The Walters Clan

Life

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:30:35 GMT

Life has been hectic here, but we have certainly been enjoying ourselves!!I love having the 2 babes around and Owen is such a little personality he always keeps us laughing. Ben is homw now and we're all really loving the time together and making the most of weekends by getting out in the sunshine and just enjoying our family time.

Owen is nearly 2 now. He is always testing his limits but is generally a good boy. Even though his mischeivous actions can be frustrating,he is very good compared to other babes his age..He is generally a good listener and has very good manners(always saying "gank you" when he gets something). He can put 2 words together for alot of things now too,like "uh oh car"(car crash). He also loves the "Gaggles"(wiggles).We are going to the concert in december and mummy(and owen)are both really looking forward to it..we both know all their songs and Owen does the dances too!!So cute!! He absolutely adores animals, the newest addition is a kitten, and he’s mostly pretty gentle with them!!"Bella Cat" seems to really love him too and follows him all around the house. She evens sits up in the passenger seat of his ride in car while he drives around!! He also loves his sister, Miss Milly, and is always kissing her and hugging her and trying to make her laugh(which was by licking her repeatedly today!!ugh!!)

Milly is now just over 7 months old(where has the time gone??)She is such a joy and generally happy and laid back..although the last month or so she has started to get more demanding. She doesn’t like to be left alone or have to wait for anything. She also seems to feel that she must get out of her cot the second her eyes open, unlike Owen who used to play in there for up to an hour some days!!(and he still plays in his room every morning until I go in to get him up!!)That hasn’t been an issue until the last 2 weeks when it gets light at 5am, ugh!!bring on daylight savings!!But all in all we are going along really well.

Owen is starting swimming lessons tomorrow morning and I’ll have to get in the pool with him(its been a while for me too!!eek!!)but it should be really good. Hopefully Princess Milly will be happy to sit in the pram and watch the action!!

Well better go and clean the kitchen. Will post some more pics now(it's been a while!!)

ben's birthday

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:09:23 GMT

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ben is at sea for his birthday, but i put together this slide show to cheer him up

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Still So Busy

Fri, 18 May 2007 00:51:54 GMT

So finally I have a quiet minute to myself(and it will only be a minute because both babes are asleep,but owen will be up shortly then get him dressed, get milly up and rush out the door to get fitted for a bridesmaid dress-have to be leave here in 15 mins!!)but am glad to have a bit of time to get on and say hi!!I have been reading all the emails just been crazy busy.. We had the babies christening on Sunday just gone(mothers day),we had them both christened together, it was such a gorgeous day and we had it on the ship and they were christened in the bell(a navy tradition), looking out at the harbour bridge, opera house and fort Denison..it couldn’t have been a better spot. I’ll post some pics when we get them(relying on rellos cameras!!) We also had my cousin, her hubby and their 2 babes(same age as ours) and my friend and her 3 kids(3yrs,nearly 2yrs, and 6 mths)all staying here on sat night, so including us it was 5 adults and 7 small kids/babies in a 3 b/rm townhouse..thats gotta be a record or something!! Well, apart form that we are going along well, Milly had a few rough days(well, rough for her..she really is a dream baby!!)earlier this week where she wasn’t sleeping properly or resettling and just wanted to be held all the time(I think because she had been held all weekend), but she’s back to normal as of yesterday..thank goodness!! She’s getting really big now and is even starting to outgrow some of her 000’s!! She loves her play gym toys and talks to them for ages!! She’s started grabbing them this week too, especially the mouse as she can get a really good grip on his tail!! Owen is also growing up so fast, he is completely obsessed with the phone and all the AV equipment(a ‘gadget man’ just like his dad!!). He also loves the car and when we say we’re going in the car he races to the gate and waits(usually crankily!!)until you come and out him in..He does the same for bed when he’s tired!!No party animal here!! He really has taken to Milly now too, and pops her dummy back in and talks to her in his own language..so gorgeous!! Ben is away again soon, but we are in a good routine now so it will be fine..especially since we’ll probably end up being at Grandma and Grandad’s, or Nanny and Poppy’s for half the time!!

So busy!!

