are we there yet?

this picture was taken this morning.  i began contractions last saturday night.  for days, they have come and gone with no regularity.  i woke up this morning and suddenly, contractions were coming very frequent!  i had a dr appt mid-morning, so i went ahead with the morning routine, went into work and took care of some final items then headed to the dr office.  to my delight, the stress test showed that i was in fact having real contractions every 3-5 minutes.  i left the office and promised to check into the hospital when they become strong enough that i had trouble breathing thru them.

then....  nothing.  as soon as they came this morning, they stopped.  i came home to grab a bite and get a little rest before the big event, but as soon as i laid down everything stopped.

this is normal i know.  but, i was so excited.  now i'm bummed and "psuedo hubby" is back at work.  so.  i'll wait.  hopefully not for days...  just hours.  what do you think?  will i have the baby tonight?