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Hanna took the little boy in her arms and pressed her lips to his forehead, before the dogs started to bark, “Do you have to wind them up?” She asked her wife, leaning down to press their lips together with a roll of her eyes, “And now we’re going to have to rush because you know how they get when they’re this impatient.” She watched as the dogs scrambled up the door, letting out eager barks and then sending impatient glances back down to their owners.

Henry kept his curious glance on the dogs as Hanna supported the back of his head, with a small shake of her head, “I’m leaving you to deal with that, I’m going to put his mommy is the best t-shirt on.”

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“No, they know better,” Spencer replied as she kept her eyes on little Henry, smoothing out the few wrinkles in his clothes before Hanna took him from her. “They know that patience is a virtue, something you have yet to learn.” Maybe Hanna was right this time, though, because as Spencer fished their three leashes out of the closet, they were all nudging at her and pacing back and forth. The beach was their favorite thing, and they really didn’t even need the leashes anymore now that they were no longer puppies and well trained, but the leash laws in the state required her to still clip them on. She was also sure to grab a towel because she knew the three of them wouldn’t be able to keep themselves away from the ocean. “Stroller or no stroller?”

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It was pure bliss at the moment. Some people would say they were boring, they agreed over pretty much everything and they both made sure the other one was well rested enough to not snap at the other through exhaustion. She grinned as she sat up and handed Henry to her wife, pressing a kiss to his forehead as she did before her lips lightly pressed against her wife’s. “You are so wise.”

Eventually, she stood up, stretching as the dogs followed suit, “I’ll get Henry ready and you get the dogs ready? Make sure we have their water bottle and probably two or three bottles for the hungry little man. Mommy is hungry so I’ll burp him as I walk,” She held out her arms when the bottle was empty with a huge smile on her face, “Ooh, and don’t forget our speakers, we can sit there with music because tiny dancer will love that.”

At times it was incredibly hard to balance having three -- now giant -- dogs on top of having a newborn baby, plus real-life things like cleaning and cooking and keeping Hanna and herself sane, but somehow it was manageable. Somehow, the two of them pulled it off. And though there were days where Spencer just wanted nothing more than to float away on her own in the ocean for a few hours, she really wouldn’t want it any other way. This life was hers, and it was perfect, finally.

She took Henry when he was handed to her; she was really lucky that he liked to sleep so much because she’s heard awful stories, mostly from Melissa, about how much Catherine would scream and cry when she was a baby. It really was a good thing that Henry liked his beauty sleep as much as his mothers did. “It looks like they’re already ready, for the most part,” she stated with a nod towards the front door where the three dogs of theirs were all impatiently perched, obviously waiting for one of them to make a move. They heard the word walk and certainly knew what that meant. “You guys wanna go to the beach?” That phrase alone set them off, as they all jumped up and danced around eagerly, Tyson barking at her to hurry up, Bear’s giant tail swooping back and forth and Molly just seconds away from coming right up to Spencer and nudging her with her nose.

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It was another morning in the Hastings household, the two women were up early. Hanna had taken the dogs for a walk already and was currently laying on the couch with Henry on her chest. Motherhood had been easier to fall into than she had expected; perhaps Henry was just an easy child and it just appeared to be so much easier than it all actually was. Or perhaps the fact she and Spencer were an amazing team made it appear that way. It had only been a few weeks since they had brought their baby home but they had gotten a routine already.

It may have only been seven in the morning, but there was still a smile on her face as she wiggled Henry’s tiny toes and he let out a cute noise. “Momma is getting your milk, and then we’re going to the park, I know you can’t play on anything yet but mommy and momma want to chill in the sun for a little while. I don’t want to be one of those pale mom’s.” She grinned and sat up when she saw her wife approaching them, “Can we go to IHOP?”

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The first night with Henry in the house was a bit stressful in Spencer’s eyes, simply because it was real to her that they actually had a baby. He was all theirs, he was their responsibility, and all the worries that came with motherhood kept her up that night. But it got better the second night, and the third, and now, weeks out of the hospital, Spencer and Hanna had a routine down like the world’s most well-oiled machine. Not only was she lucky to have an incredible wife, but she was also extremely thankful for how amazing Henry was.

