Updates...........

So, our babies are almost 11 months old! Where did the time go? Here are some pics from this time last year..................wow! And I still had more than a month to go! :)

Anyway, the babies are doing so well.

Emma officially took her first step yesterday. She has been standing "unassisted" for some time now, and finally took one step before she fell down yesterday. She is still my "little devil" or "chaos" as Tom call her. She is inquisitive and has no fear. I think that's a good quality, believe it or not! When Emma gets very tired or even sick, alls I here from her is "ma ma".............

Austin's doing great! He is my big teddy bear. He loves to cuddle and absolutely adores my mother's crocheted blankets. He actually cried in his crib tonight until Lexi handed him one of those blankets. He is the biggest, but by far the most loveable. He loves to be held and his new thing is climbing on everything and even trying to tear down the curtains...............numerous times a day! Austin also says a variety of things, "ba ba, mama, dada"...........

Katie is doing soo well. We are feeding her finger foods and she is having a blast with all the new textures in her mouth and new tastes. She loves the Gerber Cheese puffs=they are her favorite. Katie also stands unassisted, but hasn't mastered taking a step yet. She is such a good girl-so calm, mellow, and a very happy baby. She can play by herself for hours and be happy. Katie CAN say "mama" although lately she prefers "dada" over and over and over again! Daddy is so proud! :)

And Matty, my little "peanut" Matthew. He is doing well, too. We are giving him higher-calorie foods to try and boost his weight gains. He is consistently "army crawling" and sometimes crawling the correct way. He stands, cruises, and sits down perfectly. He just started sitting up a few weeks ago. He is doing so well. He hasn't got the "consonant" thing yet, he more just kind of yells to let you know what he wants, but I am sure it will come in time..............

11 month, wow-where did the time go?

Bad news is that none of the babies qualify for the RSV shot. I was hoping at least Katie would, but the pediatrician told us today that she does not. Ugh-I better buy humungous bottles of Purell for the family to use................... :)

Oh, my Crying Emma...................

Boys playing nicely together.................

Boys in the Nursery....................

Lately, I have been finding Austin and Matty "chatting it up" while they are supposed to be napping! Boy, do they need their own rooms! lol

Emma saying.........."OOOOOOOOOHHHHH!"

Austin's Shenanigans.....................

This is how I found Austin with an empty laundry basket.....................they are getting into everything!

Boys and a typical day at our house.............

Here are some pics of the boys from yesterday..................along with some pics of a "typical" day at the Wilke Quad household: babies climbing over each other!!!!

Marc and Emma............

Marc loves playing with Emma. I think because she has no fear and hardly ever cries!! I think Marc can relate! :) Anyway, here are some cute pics of Marc playing with her............

My little Katie

Look how big my little pumpkin is getting!!!

Girls playing around......

Here are some pics of the girls from yesterday. Emma and Katie both enjoyed smiling for the camera, however, as you can see, Emma had to get closer to the camera! She was virtually pushing poor Katie out of the way to get in front! They are sooo cute!

Emma, Emma, Emma...........

I find myself saying this a lot during the day! This girl surely gets herself into everything!!!! She is standing unassisted for a good few seconds at a time and seems like she wants to take a step. So close! And she LOVES to EAT! ANYTHING! Anything you give her, she eats. She is sooo inquisitive and definitely a leader of the pack. She crawls over the other babies if they are in her way. She pushes the others down if she needs to. She is determined and knows what she wants. She is a happy, happy girl.............But I do find myself saying Emma, Emma, Emma all day long!!!!!

Handsome boys...............

Pretty girls!

Let's attack Daddy!

All the babies, except Austin (sleeping) decided to attack Daddy! Nicholas joined right in!

First day of school!

Almost 10 months old.................

Here was the gang tonight before we headed to the mall...............all smiles!!!
And the second pic is of Katie, who fell asleep in the exersaucer! Her poor neck must have hurt!

I don't know what it is...............

with my kids, but they get themselves in the strangest positions! As I turned the corner from the bathroom, I found Matty in this position. And he was quite happy! Not sure what he was "looking" for, but he stayed like this for awhile.................

Outside with Daddy............

As Tom was washing the cars, Austin and Emma wanted to join in the fun! Austin kept trying to attack the hose-so finally Tom sprayed him down! He actually loved it!!!! They both loved feeling the grass around them...........too bad Matty and Katie missed out...........they were both sound asleep!

Oh Ms. Emma!!!

Just a short few weeks ago, Emma started standing near the dishwasher as I unloaded it. Now today, I turn my back for a SECOND, and she's IN the dishwasher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She was as happy as can be!

She is definitely the leader of the pack! As soon as she did this, Austin watched her and he was trying to figure out how to do the same thing!!!!

Austin and Katie pics.........

Austin Ryan.........loving the bath tub, and blowing raspberries at Mommy!!!! He is my little bruiser-always falling and banging up his head!
And my cheerleader Katie-always ready to cheer!!! :)