LOTS of kicks and...Braxton Hicks?

Baby girl is kicking me like CRAZY!  She is definitely growing....I've been feeling her several inches above my belly button!  She's constantly doing acrobatics in my belly.  I have to say, it's very distracting, but I'm loving it :o)

For the past two days I think I've been having Braxton Hicks contractions.  My stomach, especially my lower abdomen, gets super hard and it's quite uncomfortable.  It's not necessarily painful, but not really a good feeling either.  Today I was sitting on the couch and had them on and off for an hour...probably 6 or 7 times.  This, along with my sciatic and pelvic pain is making me a little nervous.  I'm trying not to be such a hypochondriac...but since this is something that I've never done before, it's hard not to get worried sometimes.  Not hard for Jon though, this pregnancy thing is a breeze for him :o)

Anyway....my next appointment isn't until a week from Tuesday....I'm hoping I will resist the urge to call and get in sooner.  I'm sure everything is fine.  Oh, and I'm looking forward to a prenatal massage this Thursday.  Hopefully that will help my back pain a little, because by the end of the day I am miserable!

How in the world am I going to make it 3+ more months?  I guess we'll see :o)