My wife and I welcomed our first child, Mary Hudson Harrelson (it’s a double name… don’t call her "Mary"!), into the world this morning, so I’ll be sporadically offline and online over the next few days as we settle in and spend quality time together.

I thought I’d pass along that I was able to make communication with family, friends and colleagues much more efficient (and less stressful!) through the "web2.0" properties I constantly preach about here like Flickr, Twitter and Facebook. 

Being able to share our joy through those mediums makes me confident about their future in the marketplace and the general public (I’ve had so many family members and friends ask me "how do I set up this Twitter thing, that seems like a great way to communicate?" today as well as family members hundreds of miles away following the pic stream from the day on Flickr). 

So, if there’s a bubble, then so be it.  However, we’re happy tonight that we’re getting some rest while sharing the joy2.0

Mary Hudson Harrelson entered the world this morning at 6:30am.

She’s beyond beautiful. The delivery was wonderful and an amazing experience for everyone.

As I watch Mary Hudson sleep after a long day, it’s amazing how much perspective I’ve gained just in the last 24 hours on life, what’s important and what’s not important (like squabbling about semantics on blogs). I look forward to bringing this newfound optimism and excitement to my online points of presence!

Mary Hudson Harrelson