Why didn't you tell me?

So....like I said....this pregnancy has been relatively easy breezy beautiful Cover Girl for me...I've not had to suffer a lot of the nightmares other ladies went through...so...imagine my surprise when I start getting painful sensations. Nothing except the initial exam (sooooooo hate being a woman at those times) has been necessarily painful...mostly just curious or at worst uncomfortable. Well....now....I am getting these sharp pains that I gather are probably just the baby pinching a nerve somehow....and I have these sharp little pains all over my belly pretty much all day. And of course....like everyone else I am sure....my back has finally started to make its discomfort known....along with my hips....It's not that bad, it's just disconcerting to feel pain when I've been on cruise control the entire time. So I am like why did no one tell me about this business? I'm thinking I'm going to cruise until D day....(you know...delivery day, gosh...) Apparently that is not the case. SO now I know why people at work ask me, "how are you feeling today?" My response is always, "Good, how are you?"....as in there's nothing special about how I feel, why are you asking? Now my response is, "I feel pregnant." That just kind of puts it into perspective I guess. I also love it when people ask me if I am scared or nervous about the labor/delivery....and the shock on their face when I give them my stock answer, "Nope, I just pretend like that part doesn't exist." Yes, ladies and gentleman, I have decided to take the procrastination route when it comes to worrying about that part of it all. I have the basic information I need....doc says make the trip when they are 5 minutes apart for at least one hour. Ok....that's all I need to know. From what I've heard there is actually little that you control about the whole process anyway, so why stress about it? I just figure I'll let the doctors tell me what to do...I'll squeeze the life out of Chris when I have a contraction...I'll play it by ear. No need to get worked up about it now. I know it's going to be miserable...I hear the recover is going to be miserable...so I pretend like that part doesn't exist. :)