I'm pretty sure this is it...

Around 7 tonight after dinner I felt a few sharp pains and thought, hmmm, these feel different from my usual Braxton Hicks contractions... maybe it was something from dinner not settling quite right (the jalapeno cheese sausage??). We got home and they kept coming. They weren't regular, but they definitely had a beginning and end. I didn't say anything to Robby or mom because I wanted them to sleep and not get too excited, in case they died down. I did a few last minute things that I wanted to get done (dishes and laundry) and then tried to lay down. I do think I fell asleep between them, but now they are a little too uncomfortable and regular to lay down through. I am sitting in the living room and brought the rocking chair from the nursery out to lounge in. My labor buddies Haribo and Maple are laying next to me trying to catch some zzz's. The contractions are between 7-9 minutes apart and are concentrated just to my lower belly (nothing in the back!). I am trying to close my eyes between them because I know it's going to be a long day.

I can't wait for Robby to wake up!!

Oh how naive I was... I just re-read this post today (3/30/11)