Tyce Troy Payne was born February 4, 2010 at 8:40 am. He was 8lb 7oz and 21.5in.
Early Thursday morning at about 2:00 am I started having pretty consistent contractions. I tried not to get too excited because this same thing had happened at least 2 other times. By 2:45 they were getting strong and close together. We called Mom and headed to the hospital at 3:15. By 5:00 I had my epidural and it was smooth sailing from there (p.s. those were the longest 2 hours of my life). At 8:40 Tyce was born.
As with Brek, it took us a while to figure out this little guy's name. We felt it was important for our son to have a family name, and we finally decided on Tyce Troy after his Great Great Grandfather John Troy Ball. Grandpa Troy came over from Arkansas to California years back in search of a better future for his family. It was there that they found the Gospel of Christ and were baptized. They have 3 daughters one of which is Brock's grandma Phyllis, Brock's mom's mother. With so many great men in both our families this wasn't an easy decision. Grandpa Troy has been a great example to Brock, and we think he can be someone our son can look up to and follow.
We were kind of worried how Brek would react to having a younger brother. She absolutely loves him! The first few times she saw him she just kept saying over and over, "Baby. Baby. Baby." She would give him kiss after kiss. Now that he's home she still loves him and smothers him. We have to kind of watch out for her because she is constantly kissing and hugging Tyce.
Family of Four
We love his cute, little dimple
Daddy and Tyce
Brek checking out her new brother
Tyce, Aunt Kacy, and Nana
Papa and Tyce
