Oh this is that one part of the job that is stressful and frustrating ~ the lack of control over continuity of clients ~ their own job security with promotions or layoffs, family life changes such as additional children, separation or divorce, illnesses or death that causes their priorities for care to change without notice

I personally would not be angry with this new client ~ IMO she has been honest and up front all the way along .... her not having a 'job' when you signed her on was a risk that it could fall through and well the pregnancy does complicate that for sure but she did not 'know' at the time and she might not know how far she is along until she can get a dating ultrasound ~ she cannot 'control' that and only give you a 'guesstimate' anyway ...

IMO the reality is she did not have to SHARE any of this with you and she was within her right to kept it to herself until she handed you the 'notice' as per your contract .... keeping you in the loop is a sign she respects and values you and is hoping to make it 'work' .... so for me I would not 'punish' that by terminating her ~ I would keep interviewing to try to get my other spots filled for sure but I would be hoping and sending out vibes to the universe to make this client work ~ who knows she could land an awesome job and you could end up with both kids at some point?

I know it is hard I try very hard to trust that the universe will meet my needs and what happens happens for a reason ~ not saying I do not hope for the best and plan for the worst in having a buffer of savings for those down times but more often than not as stressful as 'change' is in the moment things tend to work out for the 'best over all' once we have a chance to reflect on them!

For example I had a family get lay off notice in the New Year and than within weeks of each other BOTH parents had pink slips for lay off so 'no income' would be coming in for them so daycare was a 'what to do' issue plus I had one space I had been sitting on choosing not to 'fill it' cause of the time of year and not wanting an 'infant' yet AND a parent leaving on mat leave in February approaching ... I was worried about being down 3/5 of my income right after Christmas

So I got into interview mode to fill the 2 'for sure' spots I knew would have for February just in case I lost the 'laid off client' and filled the 2 spots with a sibling set 8 month old and 3 year old so nice mix of ages and fortunately the laid off family the mom got a new job right away and well it is July and dad is still not working full time but he is picking up 'odd jobs' so their child is in care still so that option is there for him .... it all worked out.

Come September I will be back to having 3 spots as my two eldest and the 3 year hold who started in February all head to school full time .... but I am thankful that my clients keep me in the loop so I can 'save and plan' to the best of my ability .... but the sad fact is our 'income' rests in the whim of people beyond our control and yup that is stressful for sure.