SNAKES, SNAILS AND PUPPY DOG TAILS!!!

SLADE BLESSING PICS

SLADE MAREK WILSON





SLADE AND HIS SISTERS



DADDY AND SLADE

MOMMY AND SLADE

OUR FAMILY

THE GUYS

UNCLE TODD, AUNT NICKI AND SLADE

UNCLE TROY AND SLADE

GRANDMA, GRANDPA AND THE KIDS

XMAS 2008 PICS

SLADE IN HIS XMAS PJ'S


ELENA ON XMAS MORNING


GABRIELLA ON XMAS MORNING


THE GIRLS ON XMAS EVE


TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE XMAS

2 wk ckup....

Slade had his 2 week checkup today and weighed 8lbs 10oz and was 20.6" long...he is progressing well and will only take a bottle...so unlike his sisters. We are enjoying this lil man and the only time we hear noise out of him is when he is hungry or when he needs to poop! Already got those "male" characteristics down! LOL! He is a great lil sleeper..lets pray all this continues after Tom heads back!

Xmas 2008

We had a really nice Christmas this year. It started with the birth of Slade on the 16th....My mom was there with me in the OR while he was "hatched" and she was able to cut the cord! Celia and Christina were taking care of my kids and my dogs and I am sooooo grateful to them because I don't leave my kids hardly ever and esp overnight but they did a great job with them and my kids were well taken care of!!! A HUGE thank you to them!

We came home from the home from the hospital on the 18th and on the 19th at about 530ish I FINALLY got a phone call from Tom after about 3 days of no word from him that he was in Atlanta and would be home in 3 hours!!! Words cannot describe the relief I felt to know that he was safe and would be home soon to meet his new lil son and to see all his girls-me included!! My mom and Celia left on Sat morning and on Mon Toms family arrived!!! Mom, Dad and Troy drove straight through from Denver and Todd and Nicki flew in and Tom picked them up at the Austin airport.

It was a pretty easy going week...we didn't do much except enjoy lots of great food...starting with Nicki's amazing baked potato soup and rolls, the next day was Xmas dinner consisting of ham, green bean casserole, twice baked potatoes, salad, corn, fruit salad, the amazing Nicki rolls again and cheesecake. The day after mom made lasagna with garlic bread and we had left over cheesecake!!!!

Xmas morning for the girls was pretty exciting. This is the first year Elena has actually understood and had an interest in unwrapping gifts. It was pretty cute. Bella's first question was why are all the gifts wrapped in our wrapping paper....only Todd and Nicki heard her so the question went unanswered! The girls got a ton of Disney toys that have been sitting in my closet since May and things from Iraq and Paris that Tom brought for them! I got all 4 books of the twilight saga from mom and dad and things from Spain, Paris, and Bahrain from Tom....I have already finished the 1st book and I will be starting the 2nd one today!

On Sat evening Slade was blessed here in our home by Uncle Todd. Slade looked soooo handsome in his white dress shirt and khakis. He was perfect during his blessing. We are thankful that Bro and Sis Spencer took time from their family to come and be here at our house so that Slade could be blessed and we are grateful to Dad, Troy and esp Todd for being part of his blessing.

We have a lil over a week before Tom has to head back to the sandbox to finish out his tour-about 4 more mos to go....so we will make the most of this week. Slade has his 2 week checkup this week so we will see how he is progressing! mom has all the pics from Xmas and the blessing on her camera so once i get them from her i will post pics!!!! We love and miss you all and hope everyone had a merry Xmas and a wonderful new year!!!

He is FINALLY here!!!

Slade Marek Wilson was born on 12/16/2008 at 1059 am. He came via c-section and weighed 8lbs 4 oz and was 20" long. He is a BEAUTIFUL baby and is a good mix of both of his sisters. We are all doing good and still waiting on Tom to get here. Thanks for all your well wishes and support!!!

Quick Update....

Im sure some of you were wondering if maybe we had the baby and thats why I havent posted in soooo long but NO! He is still snug as a bug in there and doesnt seem to have any desire to emerge anytime soon!!! I am dilated to a 3 and have had the membranes stripped but nothing! We go to the dr again tomorrow but dont think we will have anything to report! We do have a c-sec scheduled for Dec 16..changed from Dec 12 because we are hoping that Tom will make it home in time for the boys birth....I am lucky that the drs have been so flexible with letting me change dates so much to go along with toms leave dates changing. Keep your fingers, toes and eyes crossed that he makes it here! The girls are driving me CRAZY...I know right now its a very short drive to get there but my patience for them and the messes and acting up is wearing very thin! It doesnt help that they have been sick off and on for the last month!!! We keep getting these random 102-103 fevers with no other symptoms! Our house needs to be rid of the crazy germs and illnesses before baby gets here so that he doesnt end up sick!

Thanksgiving was good. My mom came and made thanksgiving dinner for Christina and I. We had turkey, grn bean casserole, funeral potatoes, mashed potatoes, homemade rolls, stuffing, fruit salad, relish tray and pumpkin pie. It was all very good. Too many leftovers but very good!!! My mom was here for almost a week and helped me accomplish soooo many things in my house! Thanks a million mom! She will be coming out again at some point either during or after babys birth-of course depending on Toms schedule!!! The next entry will prob be letting the world know that the boy has made his grand entrance into this crazy world!