Dane Hansen

Sweet Surprise by Dane Hansen

There's something extra special about celebrating the miracles in our lives. The reality is, getting pregnant isn't always easy. And after a time of waiting, we have been so blessed to have little Spencer Jane join our super awesome family. It's been incredibly humbling to have friends and family shower us with love, deliciousness, and prayers.

So today, Spencer received a special package from Uncle Erik (actually, we benefit from the contents more directly than her.) Erik shares my love of a good espresso, and included some special beans from Bow Truss, one of his favorite roasters in Chicago. Perfect gift for the guy pulling double duty as dad and on trauma call. He also knows that the way to his sister's heart is through sweet treats. Lucky for us, one of Erik's besties, Mackenzie, is an amazing cookie-making fiend. She really needs to start her own bakery... I mean seriously. Come over and try one and you'll agree... wait, we aren't sharing. Scratch that. You can see some of her amazing cookies here. So start making requests... we can all force her into business.

Okay, enough with the chatty Cathy...I don't get the keyboard too often with these things so I got a little carried away. Here's some pics of our special delivery.

Spencer Jane by Dane Hansen

Our little bundle of joy arrived on Thursday, February 27th at 9:18 in the morning. On Wednesday night I had to convince Stef that her contractions were real and that her cookie-baking wasn't going to keep the baby in. After about 12 hours Spencer Jane was born. She's an 8 pound, chubby cheeked gal that measured in at 21 inches long. We are completely in love! 

We made it home and can't wait to share more about our adventures. I can't believe they let us leave the hospital with her - we have no idea what we are in for.