What demographic am I in?

I read today that Facebook is introducing more targeting tools for advertisers. I'm all for that -- I really don't mind seeing ads on a free service, especially if they're actually for things I might be interested in.

I'm hoping that targeting isn't fully in place yet, however... otherwise I wonder what my profile says about me that I just received *this* ad!

Time to up my game

Hmm... my infinitely wittier, well-read, interestingly-opinionated and altogether more erudite brother-in-law now has a blog. Must up my game. Write more. And get some opinions somewhere. Or at least do some things worth opining on. (On which I feel worthy of opining?)

Paige's new baby group

It's a bit hard to see, because everyone moves around quite a bit, but Paige is in the back on the right...

Thanks Nana!!

Thanks very much Nana for these very cute pants, made by hand with love. And I think Paige's keister is about the only place that doesn't get sticky banana-sweet potato-pea-carrot goop on it whenever she eats, so the lovely handiwork should stay clean!

Where did 6 months go??

Phew! Thank goodness it didn't rain this past Saturday -- the date set for the "Can-you-believe-they're-six-months-already" picnic. Five of the six couples who started NCT classes last November as twosomes (with bumps) met up in Kew Gardens as trios. We found the shadiest spot possible, spread our many blankets, and ate far too much food (with still plenty of leftovers -- isn't that always the way).

The babies were (mostly) happy and playful, and relatively easy to manage. If we have another picnic next summer, I imagine no more relaxing on blankets -- rather we'll all be chasing every which way. And a group photo will be even more difficult to capture!

Not that it was particularly easy to get a great shot of all of them now -- sure, they'll all lie there. But look at the camera? All 5 at the same time? Hmm... This photo is the best shot I think; I've also attached the 'Making of...' video!

(Babies l to r)
Paige (well, duh - no idea what she's doing here); Zack (Nathalie & John's); Oscar (Juliet & Nick's); Evie (Helen & Andrew's); Ben (Katrina & Phil's)

Jumptastic!

A million thank-yous to Janelle for Paige's new favourite toy, the Fisher Price Rainforest Jumperoo. Given how active Paige is, we had a feeling she'd like it -- but it was good to see theory in action. She LOOOOOOVES it -- the photo and video can only convey about 1% of how much.

Now we just need to convince her to stop growing for a while, so she doesn't outgrow it too quickly!

Cheep Cheep

According to the Economist, chickens are the new thing... Of course, Lucy could've told them that already!