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Matt Howard Reveals How Wife Abby Convinced Him to Have a 3rd Baby
The TikTok stars discussed their exciting pregnancy news on the latest episode of their 'Unplanned Podcast'
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Matt and Abby Howard opened up about their pregnancy news on the newest episode of their Unplanned Podcast released on Aug. 20
The TikTokers recounted how they made the decision to try for a third baby, and Matt remembered how he became excited after seeing his family together during the holidays
They also discussed their experiences parenting their sons Griffin, 3, and August, 2, and acknowledged how "the newborn stage can be tough"
Matt and Abby Howard are looking back on how they decided to add a third baby to their family.
PEOPLE exclusively revealed that the TikTokers are expecting another child together, and the duo discussed the exciting announcement during an episode of their Unplanned Podcast released on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
They began by recounting how Abby, 26, convinced her husband that they should grow their family by one more child and give their sons Griffin, 3, and August, 2, another sibling. During the new episode, Abby noted that she felt confident another baby was a good idea, and she wanted Matt, 27, to be "fully on board" and "excited" about the decision.
"How did you convince me to do this?" he asked Abby before explaining that his perspective shifted during a particularly festive time at home.
"I honestly think it goes back to the holidays. We were with family around Christmas, Thanksgiving, you know, that whole holiday season," said Matt, 27. "I was just looking around and realizing how valuable family is."
He added that while "the newborn stage can be tough," he acknowledged that there are plenty of reasons why raising another infant will be worth the challenge. "I was like, wait a minute, we could potentially have like this really big, lively, fun, joyful family," Matt explained in conversation with his wife.
After the "conversation started" at Christmas time in 2024, they continued discussing the possibility, and eventually Matt proposed that they go for it. One week later, he recalled, Abby had her IUD removed and they started trying for a baby.
They used a cycle-tracking app to figure out when Abby's fertility window would be, and Matt wasn't shy about calling that time "the best week of my entire life." Both podcast hosts laughed as he continued to explain his praise.
"I felt like a king," he said. "It was a really great week, and I think it was just like, we both knew what we were doing, and we both were on like a mission, and we were fully aligned in that ... Honestly, we just felt so in love."
Later in the episode, the Howards revisited the fact that caring for an infant can be difficult; as their children became toddlers, they did notice a change in their experience.
"Two years ago, Abby and I truly were parenting on expert mode," said Matt, comparing the demands of parenting to difficulty settings in a video game. "I was calling my parents all the time just saying, 'Thank you so much for doing this for me, because I had no idea how hard this was."
He continued, "Something shifted though, I think when our son started going to the bathroom on his own, our 3-year-old ... I feel like we're parenting on easy mode. Like, we're changing half the diapers we used to we used to change."
Still, the influencers are extremely eager to welcome another little one into the world. Speaking to PEOPLE to share the big news, the high school sweethearts said their third pregnancy is "almost more exciting than ever because now we truly know just how good it is."
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