Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Surprise....

....we're home!!!

More details later, but here are a few pics of our little angel busting out of the NICU today!







We can not express how thankful we are to all of you for your continued love, support, and prayer for our family during these past two years. We are so blessed. We are home, doing great, and just enjoying our family of four. God is so good!
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27 comments:

  1. LGJuly 29, 2009 at 10:54 PM

    Congratulations!!! I know you are so glad to be home, but I know that looking at your beautiful HEALTHY daughter makes the sacrifice totally worth it! Great job Ann Marie! Congrats again, God is indeed GOOD!!!

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  2. Shane & AmbraJuly 29, 2009 at 11:01 PM

    What exciting news! Congratulations to the new family of four life. Enjoy being home with precious Cydney & playing catchup with Coy. Will keep praying for easy settling in.

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  3. DebbieJuly 29, 2009 at 11:12 PM

    Congratulations and thanks so much for sharing the happy news! Know you will enjoy all the joys of home and especially having your family close by! May God continue to bless you and may little Cydney eat you out of house and home!!!

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  4. MtnGirlJuly 29, 2009 at 11:37 PM

    YEA, I am so happy to hear ya'll are home. God bless ya'll!

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  5. MtnGirlJuly 29, 2009 at 11:37 PM

    YEA, I am so happy to hear ya'll are home. God bless ya'll!

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  6. Rebecca July 29, 2009 at 11:47 PM

    Yeah! We're so happy for ya'll. Enjoy your little family.

    The Bryans

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  7. meredithJuly 30, 2009 at 12:04 AM

    I'm so happy for your entire family. What a blessing. Love all the pick in little Cydney's room!

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  8. PamJuly 30, 2009 at 12:26 AM

    So glad to hear your family is all together at home!
    Much love,
    Mrs. Puckett

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  9. Our Family Adventures!!July 30, 2009 at 12:41 AM

    YAY!!! You're both home!! Congratulations on finally getting home! Enjoy the small things....your own bed, your own shower etc and the big things....your whole family home together at last!!! Our heart and prayers are with you all!

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  10. HilaryJuly 30, 2009 at 7:48 AM

    YEAH!!!!!!!! I'm so thrilled for you guys!!! :)

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  11. AnonymousJuly 30, 2009 at 7:55 AM

    I am SO excited for all of you!! Super glad you are home - a family of four - God is great!!
    Lots of love,
    Meg

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  12. AmandaJuly 30, 2009 at 8:47 AM

    My heart is so happy!

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  13. SaraJuly 30, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    Yay yay yay!! We're so excited for you guys!! Enjoy every minute :)

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  14. UnknownJuly 30, 2009 at 8:56 AM

    Hip Hip Hooray!!

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  15. SnapJuly 30, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    YeeeeeeeeHaaawwwww! Life is good!

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  16. AnonymousJuly 30, 2009 at 9:23 AM

    So happy for you! Praise God! I can't even imagine what a wonderful feeling it was to walk out of the hospital with your beautiful daughter and walk into your home with your whole family there. Awesome!

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  17. CoolestmommyJuly 30, 2009 at 9:43 AM

    Praise God. The Lord is good and His mercy endures forever! Thanking God that your whole family is home together.
    Robyn

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  18. JodiJuly 30, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    Oh my goodness. . .I am about in tears. Welcome home Cydney (and Ann Marie) Congratulations!

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  19. amyoutlawJuly 30, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    Fantastic! The hard part is over!!

    Amy

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  20. SmartashJuly 30, 2009 at 11:03 AM

    For some reason, that cheesy line at the end of Extreme Makeover Home Edition just popped into my head- "Well, I guess there's only one thing left to say.... Welcome Home, Kolkhorst family. Welcome Home." Enjoy your happily ever after!

    Hope we don't have to wait for Rice to qualify for another bowl game to see you guys!

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  21. redburnsJuly 30, 2009 at 12:49 PM

    yeah!! congratulations! your hard work and patience paid off for your little angel! good luck with your family of four!! :)

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  22. Lisa SwendsenJuly 30, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    That is the best news I have heard all day! I am so incredibly happy for you. What a healing experience for you and your husband. And to think that all of your hard work made it possible for your daughter to be at home with her family rather than in the hospital for months on end. I know that with the birth of my second- I shed some of the pain I experienced from my first (preemie). God bless you all. She is beautiful!

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  23. Jason and ShariJuly 30, 2009 at 8:53 PM

    I am so happy to hear this great news. Enjoy every minute of being there together as a family. :-)

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  24. AnnalienJuly 31, 2009 at 4:07 AM

    So glad you are home! God is good indeed! That bottom picture of Cydney is just too cute for words! (Oops, used a lot of exclamation marks in this comment, but I guess the situation warrants it :-))

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  25. carridawnJuly 31, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    CONGRATULATIONS! Welcome Home! So happy for you and your family. Hope this is such a sweet time for y'all! God answered so many prayers - HE IS SO AWESOME! Enjoy your family of 4 ;)

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  26. Amanda BJuly 31, 2009 at 2:16 PM

    Welcome home Cydney! Congratulations to you, Ann Marie, Chris and Coy. What exciting news! I am so thrilled for you all. Enjoy!

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  27. MelindaAugust 1, 2009 at 8:48 AM

    Anne Marie,

    I have an incompetent cervix as well. We lost our son last year at 21 weeks and 6 days. we are pregnant with a little girl now who is named Delilah Rae, and we are 3o weeks pregnant. i had an emergency cerclage at 24 weeks with this one and have been on and off of mag and terbutaline and in and out of the hospital. i have been on strict bedrest since 24 weeks and will continue until 34.

    So, after telling my life story i just want to tell you what an inspiration you and your family are to me! I found your blog and was keeping updated on you before the problems started with this pregnancy, and i am just so grateful that the Lord showed me someone else out there like me. i have admittedly struggled much with my faith during this pregnancy after watching my son die, but your faith is such an encouragement. you inspired me to make a blog too

    http://www.babyafterloss.blogspot.com/

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope you and your family are enjoying being home FINALLY!

    Melinda Currence

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