A mother knows

My mother and Aunt Mary Alice were the very first to find out, but only by accident!
We went on a mini vacay to Coushatta, LA. Upon arrival to our hotel, they gave us a smoking room. There was no way in heck I was putting myself and my child through the misery of sleeping in the room, plus Mary Alice has asthma.
I tell my mother, "tell them I'm pregnant.!" My mom immediately loved the idea, but it didn't seem to be working. The front desk told her they did not have non smoking available. I immediately began to look for other hotel options in the area, but most were sold out of non-smoking rooms. 
I plopped down to sit on the floor of the hall way to access my next plan of action for hotel rooms. My mom then decided she was going above the front desk, she had enough! She approached the desk again and said she needed to speak to a manager, because "my daughter is pregnant and my sister has asthma" and hotels in the area are sold out! They explained the manager was not there, but that they were able to find  us a nonsmoking room. Funny, how a little perseverance works every time. My mom comes to me in the hallway flashes me the room keys, and whispers "stick your stomach out, stop standing up straight". I chuckle to myself.
We arrive in the room, and I say, "Mom, you didn't have to lie to the front desk about me being pregnant." She responds, "Its' OK Cathy, don't feel bad we have our room now and its fine." I repeated the same line to her... and my Aunt yells, "Helen, she's telling you she's pregnant!" My mom looks at me and immediately starts screaming at the top of her lungs, "She's pregnant, she's pregnant, she's pregnant, thank you Jesus..."
Mary Alice gives her a pillow to yell into because she is so loud. Unforgettable moment for sure!
My mom said she had a sense that she wasn't lying- so its true, "a mother knows."