Labor prep?

I’m just shy of 35 weeks (second baby) and I really am starting to feel like I’m not going to make it to my due date this time around. I’ve had a decent amount of Braxton Hicks over the last couple weeks, and today they are rather persistent. I’m confident they aren’t throwing me into labor just this second, but I can’t seem to get up and do simple chores without instantly feeling the tightening of Braxton Hicks. I also have had extreme nesting urges over the last week, along with just a gut instinct this baby is coming sooner rather than later. Could anyone else just tell labor was coming a bit early? What were your signs and how far along were you?