Courtney and Rhys Matulis were over the moon to learn they were expecting their beautiful son, who they named Maverick. He was a rainbow baby, after the Victorian couple lost their first child, daughter Savannah Jane, to miscarriage at 18 weeks.
But little Maverick had a tough start to life, and his doting parents almost lost him without getting the chance to say goodbye.
Courtney and Rhys welcomed Maverick at 23 weeks