Weight lifted off my shoulders

Let me just preface this by saying I ran again yesterday and I'm pleased to say I was able to run the 3.5 mile out and back with no issues. I was slow, but not as slow as Tuesday, and I was able to run the entire loop feeling good the whole time. Fingers for a good race tomorrow morning.

Yesterday was a good day, not only because I had a good run, but because I finally got the weight lifted off my shoulders. I have been dreading telling work about my pregnancy for fear of their reaction. I really wasn't sure what to expect but it was enough to make my heart start racing and to give me anxiety.

I originally was going to wait and tell them on Monday the 26th. My birthday is the 27th and I had decided to make it "facebook official" on my birthday, therefore I could tell work the day before.

These last few days or I guess it's been about a week now, I've started to feel fat instead of thick. I'm definitely starting to show. Maybe not in my everyday clothes, but if I relax I definitely have a "bump." Therefore I figured I better make the announcement before everyone starts to talk.

I have two bosses and both aren't in the office everyday. I decided to make the announcement on Thursday since everyone would be in the office. I went into work determined and ready to make my announcement. Unfortunately one of my bosses had been out for the past three days and she was running around all morning and all afternoon. I barely had a chance to say two sentences to her, let alone make my huge announcement which would surely piss her off.

I kept thinking, "I have to do it today, I have to do it today." It didn't help that both mom and dad knew I was going to make the announcement and both were asking if they could start spreading the good news.

Finally a little after 4 I had a chance to talk to one boss about a job we were working on. Afterward I said, "oh yeah, and I want to tell you something too" (no going back now) "....I'm pregnant" (waiting for reaction, should I run and hide now).

The reaction I got was definitely not what I expected. My boss said, actually I can't remember what she said but she was SUPER excited. Almost as excited as mom and dad excited. She asked if everyone else knew, and I said no and I wanted to tell her first. I didn't tell her I was afraid of her reaction and therefore wanted to get the worse out of the way. She than said "we have to tell everyone else." She pulled me into the hallway and said "Tricia has an announcement!"

So I told everyone, and everyone was just as excited as our friends and family...phew! The worse is over. I'm not nervous to tell anyone else. I gave the parents the go ahead and told them to go crazy, have fun tell the world, just not the facebook world. I want to give family a chance to find out the old fashion way, through phone calls and e-mails not through facebook status updates. I will however be doing a facebook status update for those we can't reach, but I want my close friends and family to find out through either Sean and I or through our parents.

Now the fun starts. The fun of the world knowing, the fun of getting huge and everyone, even the strangers at Target, knowing I'm pregnant. I'm a third of the way through my pregnancy but I'm finally breaking out of my "quiet" shell and I'm no longer having to keep Baby Murphy a secret.