High five!

By George, I think she's got it. Thankfully Alice can take her place in Australian baby society and will now limply stroke a proffered hand when required. She thinks it's hilarious and is exceedingly pleased with herself. Best results come from using an overly comical American accent in the manner of Willis from Different Strokes, followed by the request to "Give me a hug", which is also achieved. This said, Stu informs me that all my accents sound Welsh or Pakistani. Alice is very amiable and just does what she is told.


We're working on more universal gestures such as clapping and emulating Little Friend Cecilia's hilarious royal wave (which would surely just be an enhancement of the Bollywood hand). I'm also force bonding Alice and her new cult toy, Sophie la Girafe. All her fashionable young pals love the giraffe, but Alice is just not interested and will go our of her way to pick it up and drop it in a heap on the floor.


And finally, sad news. The long loved jumperoo has become a stand-with-bent-knees-eroo and so it is time for the giant living room ornament to hit eBay. We are keeping it just long enough to entertain the babies at our Tupperware party next week (the auction ends the next day so hopefully no one vomits on it). Anyone interested in plastic storage sets or a giant plastic baby toy should contact me at the address below. I'm an environmental warrior, me.