Told My Mom...

I ended up telling my mom that we were TTC.  :o/

I called her on my lunch break to get her reaction to finding out her second grandchild is another boy. She said she would have been happy with either gender ("not a lot of options," she said). Deep down she wants a granddaughter though to panda-fy. My mom is a panda fanatic! She's gotten my almost 2 year old nephew some panda things, but I'm sure it isn't as satisfying as panda-fying a little girl. So because this baby is a boy, she asked me when I would be having a daughter.

Mom: "I know you were on the 5 year plan. How are things going now?"
Me: "Well, due to DH's extra income and time, we've moved up our plans quite a bit?"
Mom: "Oh, yeah." She said something else to make me reply...
Me: "Ok, I'll just tell you. This is our first month trying. I'm in the 2WW, and I'm testing on the 31st."
We talked about a few topics with TTC, and she told me to just take it easy and have fun, don't try. Oh, and that she hoped I wasn't putting pressure on DH, as if I'm tapping my foot and my watch saying, "It's time to BD, Sweetie." My response was that I'd rather be proactive than just taking a shot in the dark. No, I did not treat DH that way, and even if I did, that's our business.

I'll mother advice from Mom, but not TTC advice. I also told her that she mustn't tell anyone about our conversation. I'm going to send her an email and just reiterate a few key points about our conversation. Also, I'm going to make it very clear that nobody is going to find out whether we are pregnant this cycle or not until we are ready to announce it. If she calls me on the 31st wanting to know, I'm going to tell her, "I'm sorry, Mom, but I'm not sharing whether we are pregnant or not. DH and I are sticking to our original decision of letting everyone know when we are comfortable, and that could be in 12 weeks or in 12 months."

But why did you tell you're mom that you're TTC, Sarah? Because the way the conversation was going, I would have had to lie, and I hate lying. I think it bring bad karma and one's character loses credibility. Ok, I'm going to go email her now...