leettle hands and feetcloth diapers

after only one day of using these diapers i fell in love with them they hold so much with the 2 insert stuff system they are good for any cloth diapering parents!

babylegs!

cloth diapering!

if someone had asked me a year ago if i would have ever considered cloth diapering i would have said heck no! but it really is not all that bad and i favor them over disposables. i really hate having to drive all the way to the store just for a box of diapers i feel like i wasted gas and it is always an adventure going anywhere on time with my little man. and with cloth diapering i am never worried about not having diapers. at first i ordered some best bottom cloth diapers and they worked fine i just found myself doing laundry a lot and it became really hard to keep up with only having two shells and six inserts. so i began researching some cheaper options that weren't cheap material but wouldn't break the bank. at first i thought i scored a deal with comfy rumps cloth diapering which they really are still an amazing deal, but then i stumbled across Leettle Hands and Feet cloth diapers. for $6-7 you get a shell and TWO inerts with shipping only being about 1.25 per diaper. i ordered 17 this past weekend and it came out to be about $133 sounds like an investment but for what i am getting out this i was happy to spend the money. i would encourage anyone to try them out! i will post photos of them along with my sons babylegs i recently got him which i have been lacking to show lol :-) enjoy!

link to the store below!

http://www.leettlehandsandfeet.com/

Discount BabyLegs

so i recently saw apicture form a blog i follow of babylegs. i thought they were adorable and would help me change my wiggle worm of a son. so i started looking at websites and i did not really feel like spending $12 dollars on a pair so i kept researching and founf this website where they are all discounted some starting even at $2.95 so we ordered our son 9 pairs for a little over $40 and i love them! they do the job great and don't worry oh i have a boy can he wear leggings? yes, they make some for boys and they look just fine. so don't worry. i must say though i cannot wait until i have a daughter because oh man they are sooooo adorable :) the link the website is below enjoy! :)

http://babysnazz.com/

photos coming soon :)

kickin the sweet tooth

i typically am a really healthy eater, but lately i have taken a serious downward spiral. and i am not diggin the side affects to it. so i am trying to go back to my old ways, so i am going cold turkey, i have before and did okay. so no sweets and no soda just all natural foods that my body needs.

so happy!

so this week i once again have been shown how amazing God is. as many of you know i have been fundraising for invisible children and i was relentless about it. and i kept checking my funraising page anf it always said that there was zero dollars raised i began to get discouraged. and i began to pray that God guide me on as what to do and that if i am meant to be doing something else to show me so i began to lay off the fundraising for a little. and yesterday i get a call from invisible children saying thatt i have raised 500 dollars over night and that they set my counter back to zero to begin raising again and that they were wanting to get some campaign ideas from me. HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!

God is great :) 

i have learned to rely all on him and not to rely on my own abilities that if it is to be done it will be his will.

i love you

i still find myself amazed that when my son smiles at me after an exhausting and draining day i can't help but smile back. the Lord has blessed me with the greatest little boy a mommy could ask for. i thank Him daily for blessing me with my little Ryan :)

Invisible Children

"Once one has been to these challenging, terrible places they are strangely drawn back; because there is nothing that can compare to seeing the raw reality of the basic human need for survival; it disgusts and inspires" 

-Dan Eldon

Invisible Children

hey everyone i started a fundraiser page to help benefit the Invisible Children campaign anything helps and you will be helping me make my $50 goal for the month you will be helping save a childs life that so desperately needs it the link is below :)

http://www.stayclassy.org/fundraise/ic?fcid=152524#

check out this youtube video as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0XQEysQJPQ

I love being a mom

Ryan's personality has been coming out sooo much lately he talks sooo much more and does all these silly things I love it! It makes all those meltdowns worth it (well most of the time) I cannot wait for more of this :) however it is a little bittersweet because it's just another reminder that he's growing up and I want to keep him little forever. You just have to enjoy each day with what it brings.

Girls Day

spending a nice relaxing day with my sister has been so nice. i miss hanging out with her and with me moving soon i won't get many more of these days and i want to enjoy them as much as possible :-)

Amazing Photographer

Wedding photos done by Becca Hamilton! Check her out on Facebook at Becca Hamilton Photography :-) she is amazing!