The worst part about being a mother was breastfeeding; Spencer absolutely hated it and so though it was a bit more money every month, Henry got the best baby formula out there. And every morning, Spencer was the one who prepared it while Hanna and Henry sat together. It was early, even for her, so as she got the formula ready, she also fixed up coffee so she was able to function properly for the rest of the day. She had a big day ahead of her at the park, after all. She was quick to down her cup of coffee before she then made her way to her family, following the sound of Hanna’s voice into the living room. “I have your breakfast, little man!” She said, ignoring Hanna’s question for just a moment as she took Henry and cradled him in her arms the same way she did every other morning. It was lucky that she loved routine so much. “It’s a bit out of the way but I know if I say no you’re just going to convince me otherwise. So yes, we can.”

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Hanna gave her wife a stern look, “If you get a few hours sleep, I will buy you a super large coffee on the way home. But right now, you need to sleep, so close your eyes and enjoy the fact we are officially parents and if he cries tonight,t here are nurses to look after him.” She winked and pulled Spencer down a little, “I’ll even let you rest on my boobs, just because you’re cute.”

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Old habits truly do die the hardest because as soon as Hanna mentioned the words super large coffee, Spencer wanted to do nothing more than sleep just so she could wake up faster. The sooner she got to sleep, the sooner she could have all the caffeine she’s been missing out on. “Deal.” She got herself comfortable, taking her wife up on her offer of lying her head on her chest, before finally letting her eyes shut as she listened to the sound of the blonde’s heart beating. “You’re cuter, though.”

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Hanna gave a small smile, “We’ll make sure he goes through nothing. He’ll be happy and loved and he’ll be one of those rare kids who’s parents are still together forever and ever.” Eventually, she lifted Henry with her as she got out of the bed and placed him in the small crib they had been provided with, “Now, my lovely, beautiful, gorgeous, amazing wife, you must sleep. We can go home when you wake up, so it’ll be worth it.”

After tucking Henry in, she moved back to the bed and snuggled into Spencer, her fingers running through the woman’s hair. “Just a few hours, or you’ll be super exhausted and very grumpy.”

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She couldn’t help but pout when Henry was moved from her bed into one of his own, but she figured it was probably for the best -- after all, just because she was fighting off sleep didn’t mean that Hanna was going to do the same. She was probably just as tired, if not even more so. If Hanna wanted to sleep, she would let her. And Henry looked so peaceful and serene to disrupt while he was asleep, so putting him to bed was only fair.

“I won’t be grumpy,” she protested lightly once Hanna had crawled back into the bed and gotten herself situated. “I can’t be grumpy. I get coffee again. We can celebrate his birth with tons of caffeine.” To Spencer, that sounded like a dream come true.

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Hanna wiggled Henry’s tiny fingers as she stared at him, she didn’t have it in her to lecture Spencer about needing sleep. Who was she to talk when all she wanted to do was stare at the little man in front of her? Perhaps Spencer couldn’t resist just staring, too. “You did the hard part,” She corrected further, grinning as she looked at her wife. “How are you so damn beautiful after what I just saw you go through?” The blonde lightly teased, moving her eyes from Henry to press her lips to Spencer’s, and then nudged her nose against her own.

“I love you. I love you both.” She moved as close to Spencer as she could possibly get and then picked up the baby boy, holding him close to her chest as he closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep. “You’re both perfect.”

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While Spencer did have to do the hard part, she knew fairly well that the hard part was yet to come. Sure, Henry was perfect -- so far, all he did was sleep -- but having to be away from work for so long, first and foremost, was already quite disconcerting. Motherhood was something she didn’t exactly feel ready for all of a sudden, but was being thrust into either way. It seemed much like skydiving; a task she would have to psych herself up for rather than just being pushed out of an airplane unprepared. Hanna was like her parachute, though, and though she was still scared, she knew there wasn’t anything they couldn’t get through together.

“You’ve seen me worse, I’m sure,” she stated which could actually be true considering all that they’ve gone through. “Hopefully -- hopefully -- he won’t have to witness any of that, though.”

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Hanna waved everyone off, moving to take Henry back over to Spencer before she sat on the bed with a smile on her face. “You just pushed a baby out of you, I’m sure you’re a lot tired.” She pointed out, “But you don’t have to sleep just yet, we can just stare and stare at him whilst he wonders what kind of freaks he got for parents.” She stretched her legs out on the bed and laid him gently on top. He was amazing, more so than she ever could have imagined and she wasn’t sure she would ever be able to stop looking at him.

