Abby and Matt Howard have just shared something shocking with their followers: they are expecting another baby six months after losing their unborn daughter. For anyone who has followed them, this news hits hard. It’s heartwarming, yes, but it’s also full of that quiet strength you only see after someone’s been through the worst and somehow found hope again.
Happy news for Abby and Matt Howard: a new episode after a devastating loss
Matt and Abby are expanding their family. On March 24, they posted a photo on Instagram of the two kissing, smiling and holding photos of their sonograms. “Grateful beyond measure for baby #4,” read the caption. They already have two little boys, Griffin (3) and August (2).The pregnancy news comes six months after Abby was reported to have suffered a miscarriage. Half a year ago, they told us that Abby lost her pregnancy at 17 weeks. According to People, and her Instagram post, the doctor found no heartbeat during what was supposed to be a routine exam. Later, Emerson’s daughter Nicole was found to have a “genetic condition that took her life.”“I found the news unimaginable,” they wrote, sharing a picture of their hands tightly clasped. “The grief is absolutely devastating. But we are so grateful for the time we had with him. And we still have hope. He has continued to show hope in so many ways.”In the months that followed, Abby explained what grief was like for her. He called it “the most devastating thing” he had ever experienced. But the pain, the guilt, the anger, the sadness, they all taught him something he never saw coming. In a video last November, Abby said, “About a week ago, I was driving in my car and I came to this realization that has changed almost everything for me.” For him, grief is the price of love. He said: “I’m grieving so hard because I loved him so hard.” And he understands that not everyone sees loss that way. It’s personal.On February 28th, which would have been Emerson’s due date, the couple posted again. “In another version of today, we might have been held for the first time. But that’s not today. Today we grieve for you: our daughter and baby sister. We grieve because we love you (a lot) and we will carry your love with us for the rest of our lives. Happy due date sweet Emerson Nicole.There is even more behind the name they have chosen. On the ‘Unplanned’ podcast, Abby shared that she had a deceased sister, a year older than her, named Emily Nicole. “And we named him Emerson, they share that middle name, it was really meaningful to us. Our nurse, that was literally an angel to us when we delivered, her name was also Nicole. So it just felt so right, so right for our family. But choosing that name after knowing that his heart was not beating... no parent wants to go through that”.
Abby and Matt Howard: Who are they?
For the uninitiated, Matt and Abby Howard are part of a wave of creators who built their audience by being authentic. They started by letting people into their lives, talking about marriage, parenthood, and all the messy and honest things in between. TikTok, YouTube, their podcast; wherever they appear, the atmosphere is the same: open, unfiltered, inviting people to enter.When they lost Emerson, all they did was get dark. Instead, they took everyone along for the ride, however raw and painful it was. They talked about loss, heartbreak and all that comes with it. And now, as they share this new chapter, it’s clear that their willingness to be vulnerable is what has people rooting for them.
