Ewwww . . .

The things they never tell you about childbirth until it's too late to back out . . . are generally the really gross things. I've definitely lost my "mucus plug" and the operative word there is "mucus." Yuck. I've also been having contractions fairly regularly since Monday night. They're not at about 5 mins apart, but the midwife is sure that they're mild from the tone of my voice. I explained to her that I don't intend to pant or scream, but she pretty much thinks I'm a nut. One of us is right and we'll know soon enough . . .

The End of the Beginning?

So, my child will have to live with the knowledge that her mother first felt contractions during the Transformers movie. Oh, well. :-) I had them off and on last night (I think--I'm still not 100% sure that's what they are) and then found a little bloody show this morning. So here's to hoping this is the countdown . . .