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:48:43 GMT

Well, things are going along well here.. we have just been super busy. I never realised how much more washing would be created having a second baby in the house. These days, it seems if i'm not washing clothes, i'm wiping bottoms!!The fun never ends!!haha!! But life is great.. Amelia is going so well and has been sleeping thru(from 9-5) for 3 weeks now!!She is truly unbelievable!!She is absolutely gorgeous and started smiling and cooing last week, which is so lovely. She is growing so fast and when we got her weighed and measured last week she was 59.5cm long and weighed 5kg(up 800g and 7cm since birth!!)She is really chilled out and has just taken to Owen..she just stares at him when they're in the pram. Owen is doing well too. He's walking 95% of the time now and just looks so grown up walking all around the place..He hasn't got any new words recently and just toddles around saying "Bir"(bird) and "Gee"(doggy) and comes up with some funny combinations of the 2, eg "Bir Gee Gee Bir Bir Gee", and talks in his own language like everyone can understand!!Very funny!!He absolutely loves his books and can find a whole array of animals in his books: birds, ducks, chickens, cats(which he also calls "gee"),dogs and bears. He can also point to heaps of body parts when asked: head, belly, legs, toes, tongue(pokes his tongue out), teeth(clicks his teeth), and of course penis(such a boy!!daddy taught him that..).He brushes his teeth every night now with toothpaste and toothbrush(with a little help from mum or dad!!)He has such a sense of humour and a real love of music and loves pressing his musical toys and dancing around!! He has also discovered how to climb and has been putting that skill to good use reaching things that have been banned for months!!He's a real little monkey!! Ben is going away again in a few weeks, which will be hard,but it will be ok as long as we get into a routine. He's been on duty for a night and although i was flat chat, it was ok..and owen goes to bed at 6.30-7pm so it all settles down then..

I better go, Amelia is calling for a feed..Will try to write again soon,

Love Ben, Christie, Owen, Amelia(and Jill)

Owen's Big Boy Bed

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:52:50 GMT

Well, as of 28th of January's afternoon sleep, Owen is now sleeping in his 'big boy bed'(a toddler bed from Mic and Ange)..We even took the cot out of his room yesterday to get it ready for Zipper. He looks so cute and very grown up sleeping in there!!This morning he got himself out of bed at 7.15 and played with his toys for half an hour..then he really cracked it. I jumped out of bed and went straight down to him thinking he'd hurt himself or was really over it, i went in and he was under the bed and couldn't get back out because his little people race track was in the way!!He looked so funny stuck under there. He's also been drinking his milk from a cup morning and night(no more bottles-YAY!!)for a couple of weeks now..i just can't believe what a big boy he is..it doesn't feel like that long ago we were waiting for him to 'get out' and join us in the world, and now he's so independent and clever!!

We're really getting ready for Zipper now..She even has her own room set up!!(yes, we cleared out the spare room-with a lot of help from Mum!!)Good thing to since she's due to join us in just under 5 weeks!!eek!!She's had me parked in front of the air conditioner for weeks though so it will be nice to get my own body back(despite it being a little bigger and stretchier than when i started out!!) and not be dying of heat exhaustion all the time!!

Ben is very busy with work and is going away next week..just for the week luckily!!so i'll be keeping my legs crossed til he gets back!!We are going along well and hope everyone can stay updated on what we're up to by checking this blog, we are pretty slack on keeping in close contact..i'll try to keep it as current as possible.

Love Christie, Ben and Owen xxoo

Photo Album: January 2008

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:22:00 GMT

January 2008

4.1.08 Naughty Boy!!

5.1.08 Milly opening her presents from Aunty Melissa

5.1.08 She's checking it out

5.1.08 She's got the hang of it now!!

5.1.08

5.1.08 A cookie jar!!

5.1.08 With Aunty Melissa

5.1.08 Owen gets his pressie from Aunty Melissa

5.1.08 Slowly Slowly

5.1.08 He doesn't like to rip it!!

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Photo Album: December 2007

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:33:41 GMT

December 2007

28.12.07 Eating chippies for lunch at Kangaroo Valley Pub

28.12.07 Grandad and Great Granny(who dotes on Owen & Milly!!)

28.12.07 Aunty Katy, Uncle Alastair, Aunty Jess & Grandad

Photo Album: September 2007

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:50:11 GMT

September 2007

1.9.07 - Owen puts his feet up!!

1.9.07 - Raiders Army

2.9.07 - Breakfast in bed on Fathers Day(Brekky by Cadbury!!)

8.9.07 - Milly loves getting dressed!!

