Holy crap...we're having a baby (Part 1)

I woke up to my alarm to get ready for work. I walked to the restroom to go to the bathroom and felt like I had peed my pants. I sat on the toilet and couldn’t stop “going”. I called to Dave from the toilet to tell him that I thought my water broke. He mumbled a few words and rolled over. I called to him again and he sat up and said “really?”. Yup, it was time. He got up and started cleaning the house and packing his bag.

I took a shower and my contractions started up. They weren't too bad at first, just stronger than the braxton hicks I'd been having since 20 weeks. I ended up blow drying my hair and putting on my makeup as the contractions got stronger and closer together. I called my doc to make sure I could stay home for a while before getting hooked up to IVs and such. He gave the okay and we hung out at home for about 5 hours while Dave finished cleaning the family room, kitchen, and our bedroom. He also finished packing his bag between rubbing my back during contractions. They started coming about 2-3 minutes apart and hurt like the dickens, so we decided to go in to the hospital. At L&D, I put on a gown and they took a sample of the fluid. After waiting 2 minutes, they confirmed that I was definitely in labor and took me back to my delivery room.

(updated 3/17/08)