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Friday, January 2, 2009

Mary Elaine Dyksterhouse (Mary Laine) Arrives!


Sorry for the shoddy cutup of the photo, but we wanted to get a quick photo out to all our friends and family.  Thank you so much for the prayers, phone calls, texts, emails, and thoughts.  Mary Laine's recruiting profile is as follows:

Name: Mary Elaine Dyksterhouse
Goes By: Mary Laine
Height: 18 1/2 inches
Weight: 5lbs 5oz
Birthdate: January 3rd, 2009
Birthtime: 12:25am

She is hanging out under the warming light, and soaking in the real world.  We love every second we have with her, and hope to bring her home soon.  We will post more pictures when we get a chance.  

14 comments:

Shannon said...

ahhhhhhhh, i LOVE the name and she is precious!! i can't wait to see more pictures. i want to be there with you guys so bad my heart aches. give Mary Laine kisses from us! i'm showing Kelsey a picture of her new best friend right now : )

Catherine said...

YEAH!!!!!!

Catherine said...

YEAH!!!!!!

KellyDHouse said...

We are soooo excited for you!!! Can't wait to get downt here to meet little Mary Laine! LOTS of love . . .

Bethany said...

Praise the Lord!!! I went to bed praying for y'all and woke up wondering what was going on. So happy for y'all and so sorry we did not get to see you. Oh, and love the name.

Anonymous said...

congrats guys!! i am so very happy for you!

i am so glad little mary laine arrived healthy and precious :)

yea!!

Molly Scarbrough said...

Congratulations!!! I'm excited for y'all and relieved for you, Kathryn! I hope you're enjoying every moment - can't wait to see more pictures.

The Hensons said...

i'm honored that you named your kid after me!! :) and, no wonder nobody texted me back yesterday! can't wait for the details. congrats!

HoltonFamily said...

We are thrilled for you guys! She is precious and beautiful!

dmc said...

Congratulations. I saw her picture and she is absolutely precious. So glad that everything went well and everyone is ok.
I love the name - Mary Laine - so sweet.

Debbie (from Westminster)

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! She is beautiful and you look GREAT! so glad everyone is doing well. Can't wait to meet Mary Laine!

Sarah Nell

The O'Brien Family said...

yeah! Congratultions!! SF is ready to babysit!

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful little girl. There is nothing like daughters! We are rejoicing with you.

Gene & Jere Stansel

HotMommy said...

Beautiful, beautiful. I'm so happy for every single ounce that big girl weighed when she was born. What an amazing blessing!!!!