“You should sleep whenever you want, whilst we got the nurses and stuff. You’ll be the most rested momma in the world whilst I’m around.” She winked and pressed her lips to Spencer’s cheeks, “You did good.”

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“There’s all the time in the world for sleep,” she said, though that wasn’t true at all. If she had been thinking correctly, she would take up the offer to get some sleep now because sooner than she knew it, Henry would be keeping her up for days on end. But she wasn’t thinking properly, perhaps she was not in her right mind simply because of how tired she was, so she only sat up straighter as he was set down carefully in front of her. She knew that if she could, she would spend every hour of every day just looking at him. He was so perfect; it almost scared her just thinking about bringing him into the world because of how perfect he was.

Her cheeks were already tinted a rosy hue from all the hours of being in labor but a blush still spread and darkened her face a shade or two; she had done all the work physically but she knew she couldn’t take all the credit for him. “We did good,” she corrected with a cute little smile. “I only did half the work.”

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Hanna beamed with pride as she watched her son being passed from one person to another, all of these people fawning over his beauty. She could only grin as she wiped away Spencer’s tears once again with a small laugh, “She’s very emotional.” She pointed out, pressing her lips to the side of her head as she wrapped an arm around her. Soon enough, they would be able to bring Henry home and show him the nursery she had been working so hard on.

Her and Spencer were over-prepared, if anything, and now she had a while off work to be able to spend as much time with her son as she possibly could. Although, she wasn’t even certain she would be able to pull herself away from him in the end. “Now, I think my gorgeous wife needs to sleep,” She commented as she stood up and moved over to get Henry, handing over her keys to her mother, “Let the dogs know we’ll be home tomorrow,” Spencer’s parents had decided to stay in a hotel despite the offer of their house but Ashley was going to be looking after the dogs for the night. “Thank you all for coming, we’ll be home tomorrow so you can spend all day with him.”

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It was strange, Spencer was so excited to share Henry with the world, with her family, with everyone she knows, but now as she watched them all circle around him and whoever’s arms he was in, she was jealous. Jealous that other people were holding him. She was more protective of him already than she thought she was going to be. But she let them continue to pass him around because at the end of the day, he was hers and not theirs. She would get to hold him at the end of the night for however long she wanted, and that was the most thrilling thought she’s had.

She was definitely exhausted, her pain was definitely numbed and though she didn’t want anyone to leave just yet, she wasn’t going to argue with her wife. Hanna had been amazing through all of it and as a reward she figured she might want some time alone with Henry. Spencer’s felt him for nine months now, he was still brand new to the blonde. So she wiped away the rest of her happy tears as her mom and Hanna’s mom both stepped to her to drop kisses to her head before all four of them left and the door shut behind them. It was so quiet now, even Henry was silent, and Spencer began thinking that this is what it was going to be like. Maybe not all the time, but for the most part, it was was just going to be the three of them. And that was just fine with her. “I’m not very tired,” she said to Hanna though it was a lie. She just wanted to spend hours upon hours upon hours holding him and sleep would only get in the way of that. “I can sleep when he sleeps.”

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Hanna had never felt so much love, so quickly. He was everything she had hoped for and so much more, and this was only the first time they would be welcoming a child into the world. It was terrifying but amazing, she was nervous but excited and more than ready for whatever Henry was going to bring them. He already seemed calm but he could prove them wrong by the time they took him home.

She just let out a small laugh at Spencer’s words, and gave a shake of her head. “He’ll have your brains and he’ll thank you for that.” She commented, looking up when Spencer’s family joined them. Whilst she liked her parents-in-law, her relationship with Melissa was difficult. Just looking at the woman sometimes instantly got her irritated and she swore right then that if she said anything slightly negative about her son, she was going to kick her out of the hospital. Ashley was hesitant to hand Henry over to his other grandmother but she did so with a small pout as Hanna grinned at her, her eyes moving to watch her wife’s sister carefully.

