Jesse Michael Harskamp

He's here! After a fierce, 15 hour, drawn out battle, our son finally conceded--gave up the warmth of being in utero, and emerged as an 8 lb, 1 ounce jaundiced butterball... with his father's nose :) I won't go into the horrors of labour, not here anyways, but I will say that the word has taken on new meaning, and I will now sympathize more fully with the millions of women giving birth every day, and I cannot help but blame Eve, just a little, for the repercussions of her actions.

Anyways, enough rambling. Here are some photos of Jesse and the Harskamps.

James, thinking this is some kind of joke :)

He actually pinched a nerve in his back, and contemplated sharing the epidural experience with me. He made it through the experience without the drug-- what a champ.
And 15 hours later: 12:29 am, April 12, 2011--our son Jesse.

Mom and Dad Harskamp: pretty stoked to now be "Oma and Opa" for the first time. We were so blessed to have them come and stay in the apartment below us. They cooked for us, coffee clutzed with us, and mom did her fair share of snuggling Jesse so I could snag some sleep and recover. Not to mention James had strep throat all week, so they were able to pamper two babies :)
Foot shot. Obviously.

Jesse and his cousin Savannah.
We definitely have some time before making the crib purchase. For now the bassinet is perfect.


A good feeling.
5 day old hands--already losing the newborn look and becoming pudgy. Sweet.
My two favourite ninos.

And there he is--a little glimpse of our week-old son. He's awesome.