Girl?

Visited with my in-laws tonight.  When I walked in the door, my mother-in-law said, "Hi there, little mama!"  She's a good foot shorter than me and I've got at least a hundred pounds on her, so I quipped back, "No, YOU'RE the little mama!"   I played the heartbeat recording for them a few times.  My mother-in-law is predicting a girl because she says 170 is fast.

I'm soooo tempted to order a fetal doppler off of eBay!  I keep listening to the recording of the baby over and over like a junkie!

I told my boss right after our appointment yesterday.  I knew she'd be really excited for us, so I didn't hesitate for a second.  But after I posted the story on the baby boards, everyone was all up in arms about how you shouldn't tell too early for fear of reprisals.  I know that won't happen at my current workplace, but I can see why some people have those concerns.

Now we'll have to decide if I'm going to be a stay-at-home mom. Telling my boss that I won't be coming back after the baby will be WAY harder than telling her I'm expecting. I left the company a few years ago for better pay at a high stress job that ended after some poor communication with management led to a toxic situation. That day I went home, posted to my Facebook wall that I'd been canned and she replied that she'd have me back at my old job in a heartbeat, so back I went. I gave up a bit of pay, but actually take home more since I don't have union dues anymore, and it's so much less stress that it's totally worth it! Can't grow a baby and be stressed all day every day!

Also, I co-manage an account with a guy whose wife is due about a week before me! I guess we'll be training a backup in the event that we're both out of the office at the same time.