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Her mother-in-law was clearly just as smitten with the baby as she and Hanna were, and that came as no surprise to her since Henry was the most amazing little baby ever. Her family was soon to pile into the room, and though Spencer was ready for whatever sort of passive-aggressive comments her sister was probably going to make, there was nothing that could break her spirit.

She watched as Henry was carefully handed over from one grandmother to the other and was pleasantly surprised to see that all the ice cold hearts in her family, even her sister, were melting over this little boy. Of course, if asked Melissa would say she was indifferent, but Spencer could tell that the seemingly only thing that could soften her sister into an actual human being was a baby. For once she and her family were in the same room together and no one was arguing, no one had anything awful to say.

“He’s beautiful, Spencer,” was all her mother was able to say; it was probably the first time ever that she’s seen her mother speechless. It was also a rare moment that her mother showed that she was proud, and that pretty much brought Spencer to tears again.

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Hanna knew her mother would dote on Henry almost as much as Hanna and Spencer would. He would want for nothing, and her mother would make the perfect grandmother. He was the first of probably quite a few grandchildren that she and Spencer would have, and she had no doubts that her mother would hate being so far away from him and the future little Hastings.

The blonde moved to get back on the bed next to Spencer as she watched her mother coo over the baby boy she now held in her arms, “She has an entire bag of gifts for him already, he will want for nothing between all of us.”

Ashley let out a small squeal when Henry opened his eyes, “Oh, he’s gorgeous, just so perfect…” She commented, not able to take her eyes from the baby as Hanna just let out a laugh, “Well, he is part Marin so you know, he was going to be perfect.”

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Henry hasn’t even been in the world for longer than an hour, but already he was the most spoiled baby Spencer’s ever seen -- and as the firstborn male Hastings in over five generations, he deserved to be. He already had everything; the best stroller money can buy, the highest-rated car seat, the sturdiest crib, the prettiest mobile, a plethora of toys, and more, and that was just what Hanna and Spencer had bought him. She couldn’t imagine how much more he would be getting from his grandparents.

Spencer had to agree with Hanna, the half of him that had the Marin genes was exactly what made him perfect. Those eyes, those little dimpled cheeks, those long eyelashes. She would bet even his mind was beautiful like her wife’s was. “He’s so quiet. He’s an angel.” She reached out to touch the soft hairs on his head to which he made another little noise. “You really do have the best genes, Hanna. He’ll thank you for it when he’s a teenager.”

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Hanna snapped one more picture of the two, a grin on her face before she left the room. It was done, Henry was in the world now and it felt so right, so perfect. They had been through so much together, bad and good and this was the perfect middle to their story. A beautiful, perfect baby boy.

Making the announcement to everyone was easy, informing them that her mother was going to come in first and then they could join in ten minutes, was a little awkward. But they accepted it and sat back down as she took her mother’s hand and showed her the first photograph she had taken of her son. “Isn’t he gorgeous?” She beamed as her mother teared up a little - her first of many grandchildren.

Ashley couldn’t stop smiling as she walked into the room and saw her grandson there with her daughter-in-law, and she wasted no time in going to the bedside to get a better look at him, “He is the most beautiful baby.” She cooed, pressing a kiss to Spencer’s forehead, “Well done. How are you feeling?”

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Despite the quite rocky start, Spencer now absolutely loved Hanna’s mom. They had more in common than they had originally let on but most importantly, they would both do anything in the world for Hanna which is really what Spencer adored about the woman. She respected her for never leaving Hanna the way her father did and knew even before Henry was born that she was going to be the favorite grandmother.

She carefully lifted him closer to her mother-in-law so she could get a better look at him. He had his little eyes closed at the moment and his little hands balled up into tiny little fists as he continued to make cute little noises, the same noises Katherine would make when she was just born except much cuter.

“He has those gorgeous, blue Marin eyes,” she told the other woman before then handing him over, figuring she shouldn’t keep him all to herself despite how much she wanted to. She was in a fair amount of pain since she hadn’t gotten an epidural and it had taken her body forever to fully dilate so she was also tired but she felt surprisingly fine. “I’m okay, just glad it’s over with.”

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Hanna could barely keep her eyes from him, he was the single most beautiful thing in the world. And she couldn’t believe she had helped create him. “He does,” She agreed, with a smile as she removed the blanket gently from him so she could get a good look at the tiny baby. “He has ten fingers, that’s good..” She wiggled one before she moved her hand down his leg to his toes, “And ten toes, so far so good.” She winked at Spencer, “Hmm, not bad babe, I think we shall keep him.”

