Early labour?!

January β€’ πŸ‘¦πŸΌπŸ§’πŸ»+πŸ‘ΆπŸΌπŸŽ€ on the way!
Oh ladies. I so hope this is it. πŸ™πŸ»πŸ™πŸ»πŸ€žπŸ»πŸ€žπŸ» Woke up this morning with cramping, and had some (differently) painful tightenings through the day. Have been loosely timing them for the past 3 hours and they are every 10-25 minutes, lasting 30-50 seconds. They catch my breath and make me feel like I need to pee or pass gas (sorry, tmi!). I know we have a ways to go but I am hoping and praying they continue to progress instead of petering out again! Come on baby! Mama is ready to hold you in her arms πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•
**Update:** definitely early labour but felt sooo intense, about 4 hours of every 2-5 mins with the odd 6 min stretch. Just kept saying ok just wait another 30 mins to see what happens, in case it's still early. WELL. It's still early. Petered out this morning around 6. Got some sleep and gonna try to get some more. Looks like we are in for a long haul πŸ˜“πŸ˜΄