A tale of how two pink lines can change your life.

So it all came down to a couple of pink lines. One pink line and life would continue but with a touch of disappointment and a growing sense of frustration. Two pink lines and, well, I am not sure what they will ultimately mean but undoubtedly our lives changed last night. After only a few months of trying Girl O'Sea is pregnant! 5 weeks we believe.

I know the consensus is that this type of news should be kept quiet until 12 weeks and the first ultrasound but I think that would defeat the purposes of this blog. I want to document every part of this little journey we are embarking on. I have intentionally not told any of our family members about the blog as I had hoped I would soon get this opportunity. We won't be informing them until the 12 weeks and I know that I can trust my friends who do read this to keep it under their hats till then.

The news is still sinking in. Girl O'Sea had been suspicious for a week and certain for a couple of days and then the good old "Discover One Step" confirmed it last night with its two pink lines. The due date will be sometime late February which seems such a long time away but we have so much to do. Well obviously Girl O'Sea has THE most to do but I have started worrying about things like getting a job.

I had always suspected that this next semester would be the last where we could afford to indulge my full-time study. It's now time for me to start focusing on how I am going to get a full-time journo gig next year. In a perfect world I'd land a traineeship at the ABC or The Age and stay in Melbourne but the chances of that happening are very slim. Something in Sydney would also be good but it is more likely we will need to head bush. That is a prospect that does hold some appeal for us. Girl O'Sea grew up in the country and I like the idea of the multi-tasking that seems to be the norm in small organizations. I wouldn't want to be there forever but it would be great training. I've checked out ads for jobs at papers in Young and Blayney today and had a bit of a daydream.

I'm not sure what this will mean for uni. If I get a gig in Melbourne I'll try and finish it part time through La Trobe but if we need to move then I'll try and transfer. Plenty of time to sort that out later. The focus must be on getting some stuff published. Busy times ahead.