Our Little Scare

Earlier this week I took our car in to get the oil changed and get checked out before our big move. After finishing, our precious mechanic walked me under the car and showed me some places of concern. He said there was a broken pipe that has been leaking carbon monoxide into our car and on top of that we didn't have an air filter. It was just missing. I pointed to my 30 week pregnant belly and said, "How bad is it that I've been breathing all this in?" He sweetly shrugged and said "Well I breathe it in all day everyday, and I only have some short term memory loss." Swell. I immediately called my doctor and explained the situation and he told me to go to labor and delivery to get a blood test and stress test on the baby. Of course I burst into tears and called Jordan and made him take me to the hospital and I was all hysterical and blah blah blah. Point is, the baby is great. Good heartbeat and a good kicker. My blood came back "normal," which I'm assuming means monoxide-free. It was disconcerting though because I felt sick every time we got into the car. I thought it was just pregnancy sensitivity and motion sickness, but it was probably the carbon monoxide. It ended up being a blessing that I went to the hospital because while I was being monitored, the nurses noticed that I was having more contractions than I should be at 30 weeks. I may just have an "irritable uterus," but the concern was that my constant contractions would put me into preterm labor. So they sent me home with a huge mug and instructions to "take it easy" and drink and drink and drink. Since then, I've been monitoring and writing down my contractions and peeing more than I thought humanly possible. I'm basically not supposed to do anything but sit and drink (and I was just starting to like exercise again!). Oh well. It's for the baby. We don't want her coming this early! She's only 3.3 pounds and needs to stay put. Problem is... now I have to stay put.