Back in warm weather...

Hi everyone,
this New Year season (yes, we Sri Lankans have yet another excuse to holiday - Sinhalese and Tamil New year falls between 13th and 15th April) Nisal, myself and mom went to our house in Nuwara Eliya to relax and just enjoy the holiday.. and enjoy we did..

Highlights included :-
* Total sense of relaxation - sleeping until 12 in the afternoon - no cooking or cleaning
* Complete lack of careful dieting -
* Attempted to regain somewhat of my pool skills but failing miserably since Nisal kicked my butt many many times
* Caught up with some films - finally watched Pirates of the Caribean (i cant spell it) II - and was completely disappointed... oh well, there's always part III to look forward to, I guess.. and finished season 3 (the first part) of Battlestar Gallactica (stop rolling your eyes, people...)
* Met some weird lady at Hill Club, while we were browsing the Hill Club collection of DVDs, she comes up to us and tells us she has some films in her room and whether we would like to watch them with her... can you say DODGY??!!
* The World Cup for Cricket has began and I started out being a very cynical fan BUT i actually managed to watch some of the games and have regained a sense of patriotism for our team.. we are making it to the FINALS!!! YAY!!
* went to see Bappi's school - St. Thomas's in Guruthalawala (that i cant spell either) and we were all saddened at the state of the school.. it used to be run by the British and now it is in serious need of repair.. and repaint.. it looks so run down, Bappi was so sad.. the pool was full of algae..
* went to Hagala gardens with mom, Nisal and Kumari.. that was fun and the flowers are just so gorgeous there..

At Humbugs we ate so many strawberries, Nisal got sick and actually had his acid headaches for 2 days.. but i am sure he would be the first one to admit it was worth every bit
* my cousins also came up so we met them for dinner for an evening...
* most significant highlight - see below

That was really it but believe me.. so relaxing... now back at work and in the heat of Colombo.. sweating constantly.. ugh...

In terms of the pregnancy -
1. Have to do some blood tests this week along with an urine test
2. Check blood pressure twice a week - today it was 100/70 - totally normal
3. Have to meet doc and hopefully will do a scan (stay tuned)
4. I CAN SEE THE BABY MOVE.. no, i dont have eyes that are like the ultrasound, but when the baby moves in the womb, i can actually see my belly moving.. it even has reflexes.. i could poke my tummy a little, and it moves to another location!! haha its crazy... its such a weird feeling but it makes you feel so much closer to the baby... and it is quite cool.. however, today i have not seen anything.. maybe because i am so tired...

i have a few articles to finish off for Lanka Woman, so hopefully by Wed/Thursday i can finish them off.. then i should be able to relax for the rest of this week, wish me luck!