My three were all similar but then again very different.
That is how I see mine too.

DD1 - Waters start leaking, very very weak contractions. Go to hospital to get checked and waters are green when we get there so drip set up. Contractions strong and slowly get closer together. No dilation though after fours hours of drip. 2.5 hours later DD1 born with 2 pushes. No plug loss or bloody show.

DD2 - felt very first contraction at 4am, went all day slowly getting closer and longer. Bloody show mid afternoon. Contractions never got closer then 5 minutes apart and never very strong either. DD2 born after at 2.30am after 2 pushes.

DS - Had a bloody show around 1pm and contractions started about 30 minutes later. I could feel everything as it was happening (I remember this huge sense of awerness of my body) Contractions never got closer then 3 minutes apart. DS born at 11:11pm after 2 pushes.

So DD2 and DS very similar, started the same but DS shorter. One thing that is the same with all three is that my body lets me know it is in labour, has a slow build but ends very quickly.