Waiting...impatiently

We had another doctor appointment on Monday and it looks like there has been some progress but she wasn't able to tell me how much. There has been some effacement but because I am still not dilated she can't tell how effaced I am. I am telling you though, all of a sudden it seems like time is just creeping along. I can tell things are happening down there as I have been cramping, having a ton of Braxton Hicks contractions and lately spotting a little, and I get excited thinking all of this is moving me along and that labor and delivery is just right around the corner, just to go to the doctor and hear there really hasn't been much progress at all! In fact on Saturday I was having Braxton Hicks contractions all day about every 5-10 minutes apart and apparently still not dilating. I have to keep reminding myself that technically I am still days from my due date. Today is the 21st and the range of due dates they have given me are anywhere from tomorrow to the 28th, and I have to tell myself that she will come, she won't stay in there forever. I guess this is just the first example of my child testing my patience huh? : )

"Patience, n. -A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue." - Ambrose Bierce