4/8 Update

I didn't sleep much last night. This isn't to say I didn't try though. I went to Target after the kids were in bed last night and picked up their gifts that I am bringing to the hospital. They are their "big brother" gifts so to say. Nathan was really tired last night, and I was really awake for a strange role reversal, so he went to bed and I got a few more things ready and cleaned up. I finally took some Tylenol with Codine to help me sleep and ease the throbbing pain in my back, and went to the bathroom, and low and behold, I lost my mucus plug... definitely the real thing. I will be honest, it was the "bloody show" as it is so nicely referred to. Although you will hear many different things about what that means in regards to labor, it does happen when the cervix is thinned out and you are dilated or dilating. You can lose it all at once, or in parts. As I said before, I know I lost a part Saturday morning, but this was the majority of it, the part that again, is tinged with blood, which is the part mainly there to protect the cervix and prevent infection, etc. In my personal case, I do not lose my mucus plug, the bloody part that is, until I am either in labor, or it is very, VERY close. I was having regular contractions with Nate when I lost my mucus plug, and my water broke within an hour afterwards. I lost it with Ty exactly two days before my water broke and I had to head in to be induced. I went to bed paranoid that I was going to wake up in active labor or with my water broken. I just want to make it through today, and really enjoy this last day with my boys. I have been having some pretty intense contractions, but I don't think they are too regular, and they aren't close enough that I want to time them (maybe 15-20 minutes or so, some shorter) I can only hope that all of this will just aid in a quick delivery tomorrow.
Honestly? I've definitely gotten cold feet about tomorrow and the fact that it is somewhat finally hitting me that I am going to deliver a baby. Here's hoping my nerves don't get the best of me and I am able to get some rest tonight.
My friend told me about a newborn website that is through the hospital that I will be able to update when she is born, and if I have your email address, you will receive the website with her picture and birth info tomorrow or Friday. We'll send out the picture message to those we are close to also right after her birth as long as all goes well.