10/07/2025
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She didnโt arrive in the way I pictured.โฃ
Her entrance wasnโt exactly ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ โ more like a whirlwind that cracked us wide open.โฃ
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Hospitals, bright lights, beeping machines, decisions I never expected to have to make.โฃ
A body pushed past its limits.โฃ
A heart stretched even further.โฃ
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But nowโฆ weโre home.โฃ
And home has never felt safer.โฃ
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Thereโs a kind of peace in these four walls.โฃ
In newborn cuddles.โฃ
In the rhythm of feeding, crying, sleeping (sometimes).โฃ
In watching become the most devoted Dad and Husband โ doing legit ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ so I can focus on this tiny girl who has completely rearranged my heart.โฃ
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My Mum, who was here with helpful hands and quiet strength.โฃ
Our private midwife โ truly one of the best decisions we made (if youโre curious about this experience, reach out and ask me).โฃ
The bubble weโre inโฆ full of raw, teary, smiley, messy, sacred beauty.โฃ
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And honestly โ I donโt think anything prepares you for the magnitude of this experience.โฃ
From the beginning of our desire, the mental, the physical, the emotional distraction of it all. The let downs and the letting go.โฃ
The miscarriages. The IVF. The wait. The endless wait. โฃ
Then pregnancy, then birth, then travelling home. โฃ
The trust of self and love thatโs required to withstand all of this is immense, not to mention the never ending layers of surrender.โฃ
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Maybe you havenโt had or even desired to have a baby.โฃ
But I know youโve had your version of this.โฃ
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The moment where everything changed.โฃ
Where life cracked you open and rebuilt you with softer eyes, stronger love, and a deeper sense of what really matters.โฃ
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This is one of those seasons for me.โฃ
And Iโm holding it close.โฃ
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Big love,โฃ
Kerryn xโฃ
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PS Iโm still feeling into how much of Poppy I want to share in this space โ but because so many of you have followed our journey so tenderly, I wanted to let you in on this sweet first chapter ๐โฃ
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