AFL star welcomes first child after devastating loss
AFL star Harry Himmelberg and his wife Taylia have announced the birth of their first child.
The couple, who tied the knot in October, announced the birth on Instagram and revealed their newborn daughter's sweet name.
"12.12.24 Hazel Olive Himmelberg 🤍," they wrote in their joint post, underneath some sweet family pictures.
Their post was flooded with messaged of congratulations from friends and fans, with Kellie Finlayson, the wife of Port Adelaide star Jeremy Finlayson, writing, "Welcome to this big world you special little soul <3."
GWS Giants, the team Himmelberg plays for, added, "Congratulations <3."
The baby girl's arrival comes after the pair revealed they had suffered two devastating miscarriages prior to welcoming their daughter.
"I had two miscarriages prior, one like the month before I fell pregnant with our little girl now and our problem was definitely not getting pregnant, just trying to hold on to it," Taylia told The Herald Sun.
"It is pretty scary, the whole process, until she's born, and we get to hold her I don't think that anxiety will go away because you never know what can happen."
Himmelberg added, "There is a stigma about it and the doctors said it's quite common and were really positive, which eased our mind as well."
The new parents are believed to have first started dating back in 2020.
They got engaged in a romantic proposal in Paris in October 2023, and tied the knot at a registry office in October.
Image credits: Instagram