Enjoying a Sunday afternoon

Today was just a relaxing day. The weather is finally bearable. We are getting to enjoy being outside again and are taking advantage of our backyard. The kids had fun splashing around in the kiddie pool and being squirted with the hose by Daddy. Once everyone got dried off and dressed, Daddy got Jaden dressed in attire appropriate to watch the football games with him - his Texans football jersey (sorry Steelers fans!). Later, we finished the day by getting ice cream and visiting the duck pond. The kids had fun throwing bread to the ducks. I have a feeling we'll be visiting them a lot. They will probably be very fat ducks and geese before too long!

You may be wondering about the "5 Tyree's"

Since there are only four. It seems that I've forgotten to tell many people that we are going to have another baby. In the midst of trying to get settled in our new place God decided to bless us with another little one. I had "morning" sickness for a number of weeks. It was a struggle just to get the kids cleaned up and fed. I couldn't even think about sharing our good news yet. We were surprised to say the least. Caught very off guard actually.
I was about 6 weeks pregnant before I even started to wonder if it might be a possibility. Before Jaden my cycles were very irregular and it wasn't unusual for them to be any where from 5-7 weeks apart. I took 4 different pregnancy tests over several days before I called the doctor. I just couldn't believe it! We had some difficulty getting pregnant with Jaden. After many months of trying without success I ended up needing the assistance of medication. The doctor told me that if I wanted any more children I would just need to take the medication again. I guess even doctors can be wrong sometimes.
Also, because of the complications I experienced with Jaden and his premature birth we had talked about waiting for a few years to decide whether or not we wanted to have another child. He gave us a really good scare! But, God had other plans for us. He seems to know best. Every time that I try to plan something I learn that it's not really up to me after all. Anna was a complete surprise, we thought Jaden would come right away and he didn't, and we didn't think I would be able to get pregnant on my own this time and here we are!
I am 13 weeks pregnant now and feeling much, much better. We are expecting the baby sometime in March. We'll take any and all prayers you have to offer that this pregnancy goes smoothly and we don't have any more early arrivals! We will gladly wait the entire 40 weeks to meet baby Tyree #3. Oh, and any tips for managing a family with two little ones are always welcome. :)