And the match results are...

We found out Friday that Jason matched in dermatology at WVU! He was really hoping to match to derm, and we didn't really mind where. We'll be here four more years; there is a first year that is more rotations, and then three years of dermatology. He is interested in MOHS surgery. (You'll have to look that up for a

There was a lunch on Friday and each student's match letter was in a box at the front of the room. They would open their letter, read where they were going, and pick the next student's name out of the box. Jason went up after about 20 minutes, and when he opened his letter, all I heard was, "Preliminary year---at WVU." (Preliminary year is the first year, which he had to interview separately for.) So the whole time he's walking back to me, I'm thinking, "What does that mean? Did he only match to preliminary year? Does he have to apply for derm again next year?" And all the while, he's smiling at me as he's walking back to our table. It wasn't until I saw his letter, and about 5 minutes later that it sunk in that he had gotten a residency that we wanted. It was surreal.

We are really excited. And now that we don't have to move, we'll have time to visit Jason's family, won't have to move with a newborn and can stay in our house. And since Jason's been fixing it up, it is looking great! His honey-do list is very short these days.

A random update as we wait for Match day

Jason celebrated his 30th birthday in February and we invited some friends over to celebrate. The girls were our official frosting taste-testers.

 Savannah is letting me fix her hair more, and not just on Sundays. I love her little "pigtail buns" that she didn't notice until after church. Hehehe. What a sweet face! She is getting so old and is excited to sing, kiss, rock and teach the baby things. She usually goes to sleep singing the ABC song at the top of her lungs.

I can't get this picture to turn, but Clara made it at school a few weeks ago and I thought it was so cute. Notice the ponytail on top of Savannah's head.

We got some "colorful cookie dough" from a school fundraiser, and the girls have just loved it. We make all kinds of funny shapes and faces. Clara has lost her second tooth, and is a firm believer in the tooth fairy...at least enough to warrant a visit. She is also growing out her bangs, which makes her look so grown up. 

 

We find out on Friday where Jason has matched for residency. We are trying not to count the hours, but we are keeping pretty busy. We've been trying to get some projects done around the house in case we are moving, which we are assuming, but...who knows!