Troy and Sydney Sjaardema of Ankeny are the parents of a son, Emmett Lynn, born Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. He weighed 8 pounds. Troy and Sydney Sjaardema of Ankeny are the parents of a son, Emmett Lynn, born Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. He weighed 8 pounds. Grandparents are Randy and Carrie Vander Weerdt of Searsboro, Dennis Sjaardema of Newton, and Rod and Andrea Andrew of Ankeny. Great-grandparents are Glenn and the late Thelma Vanderpol of Sully, George and Lucille Sjaardema of Reasnor, and Linda Andrew of Osceola.
