Wow, Captain! Have you looked at the growth charts? Our babies are the same size already as the average 6-month-old. How long is Ashlyn now? Matthew didn't grow any longer in the past fortnight, he's still 65.5cm long. But his head circumference is now 44cm. He put on 310g in two weeks and he is much more active lately. He spins around on his back in his cot like a rapper, using the sides of the cot as launching pads.

I've started looking at the weather map to see where it would be cooler today that's within a reasonable driving distance. Orange is looking good, even at 33 degrees it will still be 10 degrees cooler than here! If we lose power, I'm packing the car and taking Matthew out of here. Well, I've done it! I've booked flights for Hong Kong where it is cool...