Ooooo baby!

Hi everyone,
here's the newest baby pic i have.. i just got back from the ultrasound for the 5 month and this is what the new Hapu-Weera-Wardana (what a name, huh) looks like.. yes, the baby has all its fingers and toes and its spinal cord is perfectly formed.. and no, we still do not know what sex the baby is.. the doctor told me he would tell me but i really dont want to know..

* fun fact - if the father wants to know the sex of the baby but the mother doesn't, the doctor is NOT allowed to reveal the sex. Isn't that interesting... i really did not know this :-)

So 4 more months to go... the doctor also told me the estimated date of delivery is June 12th, so keep your calenders posted !!

Best Sunday Ever...

Not trying to brag or anything, but truly this Sunday has gotta be in my top-10 Sundays in a long time... Nisal and I met up with Matheesha, an old friend from my highschool and Sabita and Sanjay... Sabita and I knew each other since we were in 2nd grade and Sanjay is Sabita's younger brother.. anyways, we all went out for lunch at Trans Asia, at the Chinese restaurant.. now thats a nice place for lunch.. we had so much food there, but food is always good, u know that :)

We then went to try out a new DVD shop which sells DVDs for $1.60 - which is a pretty decent bargain considering these are the new releases.. hehe so i bought about 11 - Hollywoodland, The Prestige, Happy Feet, and others.. hehe the other shop we usually buy from is $3.00 so its quite good.. they have box sets of different series but unfortunately for me, no Law and Order.. grrrrrr...

then we got back and played Settlers of Catan.. that seriously is one of the best games of all time.. haha i cant explain it but its a good twist on Monopoly.. Nisal is always good for milkshakes and he made his famous Coffee Icecream shakes which was just divine and kept us going for about 5 hours.. granted we were playing 3 games (Nisal won once, whereas Sanjay won twice - but it is his game!!) but still, we didnt realise the time flying by...

Then Matt had to go, then the rest of us decided to hang out and chill, and Nisal and I decided to cook up dinner.. we made Spinich soup (Popeye the Sailor man!) with cheese, roast chicken and steamed veggies.. YUM! haha totally healthy and baby would totally approve :)

hehe everyone just left and i just want to say - THANKS YOU GUYS FOR MAKING OUR DAY... we definitely need to do this again sometime... haha now when i read this, you MAY think how pathetic i am for saying that, but truly it was a fun evening, and i am so happy...

The thing that makes me more happy though is that Nisal really likes my friends.. i mean, he lived all his life in the UK and when he decided to come and live here, he didnt have many friends or anything and now we are together and he really does like my friends.. and truly he makes me proud to be his wife.. just watching him today, cracking jokes and having a good time.. it was like he's known these people for so much longer than he has.. and the way he was running around, making the chicken and cooking... i just love him so much more now than i think i did when we got married.. honestly.. i am truly happy today...

Obsessing about Babies

oh man... for the past few days, i have been completely engrossed with baby stuff.. not because i am pregnant but so much stuff has happened to me over the past week, i cant even start to tell you guys... for those who arent pregnant or who haven't been pregnant probably wont understand this ranting but those who are will definitely (hopefully sympathize)...

first of my issues is, my gyno which i completely trusted unforunately has left the country.. she worked at Apollo and yes, she was Indian.. maybe she was asked to leave or maybe she had an emergency, i dont know... but what upsets me is NO ONE FROM THE HOSPITAL CONTACTED ME.. surely either the doctor OR the hospital services contacts you to tell you your doctor is not around and to find a new one or help you find a new one.. so much for Apollo efficiency.. ugh.. and you know, it took me 5 bloody months to trust this doctor with my baby's life and mine and now she's gone!!! without a trace, mind you.. thats probably a good thing otherwise i would seriously go and scream at her for leaving me.. and yes, all the other patients.. but still.. come on!!! you dont do that to a first-time mother.. i mean, this is the doctor thats supposed to be with you, telling you to push and breathe and give advice to your husband etc. and she's completely vanished... AAAAHHHHHH!!! <- that was me a few days ago...

the other reason why i freaked out this week is that the doctor has to disappear during one of my most crucial times of my pregnancy.. this is my 20th week and as you may or may not know, this is the week where the mother has to do all the tests - blood sugar, and the scans etc. and she's gone!!! oh man...

Now, thanks to a few friends/family members, i managed to find a new gyno - Dr. Tilak Jayaratne.. everyone who's been to him seems to praise him like he's God and i guess thats a good thing.. but my only issue is, he's male (i dunno about a strange man probing my private parts, that does not seem a good picture) and he's completely new to me.. i am sure i would be fine but i am still worried.. i am meeting him on Friday so i have time to relax.. tomorrow i shall patiently find my file and organize all my test results so he wont get angry with me about this... anyways, i should be calmer by tomorrow :-)

next thing is, nisal and i are taking off abroad for a bit.. some nice R'n'R for a couple of weeks.. when we are out there, we have to go shopping for the baby! sounds like fun, right... not for the wallets unfortunately.. after consulting a friend, the cost of all the things i should get from abroad comes to over £600!!! the good news is, if we plan to have another kid, its just a matter of reusing !! hehe so i guess its an investment of sorts... but still it sounds like fun and we should have a good time, i am sure...

fun news - this is the week i supposed to feel the baby kicking.. i do feel something but i am not sure if its kicking or whether its just a stomach ache or tummy cramps.. haha it all feels the same after a while.. but i will chat with the doctor about this too!!

Anyways, sorry for boring the un-married friends but this are the issues going on right now right here... will write more neutral stuff soon, i promise :)

New Year, New Beginnings

Well, its a new year and another day... as the saying goes, "same s***, different day"... but yes, we are finally in 2007... getting older, and hopefully getting wiser.. i'm not, but i hope you guys are :-)

Anyways, i am sitting here, munching on some delicious chocolate cake and icecream (pooh, dont talk about health stuff now...) and just thinking about stuff.. i have some good news to report this year :-

• i am pregnant - 4 months now (hehe see, i CAN keep a secret) and no, we dont know if its a boy or girl.. i personally dont mind either as long as the baby is happy and healthy.. but knowing Nisal and me, its probably going to be a very laid-back little kid... just food and sleep being its only requirements..


• i started working at Lanka Woman, which is a women's magazine here in the island.. i started out being the movie reviewer/columnist but now i think (i say think because i truly do not) i am going to become the assistant editor.. fingers crossed, anyways... but this is addition to my writing duties...


• we are soon going to have a house for ourselves.. yay... hopefully with a garden..


• work at Ranliya is going good, things are finally shaping around and thats great news for everyone on board

So this year is starting off pretty smoothly..

will write soon :)