5 weeks 4 days

Well, I did it. I told my boss & supervisor that I'm up the duff. I thought I'd be funny about it and I sent them the following email...

"QUOTE" The Bad News
I regret to inform you that I will be leaving the Department next year…












The Good News
…only for 12 months or so as I’m PREGNANT!!!

I’d appreciate it if you kept this under your hats for a few more weeks (just in case). I feel I should let you both know so you understand why I’ve needed (and will probably need more) time off work."END QUOTE"


My boss rang shortly after I sent the email. He didn’t scroll down and read the whole email before he called and I said “Read the whole email...”. His response was “Oh... Great.” I’m like “Well don’t sound so happy!” and he said “Well, I’m happy for you but when it rains it pours. What else could go wrong?” I was stunned! I said “I don’t see it as something wrong.” He said “No I didn’t mean wrong, I just meant with everything going on right now and now this.” No congratulations, no nothing.

I understand that he's under a little stress with having to replace another position that leaves this month but we doesn't have to worry about me until at LEAST May 2007!!!

I hung up and burst out crying… (damn hormones again!) My supervisor then came up to me and said very quietly "Are you pregnant?" I said "Yeah" and she hugged me. I was still very teary so I asked her to come outside and I told her what my boss said and she said that he's being very selfish. This was early this morning and I haven't heard from him again today which is fine by me because I don't want to say something I'll regret. I honestly thought he'd be happy and I guess he is but he sure has a funny way of showing it.

As for the rest of my day, I had my appointment with my normal Doctor today. She’s the best. She talked to both Hubby & I about what to expect, how I’m progressing and what our options were for having bub here. She gave me a package of information about local services, what to eat/not to eat and heaps of other useful information.

Tonight’s the night we tell my parents! I can’t wait to see the look on Mum’s face. Although I have a feeling she already knows as yesterday I received an SMS from her saying “Last night I had a dream that you were pregnant and [a cousin] was in an accident.” I swear, that woman is a witch of some kind! She freaks me out sometimes. Anyway, I managed to reply without telling her I actually *am* pregnant but I feel bad about lying to her! Oh well, after tonight, that won’t be an issue. I hope her reaction is better than my bosses earlier today. I’m still p!ssed off about that.

Anyhoo, Hubby & I are just about to leave for Townsville to tell my parents the good news. I'll be sure to let you know how it goes!

Love & hugs. :)