11.9.07 - Milly wriggled over and tried open the drawer

13.9.07 - Owen's bed at Grandmas

22.9.07 - Bella the day we got her

25.9.07 - Bella is happy in her new home

25.9.07 - Milly's thrilled we got a cat!!hehe

26.9.07 - Owen loves Bella

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Photo Album: August 2007

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:36:19 GMT

August 2007

14.8.07 - Mummy got her hair done for her birthday

18.8.07 - Owen at Isla's 2nd birthday party

18.8.07 - Owen loves party food!!

18.8.07 - Milly and her godmother, Aunty Wendy at Isla's party

18.8.07 - Milly loves to party!!

18.8.07 - So cute!!

18.8.07 - Owen after he fell over and scraped his face up..poor baby

20.8.07 - Owen asleep on the floor behind his door,Mummy couldn't even open the door to get in!!

21.8.07 - Miss Milly

23.8.07 - Doggy on Owen's chair

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Photo Album: July 2007

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:36:46 GMT

July 2007

1.7.07 Owen and Amelia rugged up to go to Maitland markets

8.7.07 Owen and Milly go to Symbio Wildlife Park, Helensburgh

8.7.07 Owen meets a deer at Symbio

8.7.07 "You lookin at me"

8.7.07 Owen feeding kangaroos

8.7.07 "Hey,got any more of that roo food??"

8.7.07 Milly checking out the roo's(with her eyes shut!!)

8.7.07

8.7.07 Milly's on the menu!!

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Photo Album: June 2007

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:56:11 GMT

June 2007

3.6.07 Milly has the pox!!

8.6.07 Softly Owen!!

8.6.07 Milly looks concerned

9.6.07 Hello grandad

9.6.07 Cheers!!

9.6.07 Milly with grandma

14.6.07 Cute photo we had taken

14.6.07 Angel Amelia

15.6.07 Snuggle has a ride..at playgroup

oops, he fell out!!in you get snuggle!!

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Photo Album: May 2007

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:48:14 GMT

May 2007

4.5.07 Owen and Milly

5.5.07 Our first bath together

6.5.07 Owen meets some farm animals at Berry Markets

A little pig

chasing the ducks

6.5.07 A carriage ride at Berry

Smiling Milly

6.5.07 A little princess

6.5.07 So cute

6.5.07

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Photo Album: March 2007

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:59:54 GMT

March 2007

Look at my new sister!!

I love Milly

Amelia with Alana

Check out our spiffy new pram!!

Little princess, fast asleep

Our Family

Owen, exhausted

Amelia and Uncle Craig

Photo Album: April 2007

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:56:01 GMT

April 2007

In the shoe box..climbing to doggys bed

We're exhausted after our walk

Is it dinner time yet?

Gorgeous Boy

I look so innocent but..

i can climb..

to get what i want!!

Photo Album: Easter 2007

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:46:48 GMT

Easter 2007

Look what the Easter Bunny brought us!!

What big ears you have!!

Our little bunnies

Daddy with his baby bunnies

Gorgeous Girl!!

Photo Album: Baby Amelia

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:38:54 GMT

Baby Amelia

Dad And Bub

So Cute

Sleeping Soundly

Aunty Kez

Wrapped Up Tight

Uncle Craig And Aunty Kez

Proud Parents

Dad and Daughter

The Boys

Wrap me up dad

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Photo Album: February 2007

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:35:21 GMT

February 2007

At the park with his friends

Look at my spunky legs in my dressing gown!!

Photo Album: January 2007

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:48:20 GMT

January 2007

1 Jan-Look what daddy did!!

10 Jan-Good Morning!!

11 Jan-I love chocolate donuts!!

13 Jan-Look at my new car!!

Photo Album: XMAS 2006

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:23:38 GMT

XMAS 2006


Owen on his bounce and spin Zebra	Owen And His Zebra	Not The Santa	Owen "Sanchez" Walters
Poppy Sanchez	A Happy Camper		The Grandsons
So Many Toys, So Little Time	Ben, Christie and owen

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Photo Album: Owens 1st Birthday

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:47:56 GMT

Owens 1st Birthday

Birthday Breakfast

Birthday Cake

Birthday Pushups... (gotta keep fit ya know)

Playin With Uncle Craig

The Party Cake

I Love My Corn Popper

I Love Birthdays

Hands Off Poppy

CAKE... IS... GOOOOD

The Grandparents

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