Marc and Amanda Pederson, Darlington, are parents of a son, Branden Jeffery Pederson, born Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 in the Monroe Clinic. Branden has two brothers, Ethan, 8, and Evan, 3. Grandparents are Fred and Alice Hicks, Darlington, Larry Joslin, Shullsburg, and Karen and Mike Brockway, Shullsburg. The great-grandmother is Louise Joslin of Tennessee.