welp it's now 4am on Sunday and it appears as though the ball is rolling finally! i started having contractions at around 2:30am and they are about 7-9 minutes apart. they definitely aren't pleasant, but so far they are tolerable. i'm trying to let Ryan get some sleep, before I wake him up, so I thought I would try and distract myself with blogging and cleaning. i am hoping to go without an epidural, but since i won't be getting much sleep if any tonight, I'm not sure that will be possible, but we'll see. anyhoo i'm going to empty the dishwasher now and clean up the place a bit since we may be having company soon! i'll keep everyone posted!