Around 4:30 or so I went for a walk to see if I could kick-start some contractions, and it worked! By a few minutes after 6 I was having a ton of cramps and some moderately painful contractions. Still nothing consistent or anything, but way more than I have ever had before. Then they started to get more and more intense, so I let Michael know (I told him there was no need to rush, but it seemed like there were some stirrings in my belly). He was just leaving work anyway, but somehow managed to get here in about 30 seconds!!!
Now it is 8pm, and everything has kind of slowed back down. It is so frustrating! I really thought this might be it. Maybe tomorrow….

UPDATE: They were averaging between 10 and 25 minutes apart, but as bed time draws closer they are slowing down. I did have an extremely painful one, but no consistency. I wonder how it feels to the baby to be squeezed like that? Is it like a hug or does it hurt?