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Our second week back in Jakarta was, for the most part, a return to normalcy....at least as normal as life in Jakarta can be for an expat.

No longer dealing with jet lag, our son was once again sleeping through the night and waking at a less ungodly hour of 6 AM (he was waking at 3 AM when we first got here).  He used his new found restfulness to master the new skill he picked up on our trip to the U.S. - walking.  It's amazing to witness how quickly they go from taking those few cautious steps to walking around as if they've been doing it all their lives.  The only thing that stops him now is stairs.  He wants to hold someone's hand as he walks down those.

My daughter returned to school and her teacher was no longer sending home notes saying that she was not getting enough sleep.  When she was fighting jet lag, she must have doze off a few times, or been very lethargic, in class.  This week, her energy returned and she was selected leader of the class for the day on Monday.  She was very excited.  Being leader means you get to be first in all of the lines and you get to hold open the door for everyone else.

My wife spent her second week shuttling back and forth to various doctors.  It's a good thing our son was finally letting her sleep through the night.  She is going to need the additional rest as she incubates our third child.  Yep, that's right, we have number three on the way!  We won't have an official due date for another week or two, but the estimated delivery date now is my birthday in June.  We're hoping that July is more realistic, there are already too many June festivities (Father's Day, and birthdays for myself and my daughter, father, aunt and grandfather!)

As for me, I returned to the normalcy of work and routine.  Wednesday date night, Thursday rugby, Saturday family activities, and Sunday family day.  The only thing I picked up this week was playing tennis with some of my neighbors Sunday afternoon.  We had an odd number, so two paired off for singles play, and three of us played "American Style".  In American style, you play one on two.  The single player serves.  During play, the single plays the opposing court as doubles, but the double players must play the opposing court as a single.  If the single wins the game, it counts as two points.  If the doubles win, it counts as one point.  Players rotate clockwise at the conclusion of each game.  Winning six games wins the set.  I won the first set, and then my arm stopped working (fatigue) and I got skunked in the final two sets.  Great fun!  I hope to play again next week.