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  Today I woke up and I was 24 years old I had two children to take care and a husband to make happy, Along with that I had laundrey to do dishes to wash and bills to worry about, rent is almost due and the house is a mess, why did I even get out of bed my to do list is litterally endless. As I was getting ready for church I looked in the mirror and was disapointed at the weight I have gained and I was ready to ask God why my life was so hard and then my five year old walked in and interupted me.  
   He wanted breakfast, not what I had put out for him (Cheerios and a banana with milk) he wanted pancakes with syrup. As I lectured him about being ungrateful and how he should appreciate the healthy meal I had put out for him, I realized I was being ungratful of what the Lord had given me so what if my life is cheerios and not pancakes. The Lord knows what is good for me and he gives me what I need, im looking at things a little differently tonight. 
  So as I go to bed tonight I am 24 years young I was given two beautiful healthy children and I have a husband that makes me so happy, along with that I have  lots of clothes to wear and make dirty, I have food to dirty my dishes with, and I have a phone and a computer to write this on a car to ride in and a home to watch my children grow and to lay my head down in peace. I have a life filled with blessings my cup is more than half full. My cup runeth over.
Thank you God for my healthy happy life!

Ok so my baby has reflux and when he was a newborn it was hard for him to comfort suck my breast becasue he would get too much milk and it would make him sick so I would give him my pinkie finger for a minute or two till he fell asleep. 3 months later he is still sucking my finger he cries for it actually and he will only take mine hubby tries but he gags and cries we spent 40 dollars on pacifiers but he doesnt want them I try to get him to suck his thumb but he has trouble keeping it in his mouth. Has anyone else ever experienced something similar? Any suggestions on what I could do to brake the habbit?

I am seeking my certification to be a birth and postpartum doula and am just curious if there are any doulas on this board that could give any advice on getting started.

 I must be very naive becasue I love to brag about the fact that I nursed my son for 2 years and I am so proud of that fact that I never noticed peoples reactions to this. I never really realized that nursing in public was something to feel shameful about either I never thought twice about popping a boob in my kids mouth wherever we were. My second son was born recently and I have noticed a different reaction in people this time around and I just realized that people think its a bad thing to breastfeed for that long, this is my second marriage so I have new in laws and when they found out I was planning on nursing for that long they were not too thrilled my husband had to defend the choice I was making, it just seems so weird to me that people would react this way. What does everyone think people did 2 generations ago when formula did not exist, Luckily for me I am passionate about breastfeeding and have now made it a point to nurse with pride, I am determined to convince people that this is an awsome accomplishment not a weird taboo thing.