Congratulations are in order for Jess Redden and Rob Kearney as they welcomed their second child together.
Jess shared the good news on social media as she shared a series of pictures of their newborn.
They also shared the beautiful name they had chosen to give their “miracle”.
“And then there were four. Meet our little miracle, Ross,” Jess captioned the snaps.
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Ross has a special meaning for the couple as it is the name of Rob’s late brother who sadly died when he was a child.
Ross was only six years old when he was tragically hit and killed by a lorry when crossing the road near the family home. Rob was only two at the time.
Rob also shares a birthday with his late brother.
The rugby star opened up about the devastating day back in 2021 when he appeared on The Late Late Show.
“Himself and Richard, my older brother, were dropping a letter across the road. It was their first time allowed to cross the main road; it was a big day for the two of them,” he shared at the time.
“Dad gave them the letters to go across the road and post. On the way back, they found another letter that someone hadn’t posted. They picked it up, they came back in to Dad to ask him the question, ‘What should we do with this letter?’ knowing right well that he’d say, ‘Off you go, your second trip.’ Ross ran ahead onto the road and was hit by a truck.”
He went on to say: “We share a birthday. It’s really nice. I don’t have any memories as per say of our time together but I wake up on my birthday and he’ll always be the first person I think of.”
Jess also opened up about suffering a miscarriage last December before falling pregnant with baby Ross.
“One more reason to believe in magic, a little more love is on the way,” she captioned her post when she announced her pregnancy.
She opened up about the fear she felt this time around following her miscarriage.
“This pregnancy has been so different mentally. I’m definitely more anxious, even though I was so anxious with [Bobby], this time it’s even worse, maybe because you know how precious they are or having experienced early loss before this one, but having Bobby is a blessing because it keeps my mind busy!!
“Physically, I’m feeling great after awful nausea in trimester one, which I didn’t have with him! Needing to go to the bathroom every five seconds and I had done Emsella treatments last year and for the first time in a decade no longer suffered with OAB symptoms but now they’re back with a bang so love that for me.
“But my gosh are they worth every weird and wonderful change that happens to our bodies.”
