[sissyminsky]

I have let my closest friends at school know that we are planning for #2. I also let my principal and immediate supervisor know, just because I know it can be helpful to plan ahead (in a general sense) for staffing needs. I told my HR about it just because she asked me a direct question about whether Jeff and I were "done with one." But I told all of them I'd rather keep it on the DL.

But clearly it was time for everyone to know because I got "outed" yesterday in the staff lounge. My HR asked what A's full name was- then asked what names we were thinking of this time around.

All the office staff were in there - the mouths opened, one of them squealed. Then my HR realized what she had said. She was sorry, I know, and though it wouldn't have been my choice to bring it up to everyone until the fall when school starts again,to be honest, for the laughs value you can't beat HR making the faux pas.

Everyone was excited and positive. The only down side is the inevitable questions. In fact, to be fair, I had just been talking about how I try to find ways to convince myself this is going to be real and wondering how it would be different to be pregnant. Well, I guess I'm "showing" now. (But if I hope I don't really have to start wearing maternity tops- I'm not sure eating for two is the best idea for the pre-adoptive mother).

Sissy