Riley Elliott Instagram – I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!