Baby Boom (AoC Universe)

In the Aeon of the Champion story series by Smurf Manian, the Baby Boom refers to the period in Middle Age between -160 and -148 where the population of Smurf Town increased at a rapid rate, after the Fertility Crisis of -4,992 had been successfully resolved. After that period, all the smurfs in Papa Smurf's (Tiberian's) generation were able to have children normally. This new generation of smurfs, nicknamed Generation Squib, was the first to be born after the War of the Ancients, and the only generation to grow up without the energies of the Cerulean Plateau to sustain them. As such, they know about the Smurf Empire and its selfish ruler, Dan'Ariz, only through stories told by their parents.

The Baby Boom (also known as the Blue Boom) started in -160 with the birth of Hefty Smurf, to Xo'thak and Yez'mo, then ended (for the first time) with Jokey's birth in -150. Wild Smurf and the mortal champion are the exceptions here, born in -148 and -115 respectively. For official purposes, the boom is said to have ended in -148 with the birth of Wild Smurf (though his year of birth remained unknown until Latter Days.

Trivia

 * Starting from Generation Squib, all smurfs in the Aeon of the Champion story series have normal ageing. That means that magic will not allow them to live until 11,000+ as Papa Smurf did. They are considered major adults at 100, advanced at 500, and venerable at 700. Living beyond that is considered exceptional.
 * The term 'squib' is a reference to Harry Potter lexicon, meaning a person who cannot practice magic but is born to at least one magical parent. This is distinct from a 'muggle', who has no mageblood at all.