Feeling down

I should be in a great mood. It's not swelteringly hot today. Bill is off of work. We got to go out to lunch and spend some time together. I got a manicure and a pedicure. I went to the doctor for my 37 week check-up and everything looks great (BP was down to 108/76 where it should be!!!). So why am I in such a crappy mood?

Swelling

Holy crap. My feet are HUGE! My legs and feet and fingers are all so puffy, I don't even recognize them as my own. It's so uncomfortable. So of course, I had to research online. Probably not the best idea because I'm not a doctor and if it was that easy to diagnose, there would be no need for doctors. However, I have 2, possibly 3, symptoms of preeclampsia. According to preeclampsia.org the symptoms are:

• Hypertension
• Proteinuria
• Edema
• Sudden Weight Gain
• Nausea or Vomiting
• Abdominal and/or Shoulder Pain
• Lower Back Pain
• Headache
• Changes in Vision
• Hyperreflexia

Again, I'm not trying to diagnose myself but the swelling is crazy and yes it's hot, but I've been in the a/c. I also gained 7 pounds this week, probably from the swelling, but that really concerned me when I got on the scale yesterday. Today, I was at my parents' house and they have blood pressure cuff so I decided to take my blood pressure. I'm almost always 112/72, today I was 133/91. While this doesn't fall into the hypertension range (140/90) completely but it's way high for me. I did have a headache all day today but it's gone now so I don't think it counts.

I'm not concerned enough to call the doctor but I will definitely mention it to him when I'm there on Thursday. I hope it's nothing abnormal.

Here's a picture of my nasty swollen foot (take my word for it, it's big):

News and heat

Today it reached a record 97 degrees in Syracuse. This is just crazy for us. We usually get a few days a year in the 90s but 97 is hot especially because our schools are not air conditioned. My classroom was an oven today. Luckily, it was a half day for the kids so by the time it got really hot they were gone and we had a meeting in the cafeteria which, thankfully, IS air conditioned. I don't like heat like this at all. I just melt in it. I'm pretty exhausted now from it and am planning to go to bed as soon as I'm done with this post.

So on to the news portion of this post. I found out today that I will be looping to second grade with my class next year! I love my class this year, challenges and all. I'd really like to keep working with them next year, they have come so far and I'd love to keep going with them. It also works out really well for coming back from maternity leave. I'll have to miss the first month or two of school next year which is a very crucial time for working with a new class. It will still be an adjustment for me and them when I do come back but if I already know the kids and they know me, the transition will be much smoother. I'm so excited!