29/07/2026
I’ve written and rewritten this so many times. Because it means everything.
We’re overjoyed to share that in November, we’ll welcome our baby boy into the world.
We got pregnant just after our wedding in October 2024.
And then, just before the Christmas that followed, we sadly lost that pregnancy.
What followed was a long stretch neither of us was prepared for.
Investigations. Scans. Tests that kept sending us back for more.
A lot of waiting, challenging news, and very few clear answers.
Months of hoping, and bracing, at the same time.
I want to be honest about how hard that was, because this journey so often stays hidden.
But mostly, I want to talk about my wife.

Because through all of it, I watched her carry things that would crush a lot of people.
She never let go of hope. She kept moving towards what we both wanted, even when the road ahead looked uncertain.
And even while it was costing her, often more than she let most people see, she still showed up.
As a wife. As a friend. For her family.
She never stopped being those things for the people around her, even when she had every reason to.
I admire her more than I could ever express.
My own part was quieter, and harder to name.
So much of it lived in her body, not mine, and there was so little I could do.
A lot of it was just being there. Sitting in waiting rooms. Watching someone I love in pain, unable to take it away.
Riding the same monthly rollercoaster of maybe, and not this time.
Carrying a lot quietly, while trying to be steady for her, and present for others.
I’m not saying this for sympathy, but because a lot of partners carry this silently.
So please know that you don’t need to. Your experience is valid too.
So, with all that said… here we are.
There’s so much more I could say.
Parts of it I’ll only be able to reflect on with time.
But this felt like the place to start.
So if you’re walking a road like this one, or one nothing like ours, our thoughts are with you.
Every journey is unique, and this was only ever ours.

So, wherever you are in life (kids, trying for kids, no kids), you’re not alone in it.
November, our family gets bigger ❤️