Week 40, day 6

I am feeling way less puffy, and my blood pressure was only 130/72 last night, which is significantly less disturbing than 142/90. So, the dietary changes must be helping. Pshew!

We went for a long walk last night down by the convention center (which is on the big Bay, which is pretty), and my feet didn’t hurt at all, presumably because they’ve de-puffed. The dog loooooves to go down there and say hi to tourists. She’s so funny! Anyhow, I’ve been having little contractions here and there for 6 weeks or so, but on our walk I had my first ‘yup, that’s a contraction’ contraction. Very, uhm, refreshing. It hasn’t happened since, though.

I’ve been watching the occasional football game lately, as it’s that time of year. I’m getting better at understanding the game, which makes it more enjoyable. Anyhow, I always feel sorry for the coach of the losing team. He’s just standing there watching his team lose and there’s only so much he can do. He can’t participate, he can just give advice and support. That’s how I imagine that this birth will be for Barry. Not that we’ll be a losing team, just that it’ll be hard for him to see me in pain and not be able to do anything.

I likely won’t write over the weekend because I could use a typing break. My hands are achey and numb, which is normal enough during pregnancy – swollen tissues push on the nerves.