Update

Well, last Monday we went to the dr. and they went ahead and did an ultrasound to make sure that there was a baby with a heartbeat in there. Sure enough there was. So I decided to go ahead and tell the bosses. Holy cow, what a disaster. One boss came back 45 min. later and told me that her grant that I was paid out of had not been renewed, so we might have to come up with something else. I was upset (mostly about the timing of her telling me) but decided to go ahead and go talk with boss#2. He indicated that we would figure something out and he would give boss#1 a call and figure out when we needed to have the money by. We had a meeting with all 3 of us the next day and I was informed that boss#2 was expecting big cuts to his grants (that I was paid out of) and that he wanted to be done with my project at the same time as boss#1's money ran out. (How convenient). I only wondered why this was the first time I was hearing of this. I held my composure and said that I would do my best to wrap up and do as much as I could. Then I went to the bathroom and cried of course. I just wondered what made me any different from any other post-doc? Were any others going to be let go? Needless to say it has been a difficult couple of weeks. However, I was able to schedule interviews with two other investigators and secure two separate job offers. Right now I have secured funding through the end of March. :-) I think it's going to work out and give me the opportunity to wrap up ALL of the projects that I have been involved with since I have been here! And I might just have to have an extended maternity leave. oh, darn. Well, enjoy the pic of the new baby...