Being home is awesome

Henry and Harrison are getting along pretty well so far, but Harrison has a lot to learn about being gentle with his brother. Harrison rolls out of bed in the morning and says "Baby?" Then he runs into Henry's room, points at him and enthusiastically says "baby!" Then he hold his pointer finger over his lips and says "shhh!"

Kisses - in video form!

Laura and Henry headed home from the hospital last Thursday and everything has been going great. So far, so good. Henry is a great sleeper, which is making nights pretty easy for mom and dad.

Now some pictures!

Pool time for Harrison

Looking back a little bit, we did our best to make sure Harrison had a great time in the weeks before Henry was born. Harrison started to understand that he had a baby joining him soon and he'd kiss Laura's belly whenever we told him to give his brother a kiss.

We also took Harrison to the county fair just before Henry was born. He loved seeing all the cows and horses and pigs he sees in books in person. Harrison screamed the first time he saw a horse at the fair and spent the bulk of his time there pointing wildly at all the livestock.

We also took Harrison out to Olbrich Gardens in Madison for some portraits, a much more difficult task now that he's fully mobile. Here are the highlights.

On Being Henry

Henry Peter Corsten is named for Laura's Grandpa Henry Franz, who liked to whittle and play the accordion. Craig never met him, but Laura was awful fond of him. Peter, to those who don't know, is Laura's dad.

Young Henry doesn't share a birthday with a lot of famous people, but some of the highlights are French Impressionist Painter Edgar Degas, accused murderer Lizzie Borden, former presidential candidate George McGovern and a MLB pitcher-turned-outfielder, Rick Ankiel, famous for completely forgetting how to pitch in the middle of a playoff game. That's a mixed bag right there.

More importantly, Henry is a great name that has been bestowed upon a pretty admirable group of people as a given name and as a surname.

Henry Fonda and his famous role as Tom Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath."


American folk hero, John Henry.


Baseball legend - and the greatest Milwaukee player of all time -
Henry "Hammerin' Hank" Aaron.

Also, American Philosopher, Henry David Thoreau and a slew of guys named Henry that ruled England.

Henry fresh out of the womb.

Henry and Laura getting to know each other.

Henry with Grandma Kathy.

Henry with Grandma Cindy and Grandpa Phil.

Craig is a proud papa x 2.

Bonding with mom.

Showing off his hair.

Meeting his Aunt Liz and his cousins' Abby and Ben.

Henry Peter Corsten = born

Henry Peter Corsten completed his gestation today at 7:43 a.m. Weighed in at 8 lbs, 1 oz and measured 20 1/4 inches. Mother and baby are doing great.

Harrison seems to be doing well, too.