After another moment of looking at him, she slowly handed him back to Spencer, “I’ll get my mom and then tell your family that they can come in like ten minutes after.”

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Perhaps she was planning too far into the future, but she couldn’t help it; she had big plans for Henry. In eighteen years, he was going to be graduating Valedictorian from a prestigious high school, just like his mom. He’ll have offers from a handful of Ivy Leagues and unlike Spencer’s parents, she wasn’t going to make him go to UPenn, despite the fact that he would be the seventh generation of the Hastings family to attend. Whatever he wanted to do, wherever he wanted to go, she would support him. And most importantly, she wouldn’t be so controlling and awful to him as her parents had been to her.

She eagerly took him back into her arms, feeling the tears coming on again at all of the cute little noises he was making. She loved him and she just knew that Hanna’s mom was going to love him, too; she was much more motherly than Spencer’s mom, so if her family was as awful as usual then at least Henry had one grandmother he could always depend on. A grandmother who would probably have the love of twelve people for him.

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"A baby is an inestimable blessing." - Mark Twain

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Hanna couldn’t imagine loving anything more than she loved Henry. Just him being there, meeting him for the first time was the most perfect feeling. He was beautiful, more so than she could have imagined. “Mm, okay, but let’s have it just us three for another moment or two.” She lifted Henry up to press a gentle kiss to his nose and then his forehead, “He is going to be so loved,”

She moved him to rest on her chest, “Mommy’s got the boobies, momma has the brains.” She joked, lifting a hand to gently squeeze Spencer’s breast as she smirked, “Don’t cry, you’ll set me off.”

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Spencer knew her family was waiting somewhere in the hospital for the okay to go in and meet the newest Hastings, but Hanna’s mom had been supportive throughout the entirety of it all. It’s why she wanted them to tell her first, because Ashley was just as excited as they were and was incredibly generous, buying Henry clothes and things for the nursery as well as already offering to come all the way down to North Carolina to babysit if they ever needed a weekend off. Spencer knew her family wasn’t as excited, just proud of themselves that the Hastings name would carry on at least for one more generation. That had been their main concern when Spencer came out to them, but they got their wish, so they could wait.

“I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be crying. I can’t stop.” She was doing her best to fight off the tears but they just wouldn’t stop coming out of her and by this point, she was too tired to care. “I love him. He makes all those bad times worth it.” It was crazy to think that Maryland had been five whole years ago; she still had that God awful scar from where he had driven the blade into her but now with a baby to take care of, she knew the days of her constantly thinking about her stalker were over with.

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Hanna couldn’t resist snapping a quick photograph, knowing it would be one of a thousand over the next few months, as she quickly took up bragging rights over the most adorable baby she had ever seen. Her nose nudged against Spencer’s cheek gently as she moved a little closer, “He has you as a mom, too, which makes him even more perfect than anyone else.” It was marital bliss, and she knew the harder times were going to come but she had Spencer there and she could get through anything with the love of herlife by her side.

“Please.” She grinned wider than she had been, if it was at all possible and gently took the tiny baby from Spencer’s arms as she let out a laugh, tearing up a little, “He’s beautiful. Look what we made.” Her fingers grazed along his cheek as she smiled down at the curious looking newborn, “You are so perfect, Henry.”

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Spencer’s hormones were still a mess, so just sitting there, staring adoringly at Henry in her arms made her feel like crying. The actual tears didn’t fall, however, until Hanna spoke up, being just as adorable as ever and though she tried to blink them back and prevent them, it was useless. She didn’t know how long her emotions would be off, but one thing she did know was that the currents tears were happy ones.

Her arms felt so empty without Henry in them, but seeing Hanna holding their son was the most incredible thing she’s ever experienced. Henry was truthfully the luckiest kid in the entire world, and that was simply because he had Hanna as a mom. A few more tears fell and she quickly sniffled and wiped them away from her cheeks that ached from all the smiling she was doing. She couldn’t help herself. “I love him so much,” she said as she reached out to touch his perfect little foot. “I think your mom should be the first one to meet him. She was there for everything and I don’t know how else to thank her.”

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