1 I hope we didn't jinx you by telling you all our old horror stories of being ready but overdue;D   We should have been more encouraging. 
When I had my last baby 49 years ago on the 19th, it was the only  birth that I had my water break on it's own.  When it did I was very excited and anxious but by the time we got to the hospital I was just eager  to see whether it was a boy or girl. It was the easiest birth I had and he was so beautiful the nurses took him around and showed him to the other patients. 
There were only TWO babies in the hospital, a small one of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. They waited till around the first of February for their New Year's baby.
Thanks for letting us know how you are doing.  I hope the next post is a birth announcement and it is sent out by Daddy.

2 Ruth, at this point I would be happy to be overdue.  Or just due.  But this early stuff bothers me.  I feel like I'm fighting nature by trying to avoid gravity and ignore contractions.

3 I too am happy you are there, just laying on your side and waiting.  Crossing my fingers (and knees) you remain there till your husband gets home.

4 Thanks for keeping us posted. I've been and will be thinking of you (all), and praying. 

5 That happened to me with my first baby.  I had her two weeks early after six weeks of contractions, but only 10 days of what you seem to be going through.  She was tiny but wonderful. Now she is six inches taller than me and still wonderful.
It will all be okay and worth it, but I know that isn't going to keep you from being anxious about it.  All my sisters and I are praying for you. We think we have an in with the Big Guy.

6 Ask Chuck if you can borrow his Dragon software...

7 Sarah, I am glad you're still cooking. I had 2 friends deliver this week, both on Wednesday (in the snowstorms here) and both were girls. I was thinking of you and hoping you too werent in labor. Will your mom be able to stay a few weeks w/you? I hope so. Take care