Riley," and I that is exactly how I feel, too. Every stage is better than the one before, and yet I still grieve for the end of each of them. You're a lovely writer, mother, person. “It’s such delicious sorrow to always be moving on, always be moving forward through the days with Riley, for as much as we enjoy every new moment and every new stage, it breaks my heart over and over to know that at the end of this day, it’s gone, and we won’t have it back again. Even though tomorrow brings its own joy. Even though everything just keeps getting sweeter.”

You take that part right there and substitute the name “Katie” for “Riley,” and I that is exactly how I feel, too. Every stage is better than the one before, and yet I still grieve for the end of each of them. You’re a lovely writer, mother, person.

]]> By: jonniker http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/comment-page-1/#comment-1558 jonniker Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:09:23 +0000 http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/#comment-1558 You could not have known how much I needed to read this. I'm not a mother (yet), but, as is my nature, I am too lured and terrified by the dark underbelly of life milestones, such as marriage* and parenthood, and it leaves me paralyzed. I love what the Mommyblog has done for mothers everywhere - given a venue and a voice to silent fears, dislikes, agonies and real-life woes of being a parent. Sometimes, though, the simple joys are lost - the moments that make it all worthwhile, the happiness that covers every moment like a shield, and it all seems so dark and lonely. I have a post half-written about this, because I'm afraid I've come to see parenthood as only an ending, instead of a beginning, and the thought of being pregnant sends me into a fit of terrified convulsions. I feel just a little bit differently now, after reading this, and it's made a huge difference. *I'm married now, but before? Before I was married? Eek, I saw it as a prison. It's not. I mean, duh. You could not have known how much I needed to read this. I’m not a mother (yet), but, as is my nature, I am too lured and terrified by the dark underbelly of life milestones, such as marriage* and parenthood, and it leaves me paralyzed. I love what the Mommyblog has done for mothers everywhere – given a venue and a voice to silent fears, dislikes, agonies and real-life woes of being a parent. Sometimes, though, the simple joys are lost – the moments that make it all worthwhile, the happiness that covers every moment like a shield, and it all seems so dark and lonely.

I have a post half-written about this, because I’m afraid I’ve come to see parenthood as only an ending, instead of a beginning, and the thought of being pregnant sends me into a fit of terrified convulsions.

I feel just a little bit differently now, after reading this, and it’s made a huge difference.

*I’m married now, but before? Before I was married? Eek, I saw it as a prison. It’s not. I mean, duh.

]]> By: Jessie http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/comment-page-1/#comment-1557 Jessie Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:45:58 +0000 http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/#comment-1557 It's amazing how much they accomplish each month, isn't it? It’s amazing how much they accomplish each month, isn’t it?

]]> By: Susie http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/comment-page-1/#comment-1556 Susie Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:07:15 +0000 http://www.sundrymourning.com/2006/06/04/as-long-on-the-outside-as-he-was-on-the-inside/#comment-1556 Baby J is ten months tomorrow and I can't believe how fast it's all gone by. Everytime I have to put away an outfit that he has outgrown, I could cry. I remember when I first put him in it, and it was still too big. *waaaaaahhhhh* Baby J is ten months tomorrow and I can’t believe how fast it’s all gone by. Everytime I have to put away an outfit that he has outgrown, I could cry. I remember when I first put him in it, and it was still too big. *waaaaaahhhhh*

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