Mason

Our family dog, Mason, is dying. :( Tom and I have had him since July 1997 when he was born. He's Tom's first "son"! We joke b/c Tom wanted to name his son Mason, and at the time I did not like the name, so he named his dog that! :) He has a tumor in his belly, blood clots in his leg, and kidney disease/failure. The vet said that at most, he has one month to live. Ugh. So sad.

Lexi's new "do"............

Cute girls............

NIcky's 1st t-ball game!

He did great!!! He hit the ball "all the way to the tree!" And even t hough in t-ball, they do not keep score, NIcholas informed me that his team "won". :)

Matthew........my little daredevil!

Yes, this was my Matty today. It was so beautiful outside, I brought them out on the front lawn-caged in, of course! :) But, my Matty kept standing on the slide. I kept telling him, "No, Matty, sit down." And he would crouch down, but then right back up again!!!

How many girls.................

can you fit in the car???? :)

Just another day...........

in the Wilke home. :)

Lexi, Lexi, Lexi............

Look how sweet Lexi looked at 2 years old! Can you see the 13yo attitude already??!! :) No, j/k, s he is a really good girl and a tremendous help to me with the babies............But, OMG, look how little she was!

13 years old???!!!! OMG........ :)

Lexi turns 13 years old tomorrow. I can't believe how old she is! We have another teenager in the house! Yikes! :) We celebrated her birthday last night, since Tom is not off tomorrow and it is Nicky's 1st t-ball game. So, we had family over last night...........and we are planning a pool party for Lexi and her friends in June, once it is warmer outside. Happy Birthday Lexi!

18 MONTHS????!!!!!!

We took the babies for their 18 month checkup today.......my oh my, where did the time go???
My big guy, Austin, so darn cute. He's OFF (above!) the charts for Height! And he's a preemie!!!! And my Katie is NOT following her growth curve..........she did not gain any weight in 2 weeks...........
Here are the stats, in birth order!:

Matthew 21.1 lbs 31 inches long
Emma 22.13 lbs 32 1/4 inches long
Katie 19.7 lbs 31 3/4 inches long
Austin 25.3 lbs 35 inches long

It was a pretty good appt. B/C of Emma's constipation, I have to give her a suppository every night for one week. And as for Katie, ped mentioned putting back the feeding tube. Tom is adament against it..........I understand where he's coming from.............I guess time will tell.

A trip to the pediatrician's office.........

I took Austin and Katie to the doctor's this morning..........

Austin has eczema......but over the past few days it has gotten worse. His entire back was full of a rash, and his cheecks were bright red. Doctor said it was definitely eczema, but it needed to be treated with an antibiotic and a cream........I also made Austin a dermatologist appt in mid-May. Katie has been congested, so I brought her along. She has "croup"-just like Nicky di d a few weeks ago. She is wheezing as well. I have to nebulize her a few times a day along with giving her a prescription medicine (orapred). With Katie's history, it seems she can get sick rather quickly, and it becomes serious rather quickly, too. I dropped her off at my mom's house today while I took NIcky to his t-ball practice...........that way she didn't have to be out in the cold with the rest of us.............

Matty, where's your nose???

Favorite pic of Matty............

Even though his hair is chopped off, I LOVE his smile.........so contagious! He is really such a happy boy...........all day long I hear him yelling, "MMMMOOOOOMMMMMMYYYYY" and I say, "Yes, Matty?" and he says "Oh." So stinkin' cute...........

Mommy cuts Katie's bangs.......

Yes, so after the girl didn't cut enough off of Katie's hair (see pic) I went home and cut it myself..........I probably should have done this in the first place! Not too shabby for an Accountant................. :)

Girls' 1st haircuts!

So, Tom finally allowed me to get the girls' bangs cut.......You better believe I was out at the salon today before he had a chance to say NO......I took them to SuperCuts for $5 bang cuts............the girl did a great job with Emma...........but Katie, I had to go home and cut more off........pics to follow............In the one pic, you can see Emma watching closely as Katie gets her hair cut!