I would say I have some feelings of looking forward to it, but no, I'm not totally 100% with you!
I think human bean described it really well, so much is the great unknown first time around and just knowing what to expect puts a very different perspective on things. I had a quick birth first time around and my head just didn't move at the same pace as my body (body was on the 2 hour schedule, head was still thinking it was in for the 24 hour deal!) so there was definitely some shock involved. I think just knowing that sub 2 hours is a very real possibility will help me immensely - and some parts of me are looking forward to finding out if that is true.