The Howden Family Diaries

02/06/2026

What do you think… did I capture it?

17/05/2026

The way my soul left my body after that second burp 💀

Sound on 🔉

15/05/2026

I will just share this one last time, and emphasise that a very kind friend set this up for us after hearing of our difficulties. All support is appreciated, as was the gesture of creating this gofundme. 🥰

The Howden family on Instagram should be enjoying this specia… Sophie S needs your support for Help support The Howden Family with Paternity Pay

18/01/2026

30 weeks pregnant 🤍
After four rounds of boys’ names, choosing for our last baby — and our first girl — feels different. More emotional. More weighty. I want it to be perfect.

Our boys are Jonah, Winter, Fox and Hunter, so you can see the kind of names we love… meaningful, nature-leaning, a little unexpected.

Swipe 👉 for our girls’ name shortlist
I’d genuinely love your thoughts — favourites, strong no’s, and any names that were on your shortlist but never got used.

If you’ve named a baby (or five), you’ll know… some names just feel right 🤍
Help me find the one.

Knowing our boys are Jonah, Winter, Fox & Hunter — which girls’ name fits best? Or what would you add?

25/12/2025

True story… our oven, hob and fridge went offline just as Chris was getting started with Christmas lunch. Of alllllll the days for this to happen, 12pm of 25th December apparently is the one!

The turkey and all the trimmings are still sitting in the fridge, which thankfully we have got back up and running, but still no oven or hob. We ate trifle and cheese and didn’t starve. Those extra hours usually spent cooking were spent watching Christmas TV and playing with toys. Before he went to bed, Fox said that this was his favourite Christmas ever! Despite my tears and the stress of our unexpected hiccup, it didn’t matter to the boys one bit…

I’ll think about how to fix the problem tomorrow, but for now, I can go to sleep happy. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

15/11/2025

Lost 15kg, found my confidence… and apparently became way too irresistible to my husband 😂 I definitely didn’t expect THIS to be the side effect of feeling myself again. Baby number 5, here we go!

Swipe to see the whole story!

03/11/2025

Let me take you back to our gender reveal for Hunter, 4 years ago today! This baby will be born a few weeks after Hunter was (towards the end of March) so maybe keep an eye out for another reveal in a few weeks 👀

Would you like to see it?