How do I make this sound in any way interesting? The week has not gone well with a combination of jet lag, chest colds, teething (teeth 11 and 12 came through today I think), weaning and its consequent mastitis, which by the way Hurts A Lot, change of routine and the surprisingly unpleasant cold weather in Hanoi. Add to that the fact that the power company has decided to brown out our area which means power cuts lasting up to three hours every night just as I am about to try and put b to bed. It is not really surprising, given the above, that this week has been below average. In fact it has seemed at least twice as long as it ought to. I am breathing a sigh of relief that the Tet holiday is in 2 weeks and we are not going anywhere at all. It will be a lovely return to routines after a very exciting time with very little sleep. Last night I slept through Bernard's screaming and feel much better for it. Most likely he will sleep even better tonight as a result of not being pandered to. It seems to work like that with him. good night; sleep well!