Matt and Abby Howard announced on Tuesday, March 24, that they are expecting their fourth child
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The news comes six months after experiencing pregnancy loss
The couple previously opened up about losing their daughter, Emerson Nicole, at 17 weeks due to a genetic condition
MattandAbby Howard's family is growing.
The influencer couple shared in a Tuesday, March 24,Instagrampost that they're expecting.
"baby #4 🌈. grateful beyond measure," the pair captioned their post, which featured a pic of them sharing a kiss and holding up a set of sonogram photos. The pair are also parents to sons Griffin, 3, and August, 2.
The pregnancy news comes six months after they saidAbby experienced pregnancy lossat 17 weeks with a baby girl in a Sept. 27Instagrampost. They shared that they were at a "routine pregnancy appointment" when the doctor was unable to find a heartbeat. They later found out their baby, whom they namedEmerson Nicole, had a "genetic condition that took her life."
"The news felt unimaginable," the couple wrote alongside a photo of them holding hands. "The grief is absolutely devastating. But we feel so much gratitude for the time that we did get to have with her. And we still have hope. Hope has continued to show up for us in so many ways."
In the months following their announcement, Abby reflected on her grief following the "most devastating thing" she's experienced in her life.
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"But navigating through all this pain and blame and guilt and anger and deep sadness has taught me something I never would have expected," she said in a November 2025video. "About a week ago, when I was just driving in the car, I came to this conclusion that has changed almost everything for me."
"Not everyone is going to see grief and loss this way, and that's totally okay. It's something that's so deeply personal to each person," she continued. "But I realized that for me, grief is the price of love. I'm grieving so hard because I loved so hard."
On Feb. 28, the pairmarked what would have been Emerson's due datein an Instagram post. "In another version of today, maybe we were holding you for the very first time," the couple wrote alongside a photo of themselves. "But that's not today."
"Today we are grieving you: our daughter and baby sister," they added. "We grieve because we love (so so much) and for the rest of our lives we will carry your love with us. Happy due date sweet Emerson Nicole. 🤍🪽."
The couple shared the inspiration behind the name they had planned to give their late daughter on the March 4episode of theirUnplannedpodcast.Abby explained that she had a stillborn sister, a year older than her, named Emily Nicole.
"And so we named Emerson — they share that middle name — which was really meaningful for us. Our nurse, that was literally an angel to us when we delivered her, her name was Nicole," Abby explained. "So it also just felt so appropriate at that time and like meaningful to our family. I will say like picking out that name after knowing that her heart wasn't beating... you never want that experience to be something you and your baby are experiencing."
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