Paige Barnes

Dear Baby Kate, Yesterday you were 4 months old! I can't believe we've had you this long already! You are growing so fast. You weigh 12 pounds and can finally fit well into some clothes. You love getting a bath, but you don't like getting out and being cold. You love your big brother and just grin at him. He loves you so much, too! You don't really like being away from Mommy and Daddy. You love your swing and your big sunshine flower that plays music. You are rolling from your tummy to your back, babbling and cooing up a storm, and reaching and grabbing for things. We love you so much and can't wait to watch you grow some more!

Flu Baby Husband and son have had the flu all week. Two doctors appointments, tons of Lysol wipes and spray, and several hundreds of dollars given to Walgreen's for Tamiflu and Relenza and isolation of the boys and the baby still gets the flu. I came home from working Saturday night to a baby with a high fever who was lethargic and moaning. Then she had a slight episode where she went very pale and glassy eyed and looked like she wasn't breathing. Scared me to death and I am an ER nurse! So we spent most of the day in the ER on Sunday and after blood tests and xrays and such, baby tested positive for the flu. She's been just pitiful. I remember the one time in my life I've had the flu and I hurt so bad all over. She's just been laying and moaning constantly. Her fever hasn't budged despite round the clock doses of Tylenol. Here's hoping my flu baby will feel better soon!

How can you help the Haitians who have diabetes or other chronic illnesses since they have very limited access to health care at the moment? Check out Haiti Relief Efforts from dLife. ~Paige

One of my favorite quotes by one of my favorite people who've ever lived: "Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work." - Mother Teresa Ponder for a moment what your graces are. How can you use those in your everyday life? How can you use those to help Haiti? You may think you don't have much to give to the relief efforts for Haiti, but God is the only one who can take a little that is given with fervent heart and make it a lot. Here's what you can do. 1. PRAY! Prayer affects everything. 2. GIVE! Every little bit helps. Click here to donate to Compassion for the Haiti Earthquake relief efforts. Your money will be used in the following ways: • $35 helps provide a relief pack filled with enough food and water to sustain a family for one week. • $70 gift helps care for their needs for two weeks. • $105 helps provide relief packs filled with enou...

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The #1 reason I love my husband: He loves the Lord . My first birthday that I celebrated with him (we were dating), he gave me a beautiful gold and diamond cross necklace. He told me that most people thought a heart was a symbol of love, but he thought that the cross was the ultimate symbol of love because Christ died and rose so that we could have eternal life. And because God had brought us together. Well, if I wasn't all the way in love with him at that point (which I was), I sure was after all of that! We have had so many ups and downs in our almost 9 years of marriage, but the one thing that has never changed or faltered is our love for and commitment to Jesus. We have vowed to leave a Christ inspired legacy for our children and for the generations that will come from these two hearts that God has placed together. ~Paige (AKA Mrs. Cole Barnes) :)