This Too Shall Pass

Today I've been feeling a bit better. Still really weak, and struggling with back pain/spasms, but so far the blood patch they did for my wet tap *from the epidural* seems to be doing it's job. Please continue to pray for me *and my family...Billy has been doing all the work around here* that I continue to recover and feel better each day. I finally was able to get out of the bed today...I had to stay down for 24 hours after having the blood patch done. I didn't realize how weak all this laying around could make a person...it was a lot of work just to move around the house. I really appreciate everyone's prayers, though. We are definitely feeling them! Billy took Tirzah to her 1st Dr's appointment this afternoon. They stopped by Target to pick up a few things, and got me this card:

Haha...It's good to keep that in mind through the rough spot we've been going through. :) Our two kiddos are doing great...and still seem to be getting along really well. We are so blessed!

Big Brother

Now that we're home with Tirzah, we've been able to see how our two will get along. So far so good. *minus a few pacifier theft incidents :)* Merrick really seems to like his new sibling, and is always wanting to look at her and pat her. He can't say "Tirzah", but calls her BeBe. *We know some adults that can't say her name either, though, so we don't hold it against him. ;)* He's not been jealous at this point, so we hope this good relationship keeps going. Can't wait till i'm feeling better so I can have fun with these two. :)

A Baby Little Lady Barron Story

No, it's not TLC...but in our opinion it's better. :) As has been broadcasted/texted/facebooked/pix and flix messaged for the last day or so...TIRZAH SHAE BARRON is here. And is perfect. Little miss had us all thinking her due date would come and go, but she was born Thursday night, at 11:26 PM, July 9th, 2009. Right on *God's* time. :) I was just the one being a bit impatient to meet her. God already knew she was just right. :) Here she is with her little bro, shortly after being born:

The "Details": The labor story *I wont get gross no worries* as many people have asked to hear was very different from Merrick's. As many of you have read, I have been having alot of false labor and contractions for quite some time *about the last month*. I had been feeling much the same all day Thursday, so I payed little attention. It went on all day, finally getting bad enough contractions for me to actually wonder a little at around 6:3o pm. I told Billy not to rush, but just to get home from work as soon as he could in case. I finally called the Dr at around 8:30 pm, and they told us to come on in just to be safe. We showed up at the hospital by about 9:30 and the nurse told us that I was already 8 cm dilated. They started getting the room ready for her delivery, and the Dr came in a few minutes later. They finished giving me the epidural, and by the time I got all situated they said I was ready to start pushing. *super fast compared to Merrick's 20 hours labor* I almost passed out with the epidural, they had to give me oxygen and some blood pressure medication, kinda scary. But after only 4 pushes she was here! It was so great to finally see her. We are so blessed to have her here. Please do continue to keep praying for us, though. We are still trying to get used to our Tirzah, and I'm having a really rough time recovery-wise. They found out I had a wet tap with my epidural, which is giving me a monster headache and light-headedness if I sit up for too long, and I have a backache that just won't quit. *not sure if that is from the epidural also, or just labor in general* Kinda struggling with staying optimistic during all this. I'm just having to lay around while other people help take care of my babies. Pray for quick healing for me, and also my attitude to stay positive. We would really appreciate it! Hope everyone is doing well. :)

Commando Merrick

I was sitting at work today, when I got this video message from my sister. She's watching Merrick for me today. Along with the video she said "I came in the room and Merrick had his shirt half-way off, and his pants and his diaper off." I know some kids go through a "naked phase", I guess I was just hoping maybe we'd skip it since he occasionally runs away from home. I'd rather him have his clothes on if he's gonna make a run for it. :)

Little Drummer Boy

Grandma strikes again. She always gets out the pots and pans when we are at her house for dinner. But she doesn't get them out to cook with...she lets Merrick beat on them until we all are a bit deaf and cranky. This time, he managed to get his paws on drumsticks *also compliments of Grandma* instead of a spoon: