1 year ago today.

1 year ago today, I had no idea how my life was about to change in just 1 week. I had my 39 week appt and thought Asher was never going to come. My poison ivy was finally healing and a new rash was developing. My whole body itched. But that was a.o.k.. School was about to start which meant I was about to have a baby.

People were soooooooo impressed that at 38w 2d pregnant, I could still wear heals. I could still function. I was still happy and smiling. LOVED being pregnant... you know, aside from the itching. That dang rash developed in to PUPPPS.

1 yr ago today, I went home from work around 7:30 and told Ryan this kid HAD to stay in at least 2 weeks, but if he made it just one more week, that was ok. Little did I know, Asher would only give me one more week.

This is how I looked 1 year ago (ok, 1 yr and 1 week... it was taken at 37w 3d)...

Seriously. I need to stop with the breaks.

I really need to stop. Let me just tell you, the summer program at work is absolutely EXHAUSTING. We are in direct contact with the clients from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. and given the level of their severity, it's draining. Then I come home to my sweet wild kids and by 7:00, I wanted to just stare at a wall. I should've stared at this computer screen while writing, instead.

Asher is almost walking. Sometimes I consider pushing him over and forcing him to only crawl. I'm not ready for him to grow up.  Sigh. He'll be 1 THIS month. I cannot believe it. My 6lbs 8oz baby boy is now 18lbs 10oz. Getting soooo big! Surprisingly, he is not on the charts. That's just fine with me though.  He is completely off of the bottle and on to a cup. Sigh.

And Riley. Oh sweet Riley. She is a wild mess. We so have our hands full with her. I keep telling myself that one day we'll be so thankful for her independent spirit. One day.  She is talking SOOO much now and it's getting so clear. Finally. It's reduced the level of frustration in all parties. However, that means we need to watch what WE say now b/c she repeats ev.er.y.thing!

Etsy... it's going well. I'll have an announcement later this week, so watch for that.  Lots going on with that!

Cloth diapering. We're considering it. Asher's had a nasty diaper rash that we can't seem to get rid of.  It starts healing and the minute we don't put the rx cream on it, it's back! I'm so frustrated. We're coming up on 3 or 4 weeks of this. I'm really over it.

That's all for now. I'm working on a post with pictures for tomorrow or Tuesday.