Go to facebook and LIKE my page The Burch Family Adventures :-)

Modern Modest

so i have been really thinking about how i want my children to behave and dress and what not and i began thinking how can i tell them to be a certain way when what i am wanting from them i am not doing myself. it seems silly to make a decision now in my life to dress modestly but better now than never right? so i began thinking that i would like to put a modern twist on this because i couldn't see my self dressing like the stereotypical way that people instantly assume when they think of modest wear. so i began looking around online at some options. and i found this site

http://www.funkyfrum.com/

check it out :)

Operation Worship

please please please EVERYONE go to www.operationworship.com and write a letter to a service man or woman in ANY branch of military and send them a free Bible! Ryan and I did! :)

starting our new life.

drake and i finally tied the knot! as happy as i am it has become a struggle to help ryan adjust to all the changes. he grown increasingly clingy and fussy making it very hard for me to get anything done lately. i hope this passes soon.

happily married!

i am so excited to have my family all together as one, FINALLY! well almost finally.. lol. it is so emotioanlly overwhelming for me to get something i have been waiting for since our son was born. i cannot wait to embark on our new chapter in life as a family unit :)

wedding bells(almost)

I am trying very hard to just roll with whatever life throws me this week and just enjoy the moment. not to say it is always easy, but everything is what you make it. and i will make the most of this time and just stay calm and collected.

1st BIRTHDAY!

I cannot believe my little baby boy is already 1 year old... It is bittersweet. The first year has been quite the adventure. It doesn't feel like it has been a year already I feel like i just had him yesterday. Everyday when i drive past the hospital there are days that i want to go back to the day he was born. I wish i had taken more time to enjoy when he was a newborn I feel as though i let my exhaustion take me over, but what mom hasn't? Aside from all that i could not be any happier with the little man that God so graciously gave to me. I know that my son is the reason I am the woman I am now and i am so thankful for that. I LOVE MY RYAN ZACHARY :)

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY BABY BOY :)

mommy's best friend (and daddy's too!)

i have had my jogger stroller for a couple months now and i cannot imagine not having it. it is effortless to steer and take those horrible bumps in the sidewalk like a champ haha! i would recommend it to every mom. even if you aren't big on exercise it is still so nice to have.

new task to tackle

With Drake leaving a month after we get married to join the air force, I have decided to make a scrapbook for our son Ryan to have when Drake leaves just filled with pictures of him and his daddy. I know that it will be hard to say good bye to him but it actually is just a see you later. I am excited and anxious but i know God will take care of us and guide us through this adventure we are about to start!

cloth diapering

if you asked me a year ago if i would ever consider trying cloth diapering i would have said heck no! that is soooo gross! however i was unaware of what i like to call "modern cloth diapering". it makes cloth diapering so much more easier and actually kind of fun haha. 

first you have the shell which holds the cloth insert in place.

then there is the cloth insert

i had bought the hemp inserts thinking that they hold more but the dry time is a bit too long for me and i would suggest getting the stay dry inserts.

now for those of you are well wait what if they your baby goes number 2?

here is the solution, you can dispose of what you can into the toilet, and then use the bum genius sprayer it gets all the the rest of the waste off of the insert and ready to toss into the washer.

 

yes these diapers can be an expense however they do pay for themselves over time, and i suggest everyone try it :)

I Love You

I must say being a mother has taught me a lot of things about myself. I have learned i can operate on no sleep, sometimes taking a shower can be your greatest achievement in a day, PATIENCE, and most importantly that putting someone before yourself is one of the most rewarding things you can experience. Having my son at 18 isn't the ideal situation for anyone but i would never change it for anything. My son has made me the adult I needed to be.I could honestly just sit and watch him play all day. I LOVE it when he wakes up from his nap and says "MOMMA!" and claps his hands and gives me a big bear hug when i go pick him up. Seeing him light up when he sees me is the best feeling ever. I really love being a mom. Regardless of age, i believe anyone can be a wonderful mom.

Let the Madness Begin!

So the wedding is 22 days away and within those 22 days i have Ryan's first birthday party, doctor appointments, and i start my job as a soccer referee. So with that being said let the chaos begin! When i first started to plan this wedding it was exciting but now i realized there are so many little details that go into planning a wedding that it is mind numbing at times. Setting up meetings, and calling people it can become a real pain. However recently I have realized that whether everything comes together right as planned is not going to determine my happiness for the day. It is all about having my family all together for the first time. Without a doubt i know God put Drake and Ryan in my life for a reason. I have faith in Him hat this his plan for me as well as Drake, and of course Ryan.We were all meant to be a family.