Rex Joseph Winner

He is finally here!  Rex Joseph was born on November 14th, 2013.   We were induced that morning and he was born at 3:58 that afternoon.  The delivery was smooth except for a short while when his heart rate was dipping because the cord was wrapped around him.  Doctor Hart quickly used the forceps to turn him and in about 30 minutes he was born and was completely healthy.  It was extra interesting because we let all of the training nurses and doctors on call use the birth as an educational experience, so we had tons of people in the delivery room.  At one point I think there were 15 people!  Right after Rex was born he started nursing and he has been a great eater since.  

Tyler and I are so happy to have our little man and grateful for all the help from the Grandma's!

Beyond Cute...

During September and October we spent a lot of time getting used to a new routine.  Although it is going to change a little as soon as Rex arrives.  Right now I am just enjoying all the fun things Leo is learning (like his pledge of allegiance),  Max being almost potty trained, and Ace starting to talk.

Ace is a total wild man.  He loves tipping over any box of toys he can find, climbing every surface, and wrestling with his brothers.  

Ace also loves driving.  Every day when we take Leo to school he gets mad at me because I wont let him drive.  I decided to humor him for a few minutes one morning and he was really happy...until I picked him up and put him in his car seat. 

           

Ace always gets  Leo's book bag for him when we pick up Leo from school.   

I really tried to get a better picture of superman, but he didn't want to be photographed. 

Halloween 2013

Yes, these are the exact same costumes we used last year.  At 38 weeks pregnant I was not really worried about Trick or Treating.  Plus, the boys think being monsters are awesome.  This year we went to a few houses in Gahanna.  Then, when I had to work on Sunday Tyler took the boys to Trae's house to Trick or Treat with the Rogers family.  Each night we let the boys stay up late and each a bunch (not all) of their candy.  

Youngs Dairy

We had our annual fall trip to Youngs Dairy with Grandma Winner.  As usual the boys loved it.  

Learning to Share

I came into the room because Max was crying like crazy.  I discovered that he had poured the entire box of Teddy Grahams onto his plate.  The reason he was crying....because Leo took ONE Teddy Graham.  It's hard being 2.

Leo's First Day of Preschool

Before his first day Leo and I had a date night.   He went with me to have a check up for the baby with Dr. Hart, then we had dinner and did some school shopping.  He picked an Anger Birds backpack which was far different from the LL Bean one I was thinking of but if he loves it, I love it!.

Sorry Grandma Winner!  We didn't have time to get to Greenville for haircuts, so we had our first hair cut not by Grandma.  

First Day of Preschool: September 9th 2013

He is a little excited. 

Leo LOVED school.  He gave his teachers a big hug at the end of the day and told me all about his new friends when I picked him up.  He was not nervous at all, which is probably because we visited the school about 5 times before his first day to make sure he was not scared.  Well, it worked! 

The drop off and pick up crew. 

Potty Time for Max!

Well, I'm not ready to call it yet but Max has gone 5 days in a row with no accidents.  He even goes on the big potty all by himself.  He has been wearing big boys pants for over a month now, so its great to have more progress!  I know it just takes one day of distractions to throw a little guy off track, lets hope we can stay consistent.  He just might be completely potty trained by the time Rex arrives (only 10 weeks left).  It might help that I have been giving him matchbox cars and suckers for prizes!

This is one happy two year old. 

Max dressed himself in is Superman PJ's packed his rescue pack with animals and cars and then told me to get his spiderman bike because he was ready to go to school.  

This is one of the several times I have woken up t find Max already awake and making coffee for mommy.



  

A Few More Little Things From Summer...

Delaware Car Show and the movie Turbo with the Welsh and Fathbruckner kids.

Ace FINALLY got a haircut in August.  He looks much better!  A pretty handsome little man. 

Tyler and I after celebrating with the new Mr. and Mrs. Smith.  He had a great time and I was happy to be a bridesmaid for Holly (even if I was a gigantic and 6 months pregnant).  The wedding was great and Tyler and I loved the hotel right on the river.  We had breakfast with the Vatter's and Fr. Tom in the morning before heading home to get the boys.  

Leo has been helping out Grandpa on the Farm.  He has been on tractors, combines, loaded hogs, and even driven a load of cattle to Osgood with Grandpa!