Oh Thank Heaven

I finally took the step of breaking the news to my boss. Let me explain how nervous I was for this day. This company is very, let me say, picky about who they choose to hire. I went through 7 interviews, count them, 7, including meeting both CEOs and 2 other people from the corporate office in Salt Lake. They really want to be sure that they pick employees who are committed to being an asset to the company and not just some Joe Dirt who needs to have an income. Most of the interviews included some form of the question "How long do you plan on staying with the company?" I somewhat skirted around the question because I knew we wanted to start our family soon. One lady even asked flat out "Do you plan on having kids soon?" (totally illegal) to which I gave a very vague answer (I know my rights). Anyway, when I took the pregnancy test and found out I was 5 weeks pregnant (since they include the 2 weeks before actual conception), I had only been employed for 4 weeks. AND, they had just paid for me and Curt to take the trip to Salt Lake. In other words, they invested quite a bit in me and I felt kinda bad. Now, of course I had no need whatsoever to feel bad. My family life is way more important to me than keeping a job for a long time just because they expected me to. I just didn't know how they would react to the news that I basically was pregnant when they hired me.
So, I gave it a few weeks to sink in and really think about how I would tell them. Well, I'm 12 weeks along and although it's not too noticeable, I am starting to sprout a bump. I decided I could not hold it in any longer and I told my boss I needed to talk with him for a few minutes. He looked almost as nervous as I felt :) I think he didn't know what to expect from a serious meeting with me. After a minute of small talk, I said, "I have exciting news....Curt and I are expecting a baby in April." To my surprise, his face lit up and he said "That's great! Oh I'm thrilled for you!" He then went on to tell me about the birth of his first child and what an incredible experience it is. He got quite sentimental as he relayed stories to me about his wife's pregnancies. I was so so relieved! He didn't seem worried about giving me the time off, and even encouraged me to quit so I could be a stay-at-home mom (in a roundabout way). He was so supportive and happy for me; he even told me that if I ever had a rough morning and needed to be late to just call his cell phone and he would take care of things until I could get there. THAT could have saved me some morning misery over the last few weeks. What a blessing!!