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Kara Keough Bosworth and her husband Kyle Bosworth have announced that they are expecting their third child.
The daughter of Real Housewives from Orange County star Jeana Keough announced the news at Easter. The happy news came almost one year after the death of their days old son McCoy Casey.
“For Christians, for Jews and for me, this time is a reminder of the deaths of firstborn sons. Sacrifice. Suffering. Grief. Sad,” the 32-year-old actress wrote on Instagram as she reflected on the tragedy of her family. loss last year.
“Last Easter was the worst night of my life. We held our firstborn son in our arms when he blew out his last breath. We spent time in hell watching your child die,” she added. “This Easter is definitely better. Despite the miserable Easter night, I can not ignore that this day also represents rebirth. Hope again.”
She then writes: “It is said that the word ‘Passover’ is derived from the goddess Eostre. Eostre, the goddess of fertility, symbolizes the birth of new life and the dawn of spring. And so it is for us.”
In addition to the emotional message, there was a trio of photos with an Easter basket for the couple’s baby on the way, containing a rainbow onesie and a sign with the caption “I will not cause pain without allowing something new not be born. “
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Another lovely photo also showed the couple’s five-year-old Decker Kate smiling outside in front of baskets for herself and all her siblings. Behind her is also a lovely sign that reads, “McCoy is a big brother!” and adds that the family’s new arrival “will run out this spring.”
When her post came to an end, Keough Bosworth included a moving message to her late son, as well as her father, Matt Keough, who passed away weeks after his grandson.
“We miss you, Mack-a-doodle. Thank you for sending us this holy gift. You are a great brother! Tell Grandpa I said he was right. He will know what I mean,” he said. she wrote.
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In the months since her son’s death, Keough Bosworth continued to mourn the loss of her son, who died after experiencing ‘shoulder dystocia and a compressed umbilical cord’ during his birth.
“Oh, 11. It’s been 11 months since you were born. But that’s not the only reason 11’s hit me harder than the other months. 11 just have a way of doing it, ‘she wrote earlier this month with a black-and-white photo with her son.
She then recalled that the “first time an 11 made me blind” was after her son was born weighing 11kg. and 4 oz. “Through the phone I could hear the doctors and nurses trying to revive you wildly in the background.” 11 … 11 pounds and 4 ounces, ‘she wrote.
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“I told him he heard wrong and that he had to ask again. And that was the first time an 11 made me blind. Now, it happens when I see a friend’s baby being 2, 3 or even 4 months old … and I see their sweet milestone signs, “she continued, adding that it takes a moment for the bitterness to fade and for the sweetness to take its place. ‘
“When people now call their big babies, I no longer night. I smile in my heart and know that I was born a member of the Big Baby Pack. Every time I turn to page 11, or when I open a mailbox , or I hear the call of an order number, or I see ‘sticks’ on a baseball jersey, or I catch the clock at 11:11 … instead of flashing back to exciting moments the night you were born is, feel how your love knows that it’s you who comes in to say hello, ‘she adds when the message comes to an end. “I think what I’m saying, baby, is that the 11’s are everywhere now. And you too. “