Prior to Hailey’s death, the couple spent years trying to become parents and finally conceived successfully via in-vitro fertilization last year. While Matt admitted he “broke down” over the physical toll their IVF journey would take on his wife, he recalled how she kept a positive outlook about the process.

“She held my face, looked into my eyes, and said, ‘We are a team, and we’ll get through this together,’” he wrote in an Instagram post April 1. “That was Hailey. A fighter. A teammate. A woman who would do anything for the people she loved.”

Which is why Matt said he was certain his late wife “would have been the most amazing mom” to Crew.

“Her spirit, courage and love will live on in our son,” he continued, “and through everyone whose lives she touched.”