Aren't we due for some good news?! (and some pictures of our girl...)

Yep, I said good news. I feel like my blog has been filled with sad news lately - and it has. What a tough time we've gone through in the last few months....

First piece of good news:
*I am happy to say that Clay was hired at Wachovia as a branch manager. The whole application/interview process only took about 3 weeks and for that we are SO SO thankful. We saw the Lord's hand on this the whole time and give Him all the praise for this new opportunity.

We learned he got the job on a Friday and started that very next Monday. That weekend we went FULL force shopping for suits, ties, shirts, belts, socks, and shoes. The whole nine yards. Uh, for someone who hasn't had a paycheck in 3 weeks,...that put quite a dent in our bank account. I must say, he walks out the door every morning looking SHARP!

Continue to pray for Clay as he has many weeks of training ahead of him - he has no banking experience (another GOD thing...who would think he would get BRANCH MANAGER without any experience...we are so thankful!)and it seems maybe there will be some travelling before he starts at his own branch. We aren't exactly sure where that will be, but we are praying and trust the Lord to work out all the details.

Wachovia also matched his pay from AT&T last year - which is awesome. After losing his job, we sat down together with all of our bills and kind of mapped everything out, bracing for a lower pay. We are praising the Lord for the details He is working out!

Numero Dos:
*I have a follow up appointment with my infertility doctor on Friday. I am slowly healing emotionally and am ready to face the doctors office again and ready to discuss the next steps. Of course, I do have sad moments throughout the day and some situations I'm in have brought me to tears...but I pray everyday that the Lord would make me stronger through this and bring me out of this storm with a new attitude.

I had lunch with an elementary school friend last week, that I've kept up with through Facebook. She and her husband have been trying for a long time to have a baby. Her first IVF cycle was just a few days off from my frozen cycle and even though the doctors didn't give her much hope,...she is now carrying a sweet little baby (or babies!). It was so good to see her and catch up. It's neat to see how our friendship was rekindled through interfility.

Last, but definitely not least:
*This is the girl who keeps me going every day. Who keeps a smile on my face, despite the terrible two phase we are going through at some points of the day. I am so thankful to be her MOMMY (although her new name for me is "Babygirl" and "Jobeff" - said with the MOST country accent!) and to watch her learn and grow everyday.

She had THE most fun "jumping" off her slide into the pool. I have to admit, at first, it made me a NERVOUS wreck...but after seeing her smile and CACKLE after jumping each time, I had to breath a little!